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The questions were prepared by the Leagues of Women Voters of Santa Clara County and asked of all candidates for this office.
See below for questions on
Experience,
Concerns,
Balance,
Contributions
Click on a name for candidate information. See also more information about this contest.
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1. What experience related to city government would you bring to the City Council?
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Answer from Susan Barragan:
Due to some factors of my experiences in living in
San Jose CA... I'm while aware of all conducts and changes that are needed for the people in and around our City of San Jose also *while aware of San Jose people stimulus grant money has been around for decades Informing possibilities, To Create and restore San Jose as the City of opportunity once again. also *while aware of programs that have not work for our city looking into Establishing new public safety for our people of San Jose.
Answer from Bill Chew:
I have a degree in Political Science from Cal State University, Long Beach in 1974.
I have run for Mayor of San Jose several times since 1990. The most recent time was in 2002 when I recieved 5,890 votes.
I have attended more than 2,500 city council, standing committee, rules committee, and study session meetings at San Jose City Hall (both of them) beginning in 1986 including this week's city council meeting. The Mercury News recently referred to me as a City Hall Fixture.
I have produced a TV show on the community channel CREATV 15 on the cable called NeighborNET with Bill Chew since 1994. I have interviewed hundreds of elected officials, officials from nonprofit corporations, and civic and neighborhood leaders.
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2. What concerns are of particular importance to the city and how would you address them?
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Answer from Susan Barragan:
- Create & restore "San Jose as the City of Opportunity"
once again.
- keeping and restoring jobs in San Jose.
- Establish public safety & helping our people of San Jose.
- Balance our City's budget reviewing programs that have not work for our city looking into all resources by reviewing all matters at hand.
- People of San Jose let's make the change of a lifetime together.
Answer from Bill Chew:
I think there are two main concerns of utmost importance to the survival of our city.
1.) We finance all public projects with borrowed money and our city is burried in debt.
I would go back to Pay As You Go financing and start living within our means
2.) We are stuck with structural budget deficits caused by the State of California which this year is forcing our city to cut $116,000.000.00 from our annual budget.
I will stand up to the state legislature and the governor and demand that they stop conficating our revenue so they can live beyond their means while pretending to balance the state budget
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3. How would you balance the needs of the City as a whole with groups' interests?
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Answer from Bill Chew:
The Mayor of San Jose is the only at large position on the city council. It is the mayor's exclusive duty to look out for the interest of the whole city and that duty is not balanced against any other entity or sub-group.
Answer from Susan Barragan:
I would look into the Individual and groups of people
that show Interest in helping to making a change
for the better of San Jose.
together we can keep the jobs in San Jose and
"Restore "San Jose as the City of Opportunity Once Again."
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4. How much money do you expect to raise/ spend on your race, and how will you assure voters that financial contributions will not affect your decisions/positions should you be elected?
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Answer from Susan Barragan:
Due to my findings you don't need to raise endorsements &
Contributions or donation it is not needed in any race you can use your personal cash to post your signs.
What Counts ? "ALL VOTER'S VOTES COUNT."
Get out there and Vote! June 8, 2010.
Answer from Bill Chew:
I expect to spend $200 for my campaign web site http://www.fitcity.com. I earned this money with my own labor. This will be the only money I am spending on my campaign. I assure the voters that I will be able to represent their interests the day I take office because I have not accepted any financial contributions. I will owe my election exclusively to their votes should I get elected. This is the hard way to get elected but if successful I will be free from quid pro quo to any person, special interest group, or corporate entity. The voters first, the voters last, the voters only.
Responses to questions asked of each candidate
are reproduced as submitted to the League.
Candidates' responses are not edited or corrected by the League.
The order of the candidates is random and changes daily. Candidates who did not respond are not listed on this page.
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