SAN DIEGO, Calif.—Paloma Aguirre, the current Mayor of Imperial Beach, looks poised to take the District 1 seat on the San Diego County Board of Supervisors.
Chula Vista Mayor John McCann, a Republican, conceded the District 1 special election to Aguirre on July 2.
“Today belongs to the working class families of South County,” Aguirre posted on social media platform X on July 1. “Now, it’s time for urgent action our families need: clean up the sewage, lower costs and deliver results.”
The special election was triggered by the resignation of Nora Vargas, a Democrat who announced just six weeks after winning reelection in November 2024 that she would not serve her second term, citing personal safety and security reasons….