[6][7] Barr spent his early childhood in Monterey, California, where his mother worked as a dental assistant and cocktail waitress.

[8] Barr attended community college and later transferred to University of California, Santa Barbara, where he graduated with a bachelor of arts degree in political science in 1982.

[14] In 1990, Barr co-founded Rock the Vote, a national campaign to boost youth voter turnout and engage young people in the democratic process.

At an event in 1997, President Bill Clinton announced a federally funded public charter school grant program.

[2][3] On his campaign's website, Barr wrote: I'm running for mayor of Los Angeles to disrupt the political establishment and turn our city around.

Together, we're building a grassroots movement to transform L.A.'s schools, end the homelessness and affordability crisis, and fight for a city where every family can thrive.Barr dropped out of the mayoral race.