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Cesar is a 26-year-old middle school teacher, Army veteran, immigrant, soccer coach, and community advocate. He wants everyone to sit at his circle-shaped table, and brings his lived experiences as an undocumented immigrant to his campaign. Fun facts - His cats need child-locks! And he has over 10,000 followers on Tik Tok (this is not a typo!). His policy corners: ACPS and School Board partnership - issues, budget Affordability  Transparency - everyone should be involved, regardless of whether you care or not Accountability - “Show up and fight for you.” ICE OUT.  Liberally Social Podcast collaborates with Ryan Belmore of The Alexandria Brief for a special collaboration series of interviews for this Firehouse City Council Primary! Vote in the Democratic Party volunteer-run firehouse primary on Saturday, February 21st from 8:30am-7pm at Cora Kelly Rec Center + Beatley Central Library OR Online if you register in advance by Friday Feb 20th at 5pm! Visit alexdems.org for more information. Want to watch this as a video? https://www.alexandriabrief.com/podcast  Want to check out Cesar’s campaign? https://149800.campaignpartner.net/ or https://www.madisontapia4alx.com/  PS - We may have forgotten to ask Cesar if he’s ever written his name in the snow before, but he answered the bathroom question! Dolce Gelati, right next to City Hall.

Charles is a West End-resident and progressive from the Bronx who founded Safe Space NOVA for LGBTQ+ youth, who chaired the Alexandria AIDS/HIV Commission, and has an MBA focused on Human Capital.   Fun fact - Charles’ favorite mode of transportation is Metro!  Sad fact - his dog passed away a little over a year ago, who was a star of the Scottish Walk Parade. His policy corners: Affordability - deeply affordable housing supply Workforce pathways. Trade schools  Sustainable infrastructure amidst climate change, including snowcrete removal  Transportation & Congestion. “Get out of your car!”  Liberally Social Podcast collaborates with Ryan Belmore of The Alexandria Brief for a special collaboration series of interviews for this Firehouse City Council Primary! Vote in the Democratic Party volunteer-run firehouse primary on Saturday, February 21st from 8:30am-7pm at Cora Kelly Rec Center + Beatley Central Library OR Online if you register in advance by Friday Feb 20th at 5pm! Visit alexdems.org for more information. Want to watch this as a video? https://www.alexandriabrief.com/podcast  Want to check out Charles’ campaign? https://www.sumpterforvirginia.com/

Tim is a humble Navy Reservist, attorney, and pharmacist keen to serve his community (he’s already president of the Del Ray Citizens Association and chair of the Alx Economic Opportunities Commission) and full of hope for a systems change approach to Alexandria’s future.  Fun facts - his dogs are named after hawaiian islands (Maui and Kona), and his substack is named “deep dive” like wholesome a Navy pun.  His policy corners: Fiscal responsibility through growth Affordability - housing, childcare, environmental action, transit Connectedness - he wants to be the “glue” Equity through engagement Liberally Social Podcast collaborates with Ryan Belmore of The Alexandria Brief for a special collaboration series of interviews for this Firehouse City Council Primary! Vote in the Democratic Party volunteer-run firehouse primary on Saturday, February 21st from 8:30am-7pm at Cora Kelly Rec Center + Beatley Central Library OR Online if you register in advance by Friday Feb 20th at 5pm! Visit alexdems.org for more information. Want to watch this as a video? https://www.alexandriabrief.com/podcast  Want to check out Tim’s campaign? https://www.timforalexandria.com/

Sandy Marks is an ACPS mom and democratic communications professional who can finally voice her progressive policy positions now that she has stepped down from her back-to-back terms as Alexandria Democratic Committee Chair! (We really missed the opportunity for a Little Mermaid joke here).  A sweet factoid - her 13 year old son was the one who first encouraged Sandy to run for this seat! Her cat? Not so sweet. Her policy corners: Public Education Housing Affordability - both market rate and affordable Equity through Access - and climate justice Defend Democracy - for immigrant neighbors and lgbtq kids  Liberally Social Podcast collaborates with Ryan Belmore of The Alexandria Brief for a special collaboration series of interviews for this Firehouse City Council Primary! Vote in the Democratic Party volunteer-run firehouse primary on Saturday, February 21st from 8:30am-7pm at Cora Kelly Rec Center + Beatley Central Library OR Online if you register in advance by Friday Feb 20th at 5pm! Visit alexdems.org for more information. Want to watch this as a video? https://www.alexandriabrief.com/podcast  Want to check out Sandy’s campaign? https://www.sandyforthecity.com/

Special education librarian and union leader Greg Darrall was a pleasure to have on the pod! Not only because he knows how to groom a dog, but also because Marta finally found herself a candidate who appreciates luxe restaurant bathroom decor! You know we kid—there's plenty of substance, too, on this, our last episode in the HDs Firehouse Primary season of LibSoc! Vote in the Democratic Party volunteer-run five-day firehouse primary on Tuesday, January 20th from 8:30am-7pm at Charles Houston Rec Center + Beatley Central Library! Visit alexdems.org and scroll down to see a map of the district and make sure you're eligible to vote!

We are not shocked at all to hear former School Board member Eileen Cassidy Rivera is focused on education in her big run for Delegate in HD5! But pearl-clutches beware: there is a tiiiiiny bit of bra talk in this episode! You can handle it. This ep's opener is dedicated to the 10 people on planet earth who might find it more accessible than it is unhinged—thank you for validating our commitment to some pretty niche interests! Vote in the Democratic Party volunteer-run five-day firehouse primary on Tuesday, January 20th from 8:30am-7pm at Charles Houston Rec Center + Beatley Central Library! Visit ⁠alexdems.org⁠ and scroll down to see a map of the district and make sure you're eligible to vote!

Councilman Kirk McPike, first inductee to the LibSoc Third Timer's Club (is there a jacket for this?), is running for Delegate—and by runnin', we mean HOLD ONTO YOUR HATS 'cause we're gettin' through A LOT in this 30mins! And by hats, we mean your ceremonial Punxsutawney top hats, 'cause it feels like Groundhog's Day up in here! Vote in the Democratic Party volunteer-run five-day firehouse primary on Tuesday, January 20th from 8:30am-7pm at Charles Houston Rec Center + Beatley Central Library! Visit alexdems.org and scroll down to see a map of the district and make sure you're eligible to vote!

Newcomer (to us) and criminal defense attorney Chris Leibig (pronounced LYE-big) makes the case for EVEN MOAR criminal legal reform in Virginia! Hear Chris's take on equity, and the "colossal systemic unfairness" in the system that he's out to fix. Whooooobuddy, this LibSoc jury finds in favor! Vote in the Democratic Party volunteer-run five-day firehouse primary on Tuesday, January 20th from 8:30am-7pm at Charles Houston Rec Center + Beatley Central Library! Visit alexdems.org and scroll down to see a map of the district and make sure you're eligible to vote!

ALERT! ALERT! ALERT! FIIIIIIRRREEEEHHHOOOOUUUSSEEEE! We saw your bat signal, and we're swooping in with a Very Special Episode: Firehouse Explainer! We've got a hot one, here in ALX—a five day firehouse primary to fill a State Senate seat in SD39, since Adam Ebbin's up in smoke...get it? (listen and you will!) But wait—JUST FIVE DAYS until the primary?! What the?! And why?! How does it work? What percentage of online conspiracy theories are 100% true?! YOU NEED TO KNOW EVERYTHING! (Hint: there are polls, but in no relation to firefighters) It's a good thing we got Sandy, who Knows Things now, AND that we Socializers looove to learn—because there's a lot to know and mannnny hot takes to modulate in our feeds and in our brains! LISTEN! (and ƒu©k I¢E)

LUCKY EP #13 MIGHT BE OUR LAST! Here's your chance to hear from Steven Peterson, former real estate developer and father of SEVEN—and that's before all the furry babies! It's a family affair, as Martha (wife) and Chase (step-son) get in on the action a little, and Sandy tries not to bungle Anh's EQFAAPC—you know, the rapid-fire questions! [If you want One. More. Episode. to complete the ballot, let Amy Jackson know how much you love the pod!] Say hi to Martha, who is off mic, but you can hear a little! He means Bugsy's! Ain't that America karaoke god Trinity by Leon Uris Former real estate developer, Peterson Companies Modern Family: Phil needs to read up on skibbidy What's a Sagittarius mayor like, anyway? Astronomy vs. Astrology Abraham Lincoln, not to be confused with...Baberham Lincoln Favorite figure is the solar panels right on the cover! Take a look! What keeps up at night: Dying too soon: New report reveals deep and persistent health disparities in Northern Virginia [Branches of government are not school system, fire department, and police department:)] petersonformayor.com

ARE YOU READY TO GET MAYORAL?! OF COURSE YOU ARE! Alyia Gaskins is up first! We've had two mayoral eps in the can since April, but we've been holdin' 'em back, hoping to complete the trifecta for you! But it's gettin' late in the cycle, so we're giving the people what they want—just in time to get smart before Election Day! Listen up, and tell all your friends! The Quinta Brunson Program! AG is a Gemini! What does that mean? Nugget & Fang DRP after Music Together! Bathroom decor? No thanks, function over form for this lady! Alexandria's Birthday AGAIIIINNNN. But finally, someone said Baby Got Back! Shirley Chisholm—"took nothing from no one!" What's YOUR Meyers Briggs type? As promised, Anh: ENFP, Sandy: ENTP, Kristen: INFJ, Marta: no idea, but we're betting it starts with an E!, Rashmi: ISFP, Joy: ESFP Fig 28, page 101: how our climate plans and programs work together If Alyia and Sarah both win, they're getting TANDEM BIKE! Alexandria eviction courts are packed, y'all. Not good. What keeps up at night: Dying too soon: New report reveals deep and persistent health disparities in Northern Virginia Binders full of budget! Add: funding for construction of Cora Kelly + George Mason, and $4 million for teacher compensation Add: expanding senior tax relief (with McPike) Add: Youth, Safety + Resilience Effort, with youth ambassadors! Alyia's Shemar Moore-heavy 2021 LibSoc ep! alyiaforalexandria.com

In the LAST CITY COUNCIL EP OF 2024, Jacinta—Miss Greene if you're nasty—reveals shocking information about her unabashed pizza preferences. She repays our acceptance by not leaving the chat as we...have a little fun...with ACPS's little rebranding experiment a few months ago! LISTEN UP, Social Butterflies! You're almost done! ACPS's Maritime Christmas Police Badge Visit Alexandria's Minimalist Peepee Sunset Domino's?????????????? Pineapple, mushroom, and pepperoni?! Omg this is too much! Cover your ears, Diane! Jacinta's bathroom decor of choice: Olden Days Waterfront Park Art! Sweet Caroline karaoke! And this one, obv. Say hi to Daddy Greene! Shirley Chisholm: us, too! ECCAP figure of choice: 17! Demographics affected most by flooding What keeps up at night: Dying too soon: New report reveals deep and persistent health disparities in Northern Virginia Difference between equity and equality The kids are calling ACHS "The City"!!! We like! JacintaGreene.com

In this ep, Anh does her best to make this our first NSFW interview—and by that we mean that it's probably fiiiiine for younger listeners in that they'll learn how to pronounce 'clitoris' correctly. Poor Night Mayor! He's deep in the comments of the washingtondc subreddit, BUT WHAT NON-CONSPIRACY THEORY ISN'T? Restaraunts should put bathroom pics on their websites! The World’s Greatest Cheese Pizza Is in DC? Apparently So. (It's Andy's) John likes the "AUTO" Did Theismann's get new bathrooms? Are breakup dogs a thing? Rorschach test: is it a donut with a pea? Eggs in space? Clitoris? Art is subjective. All about Cancers! City Birthday Party! (July 13th, y'all!) Glory Days for dinner! Your next read is...Black Futures! Emotional surprise IG videos ftw! Lesbian sheep shearing is the content you need. You've gotta see The Night Cap: check insta Ad Hoc Stormwater Utility and Mitigation Committee Germany has rolling gardens for moving shade around in public spaces! (scroll down halfway!) Germany has tech that pulls CO2 out of the air in public spaces! ECCAP figure of choice: FEMA flood zone map! chapman4council.com

Y'all, in this episode Jimmy Lewis and the LibSoc team pop a can of ice cold, bubbly facts having to do with code we identify by number, salacious gossip about aluminum can production, and other nerdy, super hot, but totally SFW topics. You won't want to miss this one! Nerdiest nerd fact: 76% of aluminum ever manufactured is still in use today Canned wine is cool. Best Pizza in ALX is Benny's bc it's GIANT Bathroom aesthetic: Jula's! (Jimmy and his mom get it!) If you didn't want to be Indiana Jones, were you even a Millennial? Friends in Low Places is quality 1990s karaoke. (Not you, Chris Gaines.) That one Waterfront installation that could hear you! Boat Parade at Christmas Joss's Buffy is an acceptable answer Barbara Lee worked for Shirley Chisholm and used to hang out w Black Panthers Is Rent Trap a thing? It's Googleable, but there's no Wikipedia entry, so we cry Mandela Effect. We have old pipes. ECCAP Pg 9 of the , tracking greenhouse gas ECCAP Figures 17 and 22 show the effects of flooding and heat on most vulnerable communities JamesLewisVA.com

In this episode, we are pretty sure Canek opens a beer with a club of some kind, it turns out he's running against Joe Biden, City Council loses count of our birthday cupcakes, and it's inexplicably time to start the Census all over again—OR ARE WE HAVING AN ANXIETY DREAM?! Are any of us getting enough sleep? Only one way to find out: listen to the most chill episode ever! Having a bottle opener/club is so normal, it's ungoogleable. Canek says La Casa (in Foxchase) has the best pizza... We're too busy for everything but Rick and Morty, too. No pets, not even dust bunnies Learn about Edward Roybal! Write a letter of complaint to Canek's mean childhood science teacher TWU mural, the one on Edsall, and DASH Bus Welcome to the West End wrap Scooter - most fun! We are reclaiming Canek's time from Lulu Cupcakes at ALX birthday party For the record, elevator pitch was almost exactly 30 seconds! Hazel is a "BAD MAMAJAMA"! We agree! Nerd fun fact: Hazel was named after Hazel Johnson Page 92 - heat map and vulnerability indexes Let's all go to the Puebla Historic District in Mexico! The Vulcan site , not to be confused with a salute of the same name. (LLAP) What keeps up at night: Dying too soon: New report reveals deep and persistent health disparities in Northern Virginia ALX had 100% participation in the 2020 Census! Democrats love librarians—we book hoarders/dragons approve! CanekforCouncil.com