San Diego’s new mayor, Todd Gloria, represents many firsts for the city, reflecting its changing demographics and its increasingly liberal electorate. Gloria also will be — arguably — the most powerful mayor San Diego has ever had. A state Assemblyman since 2016, Gloria is the first San Diego mayor with statehouse experience since Assemblyman Pete Wilson was elected mayor in 1971. “We are confronted by multiple crises that demand urgent attention from this city,” Gloria said last week. He is a lifelong San Diegan who graduated from Madison High School and the University of San Diego.

Source: Los Angeles Times November 08, 2020 17:02 UTC