The forum, hosted by the Tracy Press, featured incumbent Councilman Michael Maciel debating challengers Roger Birdsall, Charles Manne, Raymond Morelos and Nancy Young for two hours.
Candidates answered question from both the Press editorial board and the audience. Figuring most prominently was the city's in the red general fund budget, the voter-approved half-cent sales tax hike known as Measure E, and economic development.
For an in-depth report on the Monday forum and quotes from the candidates, see the Friday, Sept. 28, print edition of the Tracy Press, or visit www.tracypress.com Friday morning.
Video of the forum will appear on the city's Channel 26 as well as at the Tracy Tea Party website, www.TracyTeaPartypatriots.com.
By the same logic, we shouldnt vote for the guy who started a business in Tracy. Or we should, because he can help his business buddies to contracts? I don't understand.
Again, you can vote for whoever, may the best man win, and all that jazz... I am just trying to follow your logic, here.
I believe Mr. Birdsall is the best of the five and the other three should fight it out for the other seat. Maciel has had a chance to make things better and he has proven himself incompetent.
For example. I certainly wouldnt want our libraries run like a business.
Anyway. May the best candidate win.
What would you like our libraries run as then? A Charity? Just give all the books away? You don't see an issue with that? Every part of the gov should be run like a business.
Government must run like a business. Fiscal responsibility, project planning, etc.
But the goals are different.
Government should provide services for businesses. Not provide business.
The income for government is tax.
A businesses goal (juxtoposed here for your sake) would be to raise taxes.
Following your lohgic. Is that what you want?
Then perhaps ya ought ta relocate ta one of those communities so ya can benefit frum th support yer givin em.
Question, what is it that ya need that ya can't get here in Tracy?
Trader Joe's right?
If that's th answer, or somethang similar, ya might want ta ask Trader Joe's why they haven't set up a place here in Tracy. I thank thair answer might tell ya somethang about business an explain why thair not here.
Ya do know that th sales tax money ya spend largely goes ta support th community ya spend it in don't ya?
So, in this case, it seems that yer punishin yerself by takin yer business ta Pleasanton an Livermore when ya could conduct it here in Tracy.
Had a friend that complained ta his doctor that when he held his arm high above his head fer a period of time that his arm started ta hurt. Th doctor told him, then don't hold yer arm in that awkward position an it will stop hurtin.