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Lissette Espinoza- Garnica
Redwood City welcomed two new progressives to its council Monday night, Planning Commissioner Michael Smith and social justice activist Lissette Espinoza-Garnica, who both strive to bring a voice for the marginalized to the table.Â
As a lifelong resident of Redwood City, Espinoza-Garnica, a 24-year-old first-generation nonbinary Chicanx who prefers the pronouns they and their, never thought theyâd run for public office. Frequently describing themselves as âbroke,â Espinoza-Garnica has worked as a licensed senior caregiver while pursuing an education as a paralegal at Santa Clara University and living at home with their parents.Â
But having been heavily active in the local Black Lives Matter movement, ignited after the police killings of Black Americans, Espinoza-Garnica said they felt the City Council was dismissive to those calling for defunding the police, a policy that would redirect police budgets to other community resources.�