Rose's
Community Roots
Rose Espinoza was the Mayor of La Habra in 2025. Additionally, she has served as mayor six times and has been on the city council of La Habra for 25 years. In 1991, Rose founded Rosie’s Garage, a local nonprofit that increases academic opportunities for low income children, in a successful effort to decrease crime. Rose has dedicated her life to helping children achieve academic excellence, because when our most vulnerable succeed, we all succeed.
Rose, the youngest of eight siblings, was raised in a migrant labor camp known as the “Red Camp”, built by the La Habra Citrus Association for migrant workers.The Red Camp was a close knit community, one would say a city-within-a-city and because of segregation. The Camp provided the essentials within Rose’s neighborhood, including seamstresses, carpenters, a hardware store, gasoline station, grocery stores and even a hotdog stand. Neighbors cared for the elders and children. In short, The Red Camp is where Rose learned neighbors take care of neighbors.
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Safe & Thriving Communities: Promote safety, affordable housing, transportation, health care and strong local infrastructure.
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Sustainable Future: Champion green initiatives, fight for clean air and water and protect our local environment.
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Quality Education for All: Invest in school partnerships, support teachers, and close opportunity gaps.
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Accountable Government: Increase transparency, accessibility, and community input in decision-making.
Rose’s Key Priorities:
Current Positions
Rose continues to remain active within Orange County. She currently holds the following titles: ​
Southern California Association of Government- member of Community, Economic & Human Development committee
Orange County Council of Government - Board
CalCities - 4th District Representative & Advancing Equity Advisory Committee
Bridges of Kraemer Place - Advisory Committee
Hills Open Space Education Coalition member
Orange County Sanitation District - alternate ​​
St. Jude Healthy Committee
NeighborhoodWorks Orange County Board
Advance!...on to College Board member
Rosie's Garage Founder and Executive Director
