State of the Bay: Saikat Chakrabarti's Congressional Bid

This is a big election year for California’s District 11. Nancy Pelosi has held the seat in the US House of Representatives since 1987 and her retirement has created the first really competitive race to represent San Francisco in congress for nearly 40 years. KALW’s State of the Bay has been inviting the candidates for California’s 11th district to come on their show, and help voters get to know what they are running on and for. And we’re going to be airing segments of those conversations here on Crosscurrents this month.Today, Saikat Chakrabarti. Chakrabarti started his career in tech here in San Francisco before turning to politics. He worked with Bernie Sanders presidential campaign and later served as campaign manager and chief of staff for Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in New York. He now leads a policy think tank devoted to issues like affordability and a green economy.Chakrabarti spoke to State of the Bay host Grace Won.