Tuesday, December 13, 2022
Valerie Amezcua took the oath as the first woman elected mayor in the city's history.
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Benjamin Vazquez was sworn in for Ward 2, and Phil Bacerra and David Penaloza were sworn in for new terms in Wards 4 and 6.
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But, and then my other side, my mom's side, you know, we were all born here. We're from this area. But we've all had our struggles. Whether some of us have been, we call it system impacted, I call it incarcerated. Whether some of us have been incarcerated.…
Thank you, Mayor Mesquah. Feels good to say that. Well, first, I just want to thank all the voters who supported me and trusted me with a full four-year term. I want to thank the residents from throughout the city who have always supported me, and I am going…
woman mayor in the city's history so that's you know uh you know achievement in its own so thank you so much for your willingness to serve our residents and congratulations council member vasquez on your victory looking forward to working with you the next…
Yes, thank you, Mayor Mescua. I just want to welcome my new colleagues here, and I'm very much humbled to see, you know, family who reflects family, my own family. I know many, many of your family called Articia Pilar-Jom and to see you know the family of Mr.…
The new council then elected Councilmember Jessie Lopez as Mayor Pro Tem for 2023, unanimously.
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Voters had passed Measure W, which restructures business taxes, and Measure X, which sets lifetime term limits for the mayor and councilmembers and requires a two-thirds vote to adopt a budget.
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But, and then my other side, my mom's side, you know, we were all born here. We're from this area. But we've all had our struggles. Whether some of us have been, we call it system impacted, I call it incarcerated. Whether some of us have been incarcerated.…
Thank you, Mayor Mesquah. Feels good to say that. Well, first, I just want to thank all the voters who supported me and trusted me with a full four-year term. I want to thank the residents from throughout the city who have always supported me, and I am going…
woman mayor in the city's history so that's you know uh you know achievement in its own so thank you so much for your willingness to serve our residents and congratulations council member vasquez on your victory looking forward to working with you the next…
Yes, thank you, Mayor Mescua. I just want to welcome my new colleagues here, and I'm very much humbled to see, you know, family who reflects family, my own family. I know many, many of your family called Articia Pilar-Jom and to see you know the family of Mr.…
Outgoing Mayor Vicente Sarmiento gave a farewell address before leaving to take a seat on the county Board of Supervisors.
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