Oceanside’s first female, first Latina mayor takes office Tuesday [The San Diego Union-Tribune]
Oceanside City Councilwoman Esther Sanchez’s new title of mayor comes with some important firsts, but those are not the achievements at the top of her list.
Her priorities as a council member for 20 years have been protecting people’s civil rights, helping the homeless and safeguarding the environment, she said. She plans to continue that and more after she’s sworn in at a special meeting Tuesday as the first female mayor and the first Latina mayor of North County’s largest city.
As one of the less development-oriented council members, she’s often been on the losing side of 4-1 and 3-2 votes. But she doesn’t consider herself an outsider.
OCEANSIDE
Oceanside City Councilwoman Esther Sanchez’s new title of mayor comes with some important firsts, but those are not the achievements at the top of her list.
Her priorities as a council member for 20 years have been protecting people’s civil rights, helping the homeless and safeguarding the environment, she said. She plans to continue that and more after she’s sworn in at a special meeting Tuesday as the first female mayor and the first Latina mayor of North County’s largest city.
As one of the less development-oriented council members, she’s often been on the losing side of 4-1 and 3-2 votes. But she doesn’t consider herself an outsider.
the middle of the night in a wal-mart parking lot. kiet do reports. reporter: with a runny nose and a bewildered look, store employees called the toddler their wal-mart baby. a store manager found the 2- year-old wandering the parking lot barefoot wearing just a diaper and t-shirt, at 3 a.m. very friendly, he was it was a warm evening so it wasn t cold. we got storm clothes for him. he wasn t injured. reporter: by 6 a.m. the boy s mother had frantically called 911. that s when police started piecing together what happened. investigators say the boy and his mother live on a first floor unit at the archstone apartments across the street. the special handicapped- friendly door handled unlocks and opens the door at the same time. at three feet tall and 35 pounds, he was apparently tall enough and strong enough to do it himself. investigators say the boy, very likely, walked across owens drive, which is a busy six-lane thoroughfare in pleasanton. there was no traffic at the
covered in police activity and search dogs looking for three burglary suspects in broad daylight. a police car rammed into the suspect s jeep. the suspects then took off on foot. it was a pretty significant collision and as much as the suspects drove directly into the officer head on, he was taken to the hospital as well. reporter: at one point police thought one of the suspects was hiding in a house. i think they were thinking they were in our backyard or in the field behind us. reporter: just before noon police caught one of the suspects. we did locate one subject hiding in an out building in an area where he was described to have fled. reporter: a rash of recent home invasions has neighbors here on edge. i think it is very scary especially when we have all these kids running around and playing and riding bikes. reporter: laura owns a daycare. came outside to see what was going on. and discovered all of this. did you send the kids home? no, but i hav