Angela Alioto
Angela Alioto is a San Francisco-born politician and a member of the Democratic Party. She was on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors from 1988 to 1997. Her father was Joseph L. Alioto, the former mayor of San Francisco. Her niece, Michela Alioto-Pier, is currently on the Board of Supervisors. Alioto ran for Mayor of San Francisco three times — in 1991, 1995 and 2003. Each time, she was considered to be a progressive candidate. Since leaving the Board of Supervisors, she has been the main partner of her law office, and has won a number of cases against corporations — including Mary Kay Cosmetics. She also served as Vice Chair of the California Democratic Party. Joe Alioto Veronese
Joe Alioto Veronese comes from a long line of public servants, and has continued that tradition as a San Francisco Police Commissioner known for advocating reform and accountability. He is the grandson of former Mayor Joseph L. Alioto and the son of former Supervisor Angela Alioto. Medea Benjamin
Medea Benjamin is a well-known U.S. political activist. The Los Angeles Times has described her as "one of the high profile leaders of the peace movement," and in 1999, San Francisco Magazine included her on their "power list" of the "60 Players Who Rule the Bay Area." Willie Brown
Willie Lewis Brown, Jr. is an American political figure who served over 30 years in the California State Assembly, after which he became the first African-American mayor of San Francisco. Brown is a member of the Democratic Party. Donnie Fowler
Donnie Fowler has achieved a leading role in both political and high technology circles through his work in Silicon Valley, in Washington as part of the Clinton Administration, and on the ground helping Democratic campaigns in more than a dozen states over the last twenty years. Ivan W. Golde
A lawyer specializing in criminal, civil, and professional sports law. Paul Henderson
Managing Attorney who supervises the trial team of the San Francisco District Attorney’s Office. He is a nationally recognized speaker who has presented numerous speeches and seminars throughout the United States. Additionally, Paul is a featured lawyer in this seasons series of Animal Cops shown on the Animal Planet Channel. Deborah James
Deborah James is the Global Economy Director at Global Exchange, where she has worked since 1993 to democratize the global economy. Raed Jarrar
Raed Jarrar is a half-Iraqi, half-Palestinian blogger, activist and architect. He was in Iraq during and after the 2003 invasion, and he took a part in a number of humanitarian and political projects there including two first-hand experiences in establishing and leading volunteer motivated grassroots organizations and NGOs based in Iraq. Van Jones
Van Jones, 37, is the founder and National Executive Director of the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights (EBC). Seth Kilbourn

Geoffrey Kors
Geoffrey Kors is the Executive Director of Equality California (EQCA), California's lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender lobbying organization. Peter Laufer
Award winning journalist, broadcaster and documentary filmmaker. While a globe-trotting correspondent for NBC News, he also reported, wrote, and produced several documentaries and special event broadcasts for the network that dealt in detail with crucial social issues, including HIV/AIDS, Vietnam veterans, hunger in America, illiteracy, immigration and drug trade. Whitney Leigh
Whitney Leigh specializes in complex civil litigation and criminal defense at Gonzalez & Leigh LLP. He has represented businesses and individuals in a wide variety of civil litigation matters, including business disputes, unfair business practice claims, intellectual property disputes, class actions, SEC investigations, government fraud claims and employment disputes. Peter Leyden
Director of the New Politics Institute, a think tank and strategy center of experts from many different fields who are helping Democrats and progressives take advantage of today’s massive changes in technology, media and demographics. Previously managing editor at the original Wired magazine, special correspondent for Newsweek in Asia, and coauthor of The Long Boom and What's Next. Bertram Lubin, MD
Lubin developed a Sickle Cell Screening, Counseling, and Education Program at Children’s Hospital Oakland (CHO), and subsequently with a UCSF colleague, started the Northern California Comprehensive Sickle Cell Center, a program that is in its twenty-third year of NIH funding. Alison Parker

Gerardo Sandoval
Gerardo Sandoval is a member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. Served as a public defender and on San Francisco's Public Transportatin Commission. Debra J. Saunders
Author and columnist for the San Francisco Chronicle. Michael Scippa
Advocacy Director for the Marin Institute. Norman Solomon
Norman Solomon is a nationally syndicated columnist on media and politics. He has been writing the weekly "Media Beat" column since 1992. Art Torres
Arthur "Art" Torres is the current Chairman of the California Democratic Party, a position he has held since 1995, and is the first Latino in the California Democratic Party to have been nominated for statewide office when he won the Democratic primary for insurance commissioner in 1994. Josh Wolf

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