Salinas councilmember Gloria De La Rosa drops out of mayoral race, politics

Rosa said she's stepping back from politics completely

STEPPING BACK FROMPOLITICS COMPLETELY.INCLUDING MAYORALRACE TODAY...ANDCOUNCIL WHEN HERTERM IS UP IN OCTOBEBUT SHE SAYS THEDECISION DIDN'T COMEEASY...AFTER MORETHAN TWO DECADES ONCITY COUNCIL SHESAYS IT'S HER FAMILYSHE'S WITHDRAWINGFOR....###GLORIA DE LA ROSA-SALINAS CITYCOUNCILMEMBERCLIP#3547 04:37:40"AFTER 22 YEARS THEY HAVEAPPROACHED ME AND SAIDGRANDMA, GREATGRANDMA...WE NEED YOU.

WE NEEDYOUR TIME," GLORIA DEROSA ....BORN AND RAISED INSOLEDAD....YET SALINASSEASONED SINCE EARLYADULTHOOD.SPENT THE LAST 2YEARS ON SALINAS CITYCOUNCIL...FROM 1993 TO1995...AGAIN FROM 2000TO 2020.SHE REPRESENDISTRICT FOUR....A SECTION OF SALINASBRIMMING WITHNEIGHBORLY POCKETS...THE BOYS AND GIRLSCLUB...RODEO GROUNDS....DMV....CHINATOWNDISTRICT.BUT NOW...SHE SAYSSHE'S DONE WITHPOLITICS.GLORIA DE LA ROSA-SALINAS CITYCOUNCILMEMBER CLIP#04:40:17 THIS WAS ADIFFICULT DECISON TO MAKEBECAUSE I HAD A LOT OFSUPPORT FROM THECOMMUNITY DE LA ROSACONSIDERING RUNNINGFOR MAYOR OFSALINAS.... HOPING TOFOCUS ON REBUILDINGTHE CITY'S ECONOMY.WHILE USING HERMEDICAL BACKGROUNDAS A RETIRED NURSE.GLORIA DE LA ROSA-SALINAS CITYCOUNCILMEMBER CLIP#04:42:33 " AND HEARINGTHOSE BIZ.

I WAS GOING TOREALLY WORK HARD TOPROMOTE, AND CONTIUUE TOSUPPORT THEM," BUTT04:43:09 REALLLYSTRENGTHEN THOSEBUSINESSES AND ATTRACT...TAHT WILL BRING GOODPAYING JOBS TO SALINAS."THE COUNCILMEMBESAYS BEFORE HER TERMIS UP IN OCTOBER....SHEHAS GOALS.GLORIA DE LA ROSA-SALINAS CITYCOUNCILMEMBERCLIP#3547 04:47:55 "WENEED TO DO A MASSIVEINTENSE EDUCATION... IF ITSITS A FLYER." STILL IN THERACE IS HER FORMCOLLEAGUE KIMBLEYGRAIG.....ALONG WITH LULACPRESIDENT CHRISBARRERA..DE LA ROSA IS NOTCOMMENTING ONSUPPORT FOR EITHER....BUT HOPES TO SEE HERSEAT AND THE MAYORSFILLED..WITH SOMEONEFOCUSED.GLORIA DE LA ROSA-SALINAS CITYCOUNCILMEMBERCLIP#3547 04:45:34 THEYLOT OF CRITICALDECISION....ITS EFFECTING EVERYONE.DE LA ROSA SAYS SHEIS PLANNING TO STAYCONNECTED WITH THECOMMUNITY.THROUGH HERMEMBERSHIP ON VARIOUSCOMMUNITY BOARDS..WE HAVE CALLS INTOBARRERA....WE WILL LETYOU KNOW WHEN WEHEAR BACK ON HISPUBLIC ANNOUNCMENT.REPORTING IN SALINI'M ALANI LETANG...KSBWACTION NEWS 8.#