Editor,
I sat in the Thrive Alliance forum audience, which hosted the San Mateo County supervisor, District 2 candidates.
Editor,
I sat in the Thrive Alliance forum audience, which hosted the San Mateo County supervisor, District 2 candidates.
After Trustee Noelia Corzo said she would make history as the first Latina Supervisor in San Mateo County, the other candidate said he “wanted to correct that,’’ and mentioned the only two former supervisors of color in San Mateo County’s 166-year history as proof. They were “wonderful,” he told the audience, while we scratched our heads, wondering if he thought Rose Jacobs Gibson, the first and only Black woman supervisor who served a decade ago, and Ruben Barrales, the first and only Latino who served in the ’90s, counted as Latina. Or if two supervisors of color in the distant past meant we’re all good now. Oh, the mansplaining of it.
He stood right in front of Trustee Corzo, blocking her from view multiple times. Several women told me it reminded them of that 2016 presidential debate. He went overtime on answers, while the female timekeeper held up the red “Time’s Up” sign and looked to the moderator for help. Oh, the manspreading of it.
Meanwhile, Trustee Corzo kept her composure and shared her lived and professional experience on issues from homelessness to mental health to climate change and others that voters care about.
Luckily, the other candidate couldn’t “correct” her, block her or take up time enough to keep her message from coming through loud and clear. Noelia Corzo is the supervisor we need this #Roevember. And yes, she will make history as the first Latina supervisor.
Jacki Rigoni
Belmont
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(8) comments
That sounds like the Stone I've witnessed over the years.
The more I learn about Noelia Corzo, the more I like her. She is working where it counts; with the people.
As Stone says: "Let's correct that." Vote for Corzo!
Thanks for "ladysplaining." Don't know what's worse - the iD politics or media-induced buzz words. For a real "first" look to Rosalie Brown, the first female supervisor who took the post in the 1920s.
An excellent example of why we need diversity (gender, race, age, and career background) on the San Mateo Board of Supervisors. Bless his heart, he probably doesn't even know why his behavior and words were disrespectful. I'm rooting for Noelia--we need her!
This #Roevember this anti-forced-birth woman will be voting for the ONLY candidate endorsed by Planned Parenthood, and that's Charles Stone.
Dear Renabk - let's hope that you are more informed about all of the issues around here. FYI, the Supreme Court merely reassigned the abortion legality back to the states including California. Whatever your preference is for abortions, nothing changed for you. Too bad that you can't focus on more existential problems that we all face.
Dying in childbirth might not be an existential problem you expect to face but there are others of us who might. The abortion bans are already resulting in medical emergencies and in women and pregnant children needing to be evacuated to states that will allow them to be treated.
That's the ONLY reason you're voting for him?
You will be so glad to know then that Noelia Corzo has a priority of protecting women's choice and reproductive healthcare clinics. She will prioritize funding women’s healthcare so that all women have access. She received a 100% Pro-Choice rating from Planned Parenthood and was on the cover of Time magazine as one of the women who stepped up to run for office following the 2016 elections and Women’s March. Thanks for supporting Noelia! We need women's voices now more than ever.
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