Tag: Celeste Zepeda Sanchez

MADAM MAYOR: Sanchez’ victory a landmark moment in city’s history

By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com Apparently, 1,396 cracks in the proverbial glass ceiling were more than enough for longtime educator Celeste Zepeda Sanchez to shatter her way through a historic feat on Saturday: becoming San Benito’s first female mayor. In what many are referring to as a landmark moment in San Benito’s storied …

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SAN BENITO MAYORAL RACE: Hernandez, Sanchez share opposing views on bettering city

By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com The San Benito mayoral race is already one for the ages – incumbent Joe H. Hernandez, who has never lost an election for mayor, faces challenger Celeste Zepeda Sanchez, who for three terms served on the City Commission alongside Hernandez and now looks to be elected the town’s …

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