Ballots for the 2026 California Congressional, State and Primary Elections should have arrived in San Diegan mailboxes, with the voting window counting down until Election Day on Tuesday, June 2. 

On this year’s ballot, voters will have a wide range of candidates to choose from for governor, but candidate Ramsey Robinson from the Peace and Freedom Party leans into his social work and activism to promote his progressive agenda.

As a member of the Party of Socialism and Liberation and Peace and Freedom Party of California, Robinson says he is running a campaign for the working people of California, not the billionaire class.

Currently rooted in San Francisco, the bastion of progressive ideas, Robinson first received a master’s from UCLA in social work. 

As an activist and educator, Robinson helped lead the national “Shut ‘Em Down” campaign in 2024, whose key demands were justice for victims of police brutality and freedom for political prisoners, according to his campaign website.

Robinson also worked with the Marie Harrison Foundation and Green Action to fight for environmental justice in Bayview-Hunters Point San Francisco.

His role as a social worker extends into education and mentorship, according to his campaign website, and includes support for student socialist clubs who organize Know Your Rights training for their communities amid Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids, and serving at-risk youth.

Launched via Instagram on June 20, 2025, to coincide with Juneteenth, Robinson’s campaign has messages circulating on all social media platforms.

As we near the 2026 California Primary, Robinson is polling in the combined “other” category at 4%, but his message of free healthcare, people over corporations and abolishing ICE has resonated with some progressive voters who are searching for a third-party candidate.

In April, City Times published the 2026 edition of the City College Community Agenda, a survey that identified issues that students, faculty, staff and community members cared about. 

Results of the City College Community Agenda survey, as of Wednesday, April 29, 2026. Source: Google Forms

 

City Times Media is using the results to focus its election reporting, breaking down gubernatorial candidates’ statements shared through official sources and made during debates and forums.

Early survey results identified eight issues that matter most to the City College community.

Here is how Ramsay Robinson stands on each topic.