You know the saying “There’s a new sheriff in town,” well that’s true for Delano, but that sheriff is the new mayor.

23ABC sat down with the city’s new leader to talk about how he plans to shape Kern County’s second-largest city.

“I do not take this position lightly, I do not take the responsibilities we have lightly, we are here as public servants,’ said Mayor Salvador Solorio-Ruiz.

From council member to mayor — the switch took place at a special city council meeting on December 1.

Unlike other cities, Delano residents do not vote for a mayor. Instead, council members appoint one of their own each year.

Now reaching his sixth year on the council, Solorio-Ruiz has accomplished things such as creating know your rights campaign for immigrants in Delano, as well as creating scholarshi

See Full Page