From the Philippine News:
BEYOND DISAPPOINTMENT
FilAm political empowerment advocates had cheered the appointment of the political newcomer though some wondered about her readiness to take over a district shaken by the recall of their sitting supervisor over the closure to traffic of the Great Highway. Those who did have doubts contained their opinion in light of the appointment’s significance in Filipino American history – and joined in sending their well wishes. Until Nov. 13, when Alcaraz’s resignation was announced.
“This is an outrage,” longtime San Francisco resident and community leader Marily Mondejar shared her reaction with Inquirer.netUSA., directing her sentiment at Mayor Lurie who she said “did not help Beya manage the negative news and instead asked for her resignation.”
The outspoken champion for women’s rights on the left coast said she was “livid” and poised for action.
“We need to rally the FilAm community. He (Mayor Lurie) can’t play with the FilAm community like this. Can you imagine the very first Filipino Supervisor in SF had to resign in disgrace:This is unacceptable. We all have worked many, many years to uplift our community, and now this.”
Mondejar requested and got to meet on Zoom with the mayor midday Nov. 14 with a set of questions and demands for accountability, an apology and FilAm visibility not in District 4 alone but in the Lurie administration.
The mayor “took full responsibility” and apologized for the doomed appointment, she told Inquirer.netUSA. He said he “would do better,” she quoted him saying he was “sure I’ll make more mistakes.”
“The Mayor has embarrassed our FilAm community so he needs to appoint another Filipino American, this time someone who is qualified,” Mondejar continued, and recommended Jason Chan.