The Times of San Diego sat down and talked with City Councilwoman Marti Emerald, who is currently undergoing radiation five days a week for breast cancer, about to her plans to run in 2016 for another four-year term. The article discusses the impact that treatment has had on Emerald, and how it has made her even more determined to accomplish more with her work. 

"Although Emerald said her morning radiation treatments typically leave her quite tired by the afternoon, she was clearly energized over lunch Thursday by the outcome of the MTS board meeting. Having “first-stage” cancer which required the removal of a small lump from her breast, she said, has made her 'more motivated than ever to get things done.'"

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