Disappointment with Mark Simon’s dismissive column

Mr. Craig, your assertions defending Corzo could be applied to Mr. Simon. His article, whether you believe it to be “dismissive of Corzo” may be based on his personal experiences and perspectives. If you feel Mr. Simon should provide a more nuanced and thoughtful analysis of local politics, perhaps you should provide the same advice to Corzo to provide a more nuanced and thoughtful analysis to her decorum. Why give Corzo a pass but not Simon? BTW, we’ve seen the results of progressive policies in many Democrat-led cities. Take a look at SF, Oakland, Chicago, NYC – not pretty, regardless of personal experience or perspective.

Daniel - you are forgetting one thing. Personal experiences should not be the primary reason for policy making. How many San Mateo County residents have had to deal with ICE? Her motivation and that of the other 3 are an affront to the rule of law and don't help the community at large. Just her small circle of ex-cons. As someone with tunnel vision, she should not be in her seat to begin with.

"Corzo’s experiences with ICE have likely given her unique insights into the issue"

Yes - the same way the family or victims of a criminal has insights into law enforcement.

".. and it is perfectly valid for her to use those insights to inform her policy positions."

What do you mean exactly by "inform." The kind of people that support Corzo like to use these meaningless buzz words that mean nothing in the real world - but can mean whatever you want them to mean in the context of pushing identity or "woke" politics or whatever you want to call it. In the real world - a citizen on the jury who has a personal experience or solipsistic emotionally driven opinion related to any aspect of a criminal trail is not allowed to participate. Politics should be no different. Your emotions and personal experience are irrelevant to what is best for the whole of the community. Those two things "inform" nothing and nobody.