The Election and Recall of the First Transgender Mayor of Calexico, Raul Ureña

On today’s Talk of the Bay, we explore the role of recalls and censures in electoral politics. Host Meilin Obinata welcomes Raul Urena, former mayor of the border town, Calexico, who was elected into office with 70% of the vote but later the subject of a successful recall by the Republican Party which weaponized Urena’s gender identity. Urena is also a current graduate student at UC Santa Cruz.

Obinata also speaks with Peter Szalai, a voter who shares his thoughts about the social media posts and the censure of Salinas City Councilmember Andrew Sandoval. 

That’s today, at 5PM, on Talk of the Bay, right here on KSQD.