Candidate for
Council Member; City of California City

Why am I Running?

I feel that our current city council does not have this community's best interest in mind when they make decisions. They fail to listen when the public voices opposition or concern. The public is allowed their say, then the council votes as if the public had never spoken. The "open door" policy this council claims to have is shameful. They will indeed open the door and let you say what you want to say. As soon as the door closes behind you, so do their minds to public opinion and desire. There is no "transparency" as promised by this council. This city is moving backward, not forward, under this council's watch. There is no unity between the citizens and the council. I feel as if the council has drawn a line in the sand and created a "Them against Us" attitude.

It will be impossible to correct everything that is wrong with our city overnight. No one, myself included, can accomplish that. If you believe that someone can, or if you are happy with the way things are then I am not the candidate you should vote for. Although I nor anyone else can change things right away, I WILL address issues and concerns in a timely, intelligent manner. I will not ignore them. If I am elected our city will move forward; not backward as it has been. You, the citizens, will have more input about what goes on in our city. Your voice will not only be heard by me, but will be taken into consideration on all of my decisions. You voted to pay a special tax in addition to your regular taxes to make this city a better place to live. You can now vote in a city council that will spend your money wisely and as you intended it to be spent. After all, this is YOUR money not the city's.

I promise you this; I will hit the ground running. There will be no looking back, only forward. I will do my level best not to make mistakes. If, and when, I do make a mistake, I will apologize, ask your forgiveness, then figure out where I went wrong so that I do not repeat that mistake. My ego will never get in the way of what is best for our community.

I feel the relationship between a city council and the people they represent is like a marriage. If there is no TRUST the relationship becomes stagnant and strained. Without TRUST the relationship has no hope for growth.