ran against him for mayor in November, NBC affiliate KNSD reports.After taking the oath, Gloria thanked his parents, Linda and Phil Gloria, noting his working-class roots as “the son of a hotel maid and a gardener.” A San Diego native, he is of Filipino, Dutch, Puerto Rican, and Native American heritage.He then thanked his partner, Adam Smith; his past and present staff members; and his mentors, including Susan Davis, for whom he worked when she was a member of Congress; Toni Atkins, a former San Diego City Council member who is now president pro tempore of the California Senate; “and, of course, our trailblazer — who broke San Diego’s rainbow ceiling — Christine Kehoe.