Salt Lake City’s most diverse council ever is ready to go to work
More than a “demographic novelty” — Utah’s capital is now represented by a group that includes racial and LGBTQ majorities after swearing-in ceremonies.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Alejandro Puy, left, and Victoria Petro-Eschler are sworn in as new members of the Salt Lake City Council at a ceremony Monday, Jan. 3, 2022.
Leia Larsen is a sixth generation Utahn and a water and land use reporter reporter for The Salt Lake Tribune. She has covered environment, energy and political issues throughout the West. When she’s not chasing the news, Leia can be found exploring the Wasatch Mountains, sleeping in the desert or rooting around her garden.