Santa Maria Council Swears In Familiar Mayor and Two District Representatives Mayor Alice Patino begins her third term with the gavel while Carlos Escobedo represents District 1 and Mike Cordero represents District 2 Santa Maria Councilman Carlos Escobedo, left, Mayor Alice Patino and Councilman Mike Cordero take the oaths of office Tuesday night. Escobedo is a newcomer representing District 1, Patino begins a third term wielding the gavel, and Cordero returns to represent District 2. (City of Santa Maria photos) By Janene Scully, Noozhawk North County Editor | @JaneneScully December 15, 2020 | 9:27 p.m. The Santa Maria City Council gained a political newcomer to represent the northwest neighborhoods for the first time and welcomed back its mayor and a veteran councilman on Tuesday night.