by WorldTribune Staff, April 21, 2024 By a wide margin, voters in the border city of Calexico, California recalled Mayor Raul Urena, who was the first trans identifying individual elected mayor in the state. Urena, a 26-year-old biological male, identifies as a transgender woman and prefers she/they pronouns. Urena was first elected in 2020 at […]
California's first transgender mayor has been ousted from office. Mayor Raul Ureña, 26, came out as a transgender female after being elected. 'Transphobic' voters set out to kick Ureña out of office and won in a recent vote
Supporters of Calexico City Council Member and Mayor Raúl Ureña denounced the recall as a "calculated," transphobic attack.
Voters in Calexico have resoundingly ousted the first out transgender member of the City Council and her council ally after a bitter recall campaign rife with accusations of transphobia and political cronyism in the struggling city on the U.S.-Mexico border. Nearly 74% of voters in the April 16 special election supported the recall of City Councilmember Raúl Ureña, according to early results released by the Imperial County registrar of voters Wednesday night. Ureña, who uses all pronouns but...
Chinese nationals are crossing America’s southern border at a rapid rate. On Wednesday alone, the U.S. Border Patrol encountered 206 Chinese nationals crossing into the Read More
"The 'other side' is not going away no matter what side you are on. We can’t wait on this to be addressed at a state or national level. We also can’t minimize the effect that even small efforts have."
The first commercial hydrogen fuel station for big-rig trucks in the U.S. is up and running at the Port of Oakland, a baby step toward what hydrogen proponents see as a clean new future for long-haul trucking. The small station, now serving 30 hydrogen fuel-cell trucks, could mark the start of a nationwide network for fuel-cell truck refueling. It could also flop. The challenges are immense. Hydrogen fuel is expensive — as much as four times more expensive than gasoline or diesel fuel. The fuel...
The 41-year-old epidemiologist and first-time candidate won last month’s primary with a nearly 8% lead over her next rivalIn an election year in which California’s races have the potential to be among the most consequential in the US, one of the most fascinating contests is shaping up somewhere unexpected: Sacramento.The leading candidate to replace the city’s mayor is a progressive public health expert running for elected office for the first time. Flojaune Cofer has pledged to reject corporate...
In Elton, there’s been an ongoing battle to recall mayor Kesia Lemoine, after allegations of voter fraud.
The former Union City council and state Assembly member was recalled as a trailblazing leader in education and women in politics.
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Burlington Mayor Emma Mulvaney-Stanak's first few days on the job were nothing short of celebratory, including a standing-room-only swearing-in ceremony and a once-in-a-lifetime eclipse festival. But the pomp and circumstance is giving way to more practical matters. Mulvaney-Stanak has been meeting with the city's department heads and must decide which ones she'll keep on the job. She's also considering how to implement the priorities and promises she laid out on the campaign trail. And...