SALINAS, Calif. — Alex Ayala and Jose Barajas are competing for the District 1 seat on the Salinas City Council, which outgoing Councilwoman Carla Viviana Gonzalez is vacating after one term.
“My biggest experience is that as a family man and father and volunteer,” Ayala said.
Ayala is a general contractor and Little League coach who has served as a reserve officer with the San Jose police and Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office…