mayor of the city of san jose, the first latina elected to the san jose city council, the honorable blanca alvaradoanca, on june 7, of 2022, it was the primaries, and only 10% of latinos in california voted. what's your reaction? honorable blanca alvarado: i'm appalled, and i'm disheartened, but i'm also seriously alarmed because, when latinos don't vote or when other so-called "marginalized groups" don't vote, there are others, other voters intended on maintaining the status quo, who are the ones that are creating laws and making decisions for me that do not align with my values and that, oftentimes, are very hurtful to me and to my family and to our communities. it is a process of not only exercising that constitutional right to a free democracy of voting and selecting your leaders, but it is also a citizen taking responsibility for the ways and the means by which this country evolves and becomes better or worse. and, you know, for people to not vote is to not only shirk their responsibility but to let somebody else be in charge of their lives. i think that's shameful. damian: somebody--they deci

mayor of the city of san jose, the first latina elected to the san jose city council, the honorable blanca alvarado