Sonali Kolhatkar on Democracy Now!

On Tuesday January 7, 2025, Rising Up With Sonali host, Sonali Kolhatkar, evacuated her family as the Eaton Fire blazed through her neighboring town of Altadena and headed toward North Pasadena where she lives. In the wake of one of the worst wildfires in California history, Democracy Now! interviewed Kolhatkar from the hotel where she was temporarily evacuated to on January 9.

On January 13, Kolhatkar was invited to return to Democracy Now! to reflect on a massive destruction of the Eaton Fires and the political issues at play.

Sonali Kolhatkar also appeared on Mitch Jeserich's Letters and Politics on KPFA Radio in Berkeley on January 8 and January 13.

And, she was interviewed by Kshama Sawant's On Strike! in an episode that published on January 15.