Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Cordelia Mendoza (second nomination)
The refs cited are not only from SDNews.com. The ''San Diego Union-Tribune'' is a regional paper, and the ''San Diego Daily Transcript'' is the legal paper of record for the region. Also, a California state award is not minor; neither is a key to a city from a city the size of San Diego. The accumulation of those awards and the others the subject has received, along with recognition as a volunteer leader starting as a child for nonprofits - including two nonprofits that are national organizations -- plus a career in which she is regularly called upon by the news media to comment as an expert, not to mention writing contributions, I believe clearly demonstrate that the subject passes 
— User:AuthorAuthor, 03:09, 18 March 2016 (UTC)
Stance: comment
Cited policy: WP:GNG (Wikipedia:Notability)