Paloma Aguirre is the first Latina(o) Mayor of the City of Imperial Beach, CA. She was elected in 2022 to a four year term. Mayor Aguirre is also the San Diego Coast Representative on the California Coastal Commission. Mayor Aguirre also served from 2018 to 2022 as an at-large councilmember. During her term as councilmember, Mayor Aguirre helped secure $300 million to upgrade wastewater infrastructure to help mitigate the sewage crisis, led the creation of a housing department in Imperial Beach, and supported the creation of Imperial Beach’s Parks, Recreation and Community Department. Mayor Aguirre is a first-generation Mexican-American of immigrant parents and moved to Imperial Beach in 2003 to pursue a higher education and competitive bodyboarding.