In 2014, Lex co-founded Arts for a Better Bay Area with Ebony McKinney as a policy and education platform for arts organizations and workers who were invested in quality of life, cultural equity and other city priorities and wanted to see the creative sector fully supported and engaged for shared prosperity. ABBA quickly grew to include a diverse cohort of stewards who have greatly contributed to the network's growth and stability over 10+ years.
In its first year ABBA engaged over 500 constituents and secured an historic $5 million annual increase in cultural equity grants from San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee. ABBA continues to evolve and play a pivotal role in convening creative workers to participate in civic planning processes, resource allocation decisions and elections.