Ex-Socialist Wins San Juan Capistrano Council Seat With Help From Conservative
Updated: Aug 27, 2020
"I've been told you're a militant la raza Mexican, and I'm supposed to be a complete racist," Kim McCarthy told Sergio Farias when they met for breakfast at San Juan Capistrano's El Maguey in August. "I think you and I should talk."
You couldn't find two people more opposite in South County. In 2008, Farias ran for the San Juan Capistrano City Council as a member of the Party for Socialism and Liberation (PSL) with a defiant candidate statement defending undocumented residents against checkpoints and deportations. Meanwhile, McCarthy had railed against illegal immigration for years as a member of SJC Americans, a Minuteman Project-like community group that had fought everyone from the Mexican Consulate to community centers.
Read more on my latest OC Weekly News Feature out on newsstands today:
http://www.ocweekly.com/news/former-socialist-wins-san-juan-capistrano-council-seat