This month, Vallejo residents elected Andrea Sorce as their next mayor. The political newcomer will now face the challenge of delivering on a key campaign promise: bringing cultural change to a city government long plagued by allegations of corruption.
“I see a beautiful city with amazing people and a government that’s just mismanaged and failing us,” Sorce told Open Vallejo last week in her first interview since Election Day. “Now, I’m able to be in a position to change that, and it feels great.”
Sorce won the election by a razor-thin margin, according to the latest election results released by the Solano County Registrar of Voters. She captured 39 percent of the city’s 42,516 votes, beating out former Vallejo city council member Pippin Dew by 358 ballots. Dew conceded the race two days after Election Day. In a statement, she wished the mayor-elect success and urged the community to “come together in support of our path forward.”…