Giselle Hale, who until yesterday served as mayor of Redwood City, left her post after completing her term of government amid applause and emotional words from council members who at one point broke their voices when referring to her work and her quality as a person.
Hale, who also decided to leave her race to seek a seat in the California Assembly, was widely celebrated for her stewardship as mayor in the wake of the pandemic, but not before serving as deputy mayor when COVID-19 was sweeping the country.
Council members Elmer Martinez, Lissette Espinoza-Garnica, Diane Howard and Alicia Aguirre offered emotional words for Hale, who has previously said that she wants to dedicate herself to her family, her two children and husband, who have accompanied her throughout her political career in the city where she also lives.
