Jennifer Swann

@jenn_swann

Adam Papagan’s campaign for California governor is a joke. But so’s the idea that you can truly compete if you aren’t rich.

From “Everybody Hates Bill” to “Go Home Jacob,” it’s been a rough year for the faces of local power.

To build community support, organizers in L.A. flipped the message—and tactic—from taking money away from cops to locking in funds for everything else. Will it work?