8 8 ▁How orth , ▁became ▁a ▁photo ▁li br arian ▁and ▁editor ▁for ▁W GB H - TV ▁Public ▁Television ▁in ▁Boston , ▁Massachusetts . ▁She ▁then ▁became ▁the ▁original ▁photo ▁editor ▁for ▁W ired ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 . ▁She ▁later ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁fre el ancer . ▁ ▁Community ▁and ▁public ▁service ▁Before ▁joining ▁the ▁Manh attan ▁Beach ▁School ▁Board ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁How orth ▁was ▁School ▁Site ▁Council ▁President , ▁P T SA ▁Vice ▁President , ▁and ▁Cultural ▁Arts ▁Chair , ▁and ▁Legisl ative ▁Represent ative ▁for ▁her ▁sons ' ▁school , ▁Robinson ▁Element ary . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁she ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁Manh attan ▁Beach ▁School ▁Board ▁where ▁she ▁served ▁ 8 ▁years ▁and ▁was ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁board ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁she ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁Manh attan ▁Beach ▁City ▁Council ▁and ▁served ▁a ▁one - year ▁term ▁as ▁Manh attan ▁Beach ▁Mayor . ▁ ▁In ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁How orth ▁announced ▁her ▁candid acy ▁for ▁the ▁California ' s ▁ 2 6 th ▁Senate ▁District ▁seat . ▁The ▁seat ▁was ▁held ▁by ▁Senator ▁Ted ▁Lie u , ▁who ▁ran ▁for ▁Congress ▁to ▁replace ▁Congress man ▁Henry ▁W ax man . ▁How orth ▁lost ▁in ▁the ▁primary ▁election . ▁ ▁She ▁was ▁re - elect ed ▁to ▁the ▁Manh attan ▁Beach ▁City ▁Council ▁in ▁March