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Candidates Answer Questions on the Issues Council Member; City of Los Angeles; District 9 | |||||
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The questions were prepared by the League of Women Voters of Los Angeles and asked of all candidates for this office.
See below for questions on
Most Important Issue,
Personnel Costs,
Carbon Emissions
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Answer from Ana Cubas:
The business climate is poor because our workforce is untrained, our infrastructure is failing, and our regulatory process makes it difficult to do business here. We need to make revenue generation a priority.
New revenue and a more sustainable business growth environment will provide the means to get back to the basics of city government, like paving our streets. Most importantly, it will enable us to invest in the long term success of our community by investing in Council District 9.
South LA has been under invested for far too long. Attracting investment in the future means electing someone who can explain and help minimize the risks of investing in what is a largely open and untested market. My plan for investment starts by creating a public-private partnership with the goal of bringing biomedical research and manufacturing to Council Dristrict 9. There's no reason South LA can't lead the state and the country in this area, but we have to attract the industry and promote educational programs to ensure that people in our community can take the jobs the new industry will create. My experience in creating two successful inner city education institutions will be invaluable toward accomplish this goal.
Our district has some of the lowest growth, the lowest employment, the lowest graduation rates, but we also have the highest potential and are an area where investments can make the most impact. I'll fight for those investments and I'll make that impact in our community. We have the tools and the resources, the next step is putting them to use for the people of the 9th District.
Answer from Ana Cubas:
The City Council has already implemented hiring freezes, early retirement programs, lay offs and furloughs.
The key issue is how to grow the economy and create jobs.
Answer from Ana Cubas:
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