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Soria Adds Latina Voice To Fresno City Council

KVPR | By Joe Moore
Published January 8, 2015 at 5:45 PM PST
Valley Public Radio

There's a new member of the Fresno CIty Council. EsmeraldaSoria took the oath of office Thursday at City Hall becoming the first Latina to serve on the council since the 1990's.

In a speech delivered in both English and Spanish Soria said her success would only be possible in America. 

Soria replaces Blong Xiong for the district 1 seat. Council members Oliver Baines, Clint Olivier and Sal Quintero were also sworn in for their second terms. 
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Joe Moore is the President and General Manager of KVPR / Valley Public Radio. He has led the station through major programming changes, the launch of KVPR Classical and the COVID-19 pandemic. Under his leadership the station was named California Non-Profit of the Year by Senator Melissa Hurtado (2019), and won a National Edward R. Murrow Award for investigative reporting (2022).
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