League of Women Voters of California Education Fund
Los Angeles County, CA June 3, 2008 Election
	Stephen Mark "Steve" Hinze Answers Questions Candidate for Supervisor; County of Los Angeles; District 5

The questions were prepared by the the League of Women Voters of Los Angeles County and asked of all candidates for this office.
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Questions & Answers

1. Please provide a brief list of your qualifications in bullet format, using an asterisk (*) to represent a bullet. (No more than 25 words for this section.)

• Warehouse worker, Glendale College student, community organizer
• Burbank resident
• Leader of anti-war and immigrant rights marches with Party for Socialism and Liberation

2. If it were entirely up to you and not the Legislature, what measures would you take to address Los Angeles County’s fiscal crisis? (No more than 150 words total for questions 2 and 3.)

LA County is the world's 17th largest economy; the money exists to pull it out of financial crisis. I would convene an emergency committee to discuss how funds are directed. Putting people's needs before profits is my highest priority.

All county money funding the Iraq war should instead fund social programs here. Taxes on large corporations should be increased. Environmental polluters should be penalized. Public transportation should be expanded. There should be a moratorium on foreclosures and evictions. The minimum wage should be raised to $15/hour. Money should go to public hospitals, public schools and to provide healthcare for all--not for prisons and police. LA County should be a sanctuary for undocumented immigrants.

3. What are the most important criteria for evaluating new development in the unincorporated areas of the county? (No more than 150 words total for questions 2 and 3.)

First and foremost, development must benefit the county's residents and the environment. Affordable housing should be prioritized. Parks and public spaces should be created and preserved. Renewable resource development and water conservation is vital.

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Responses to questions asked of each candidate are reproduced as submitted to the League.  Until 5:00 p.m. on April 4, 2008, candidates for County Supervisor must limit their answers to 175 words total for all questions so that a paper Voters Guide may be published. Specific word limits are as follows: 25 words for question 1; 150 words total for questions 2 and 3. |After 5:00 p.m. on April 4, 2008, word limits will no longer apply.

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