City Councilmember Nick Licata, who is seeking re-election for Council Position No. 6, and his challenger, Edwin Fruit, both say they want to improve the lives of working-class people.
Their approaches differ wildly. On one side there’s Fruit, the Socialist organizer who thinks economic equality can only be attained when a worker-led movement capsizes capitalism; on the other there’s Licata, the self-possessed strategist who believes that careful, legislative action lays the groundwork for systemic change. ...