In Wilmington, a political contest where rivals actually get along

The political opponents looked at each other from their campaign tables outside the Wilmington Recreation Center.

Alejandra Rodriguez’s display featured pamphlets about who she was and a framed poster of her in front of the Banning Museum. Her boisterous mom told anyone within earshot why Rodriguez should be the next honorary mayor of Wilmington.

Alicia Baltazar and her son laid out free chips, homemade mini-muffins and her own campaign poster: a portrait in front of the shipping cranes that serve as the southern skyline for the port community. But she had a problem: The poster kept tumbling off a flimsy cardboard stand.

Rodriguez walked over and set up a small metal A-frame.



https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-09-18/wilmington-honorary-mayor