Mayor of Imperial Beach running for County Supervisor seat [Video]

IMPERIAL BEACH, Calif. — Imperial Beach Mayor Paloma Aguirre Monday announced her intention to run for the San Diego County Board of Supervisors, hoping to fill the seat that will be vacated next month by current board Chair Nora Vargas.

“Whether it’s our long-neglected sewage crisis or working people’s financial struggles, our communities are calling out for real leadership and change,” Aguirre said. “I’ve fought for change when our communities have been ignored and taken on inaction in both parties, including my own. I’m ready to take that fight to the county level.”

She said her record of creating housing and fighting for clean air and water in the beach community make her an ideal candidate.

“Maybe because I used to bodyboard competitively, I’m not afraid of making waves,” Aguirre said. “I’ve gotten results on the sewage crisis by standing up to the status quo, …