Vallejo Mayor Andrea Sorce has never been one to choose the easy route.

At 39, she divides her time between shaping young minds as an economics professor at the Pleasant Hill campus of Diablo Valley College (DVC) and steering the city of Vallejo toward transparency, accountability and trust.

“It has been a challenge balancing the dual roles, especially because there is a lot of work to do in Vallejo,” said Sorce, who says she wishes she had 40 hours in a day. “But I wouldn’t give up either role. I love them both, and there is so much that is complementary between teaching and serving in elected office.”

Born and raised in Raleigh, North Carolina, Sorce moved to the Bay Area after college and now calls Vallejo home. She graduated from Millbrook High School in Raleigh before earning her b

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