Abel Guillen: the Rise of the Millennials
I talked politics at Lanesplitters pizzeria on Telegraph Avenue in Oakland the other night with two young progressive Democrats who, in my view, epitomize the future of politics in America. My two compatriots were Abel Guillen , recently elected member of Peralta Community College Board, and Matt Lockshin , his '06 campaign manager (whom you might know as the founder of the local blog SayNotoPombo .) If you care about the direction this country is taking and how the millennial generation is going to shape the American political landscape for the next twenty-five years, I'd like to invite you to read a bit about our conversation and what it means for American politics below. :: a commitment to public service Abel Guillen is a young, forward-looking, progressive Democrat, but the overwhelming sense you get in talking to him...the "take away"...is his zeal for good government and reform . Listening to Abel discuss the Peralta Community College System on issues fr