For Ollie Cantos, West Covina’s first blind City Council member, optimism and inclusion matter most

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For Ollie Cantos, West Covina’s first blind City Council member, optimism and inclusion matter most
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“You can campaign on positivity and on not getting partisan,” he said, reflecting on his first two months in office. “Just really focusing on the issues that matter to the city &#…

Ollie Cantos is the first blind council member for West Covina and the second in US history in West Covina on Friday, January 13, 2023. Photo by Libby Cline-Birmingham, Contributing Photographer

Cantos — also the council’s first member of Filipino descent — landed in the city in 1974 at age 4 after his family emigrated to the U.S. He navigated public school, mastered law school, became a civil rights attorney and has been a tireless advocate for the rights of people with physical challenges since age 20, attaining multiple high-profile roles on various national boards.

“You can campaign on positivity and on not getting partisan,” he said, reflecting on his first two months in office. “Just really focusing on the issues that matter to the city — that’s exactly what we were able to do and what we’re moving forward and implementing right away.” holds the accomplishments of his sons — who currently attend Southern Virginia University — as his highest point of pride.was created to support the boy’s journeys and is where Cantos updates everyone on their well being.

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