Garcia: Rosie Castro’s appointment means much more than a three-month council tenure

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Garcia: Rosie Castro’s appointment means much more than a three-month council tenure
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The legendary civil-rights activist has devoted her life to helping others shine.

Rosie Castro gets sworn in at Council Chambers as the interim District 7 councilperson to replace Ana Sandoval on Thursday, Mar. 2, 2023. Castro will temporarily hold the seat for the next three months.There was, however, plenty of drama.

East Side Councilman Jalen McKee-Rodriguez, the first openly gay man ever to serve on the council, prefaced his question for Castro on Wednesday with this thought: “It is an honor to interview you and I feel a little bit silly interviewing you for a place on the dais.” Those experiences informed her son Julián’s later commitment to creating a state-of-the-art pre-K program during his mayoral tenure.

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