Janice Heinzmann was the first female Mayor of Del Mar, and at the time of the interview was only 6 weeks into the job. As of 2011, she was teaching United States and world history at MiraCosta College in Oceanside, California. The interview took place as part of an oral history project about women in politics at California State University, San Diego. In this interview, Heinzmann discusses a wide range of topics including the following: why she ran for office; issues in campaigning; what she's learned and gained as a councilwoman and then mayor; her ambiguous feelings about politics as a career; how her political life affects her social and family life; the old versus new Del Mar factions and debates about growth in the village; how Heinzmann reacts to criticism; how men and women differ in their approach to problems; and Heinzmann's feelings about the women's movement. Names mentioned during the interview include: Tom Pearson, Kimball Moore, Pete Wilson, Dick Rypiniski, Tom Sheperd, and John Silber.
