If you've attended the council meetings leading up this election, Cathy Murillo's the choice for mayor.
First, we're losing Mayor Helene Schneider, who after the many occasions I have protested, earns my knee in gratitude.
Next those council meetings were rife with racial tensions and misconceptions regarding the city's direction. Partisan politics was never so climactic. It's no wonder citizens and incumbents alike were always looking higher up the political ladder.