Nora Vargas is a San Diego County Supervisor for District 1, which includes the South Bay, and she's the first Latina to hold the job.

Before taking this seat in 2021, Supervisor Vargas worked with Planned Parenthood and Southwestern College, where she took classes before earning her bachelors and masters degrees.

In this interview, Supervisor Vargas discusses making the system work for everyone, civility (or lack thereof ) in public meetings, standing up for the little guy, and more.