By Miriam Raftery
July 27, 2020 (East San Diego County): The deadline for running for local offices is August 7, adding school boards, water boards, fireplace commissions, network creation plan groups, town halls, and mayoral careers. In some careers, several applicants have withdrawn documents expressing their goal of applying (although none have submitted the final documents to qualify for the election). Other races have outgoing candidates unopposed or, in some cases, no candidates have yet been announced.
For example, in the debatable Cajon Valley School District, where there are two seats on the ballot, then Array only the headline Jim Miller has run. No one has registered with the La Mesa-Spring Valley School District.
In the Helix Water District, so far, headlines Mark Gracyk, Joel Scalzitti and Dan McMillan have no opposition.
All network creation plan teams in the east of the county lately have fewer applicants than seats. If there are enough applicants, vacancies will be filled through county supervisors in positions advising supervisors on key land use projects. Many other breeds still lack a complete list of applicants.
Interest is more powerful for the city council and the careers of mayors. Here’s who announced their goal of running so far:
Santee
Councilman Stephen Houlahan is challenging Mayor John Minto in a race where land use and progression problems are expected to dominate the race. Houlahan, a co-founding nurse at Save Mission Trails, operates on a platform for housing expansion and traffic blocking projects, supporting the preservation of open spaces. Mayor Minto is a retired police officer and tax conservator who says he needs to attract new business, infrastructure and reduce congestion on National Highway 52.
Police and racial justice disorders can also be upheaval in Santee, where demonstrations and two incidents of others dressed in masks with hate symbols have attracted national media coverage.
In District 3 of Santee Council, Council member Laura Koval is recently pursuing unopposed.
In Council District Four, Dustin Trotter, a general contractor who has unsuccessfully implemented the Council in the past, announced its goal of resubmittion. Its online page says it will create paintings to “create a business-friendly environment in which we reduce bureaucracy and move the government away from small businesses,” as well as infrastructure, roads and public transport. Her opponent announced so far is Samantha “Samm” Hurst; Its online page states that it paints “reducing traffic, helping small businesses, maintaining open spaces and making sure progression projects are in line with the vision of the community.”
Lemon Grove
Lemon Grove has a general choice, through districts. The long monetary term of the small city with liquidity problems, which faced serious budgetary upheaval even before the COVID-19 pandemic, will be a key problem.
Mayor Racquel Vasquez, the first African-American mayor of our region, faces the demanding situations of Councillors Jerry Jones and Kamaal Martin. None of them have cross-sections yet.
However, Councilman Jones posted an ad on Facebook saying he is running for leadership in times of crisis. He criticized the majority of the council for approving cuts to public works and their implementation. Typically, a tax conservator, given the city’s monetary scenario, supports a sales tax accrual and the imposition of hash dispensaries to increase their income. Jones, a longtime board member, also praised his delight as a mechanic and said, “We’re solving things.”
Vasquez originally operated on a platform for improving crime and public protection, encouraging disapproval while preserving the neighborhood’s character and economic progression with budget priorities that supported the modernization of infrastructure, local businesses and were vital to the community.
Martin already ran for the city council in 2018 on a platform to reinvent and revitalize Lemon Grove. A former land use representative for the State Assembly who has held other jobs ranging from assistant college professor to forest firefighter. In the past, he called for investments in health/public safety, infrastructure and essential facilities, as well as the creation of pedestrian green spaces, networked gardens, farmers markets and prioritization of facilities for the elderly, youth and recreation programs. It needs to generate tax gains through the hash industry.
Councilman David Arambula has implemented for re-election. So far, Council member Yadira Altamirano, who has been appointed to fill a vacancy, has still implemented it, but can still do so before the August 7 deadline. Arambula has generated controversy over the accusations of attack through the owner of a marijuana dispensary who filed a civil lawsuit against the city and Arambula.
Three rivals arrived here: former Councillor George Gastil, planning commissioner Liana LeBaron and former Chamber of Commerce speaker Teresa Rosiak, who in the past ran unsuccessfully for the council and mayor.
The table
The Bureau in the big election. So far, applicants have withdrawn documents to apply for two seats.
The main considerations of voters are public protection and police reforms, after the protests and one in which the city filed complaints after three buildings were burned down and dozens of companies looted or destroyed. Today’s problems come with the long term of housing to satisfy the desires for expansion while protecting the character of communities and now how to satisfy the wishes of affected businesses and citizens through COVID-19.
Holders Kristine Alessio and Colin Parent will face demanding situations potentially as a result of seven demanding situations that have indicated their goal of providing themselves. Alessio holds a law degree; Previously, he ran with the city’s police and firefighters on a platform to protect public safety, transparency, maintaining tax fitness and a family community. Father, lawyer and chief executive officer of Circulate San Diego, he has advocated for affordable housing, pedestrian communities, transparency and public safety.
Challengers include:
Jack Shu, who led efforts to form a Citizens Oversight Public Safety Task Force on police issues. A management consultant, he has also served as president of Cleveland National Forest Foundation advocating for environmental and economic justice, land use and transportation issues.
Laura Lothian: a genuine real estate agent, in the past ran unsuccessfully for the city council in 2012 and opposed the then mayor Art Madrid in 2010. In the past, he ran on a platform to burn, lessen crime and facilitate the opening of business at the table.
Other challengers who withdrew the nominations come with business lawyer Paul Mirowski, Allen Durden, José Fernández and Mark Sulak. There is no biographical data on these applicants, but once the filing deadline is complete, ECM will contact all applicants qualified for interviews.
the drawer
The Cajon will hold elections throughout the district, with 3 seats on the ballot.
District Two is an open seat; Councilman Bob McClellan is retiring. To date, six applicants have implemented to run, adding the Planning Commissioner, Humbert Cabrera, owner of a business that in the past had implemented unsuccessfully for the Board. Others come with visitor service representative Letitia Dickeson, network activist Stephanie Harper, army veteran Juan Carlos Mercado and unemployed Martin Van Dinteren.
In District Three, Councilman Steve Goble has run unopposed.
In District Four, outgoing Councillor Phil Ortiz, who appointed to fill a vacancy, applied for re-election. So far, four challengers have withdrawn the nominations. They are Estela De Los Ríos, executive director of a fair housing organization, as well as Dunia Shaba, teacher, Billy Thigpen, auditor at Teach for America, and John Snape, who has not held the position.
If you need to move to a local office, do not wait until the last minute, as some races may require signatures to qualify for the survey or other documents; there would possibly also be a payment to submit a poll that the electorate can read.
The San Diego Voters Register lists applicants who have applied to run for many other local careers, adding dozens of seats in the east of the county for school boards, water boards, fireplace councils, and groups of networking plans.
See the Voter Registration Candidate List.
For the city council and mayor’s races, touch the town clerk. The 4 Cities in the East County have published lists of applicants on your (see the City Clerk’s page and the Elections section, where updates are regularly posted).
Note: It is too late to submit nominations for certain careers in the county, state, and country, as the number one elections have already been held in March for who will be at the circular time of the elections on November 3 for congressional seats, the state legislature, and the county supervisor.