Four Alameda County residents are vying for appointment to the District 2 seat on the Board of Supervisors following a decision by Hayward Mayor Mark Salinas to withdraw from the process.
Ariana Casanova, Elisa Marquez, Teresa Keng and Harris Mojadedi were interviewed Tuesday afternoon and evening by the four current supervisors.
She has been a political coordinator and field representative for the Service Employees International Union Local 1021 since 2009. The role of supervisor would be Casanova's first time in public office.The three other candidates for appointment currently serve in some form of public office. Keng and her husband own Milk and Honey Cafe on Fremont Boulevard in Fremont and she would bring a customer-first mentality to her role as supervisor, she said in a phone interview before the board meeting.
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