Green Qween Co-Founder and CEO Taylor Bazley

RuPaul Asked Us, ‘What in the Gay World Is Going on Here?!’

Taylor Bazley is the co-founder and CEO of Green Kween. In the past, Bazley has worked for the L.A. City Council as well as been involved with LGBT organizations such as Equality California and the Stonewall Democratic Club in Los Angeles. Before sitting on the panel for the Zócalo program “What Do We Want From the Next L.A. Mayor?” in May 2022, he joined us in our green room to talk cannabis, city politics, and RuPaul’s Drag Race.

April 7, 2023

USC Political Scientist Ange-Marie Hancock Alfaro

‘I'm Watching the Sunrise / I'm Glad to Be Living’

April 7, 2023

Ange-Marie Hancock Alfaro is a professor in political science and gender and sexuality studies at the University of Southern California. Before sitting on the panel for the Zócalo program “What …

California, Keep Your Schools Open. No Matter What

Floods, Fires, Strikes, and More Cause Closures—And Students Are Hurting

by Joe Mathews | April 4, 2023

We may have very good reasons to close our local K-to-12 schools for a day or two, or even for a week.

But we should keep them open anyway.

That’s because, in …

The Mutual ‘F—k You’ Defines California Politics Today

Both Citizens and Public Officials Need Protection From the Anger and Violence Threatening Civic Life

by Joe Mathews | January 10, 2023

As he left office in December, Los Angeles City Council member Paul Koretz publicly addressed Angelenos who disrupt meetings of the scandal-plagued council with protests and profanity. “In their own …

2022 Zócalo Book Prize Heather McGhee | Zocalo Public Square • Arizona State University • Smithsonian

LA84 Foundation’s Renata Simril

Sports Brings People Together

January 5, 2023

Renata Simril is the president and CEO of LA84 Foundation, which supports youth sport programs and public education around sports and youth development. Previously, she has worked with the Los …

Youth Development Coordinator Gloria Gonzalez | Zocalo Public Square • Arizona State University • Smithsonian

Southeast Asian Community Alliance’s Sissy Trinh

A Public Park Should Have a Mix of Uses for a Diverse Population

December 16, 2022

Sissy Trinh is the founder and executive director of the Southeast Asian Community Alliance. Before joining last May’s Zócalo/Goldhirsh Foundation LA2050 event, “Can We All Live in the Best Version …

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