I spent Sunday afternoon with Victor Raigoza asking the candidate the hard questions. Victor, who is running for district 10 state senate seat, is very good at giving solid answers to tough questions. He is not the type of candidate who just tells people what they want to hear but he is willing to give well thought out answers. He is more than willing to talk to and more importantly listen to voter’s issues. He wants to know what the voters issues are in the north valley from their own lips. The voters at the ice cream social were concerned with traffic in their neighborhoods, crime rates, healthcare, and the quality of schools. Victor wanted to point out that he would encourage and support rewarding government agencies for fiscal responsibility. Local voters from the neighborhood were very happy that the Wal-Mart would not be building in their community. Victor has been a seriously active community leader when it comes to protecting the North Valley from overdevelopment. Wal-Mart has been a proven factor in damaging property values in neighborhoods where they built Super Centers. As a community activist Victor has a clear understand about what his district cares about and how to deliver on those needs and wants in the state senate. He has shown that he can work in a bipartisan manner with local political leaders from both parties for the betterment of his district. I told Victor that I wanted to have an interview from him before I give him my endorsement but from what I have seen so far he is a good fit for that area of our city. The voters appeared to be very pleased with his answers to some very difficult questions. He is clearly and completely sincere about wanting to be a positive influence in the community and the state.
Monday, April 7, 2008
Old-fashion Ice Cream Social for Victor Raigoza in Bernardo Trials Park
I spent Sunday afternoon with Victor Raigoza asking the candidate the hard questions. Victor, who is running for district 10 state senate seat, is very good at giving solid answers to tough questions. He is not the type of candidate who just tells people what they want to hear but he is willing to give well thought out answers. He is more than willing to talk to and more importantly listen to voter’s issues. He wants to know what the voters issues are in the north valley from their own lips. The voters at the ice cream social were concerned with traffic in their neighborhoods, crime rates, healthcare, and the quality of schools. Victor wanted to point out that he would encourage and support rewarding government agencies for fiscal responsibility. Local voters from the neighborhood were very happy that the Wal-Mart would not be building in their community. Victor has been a seriously active community leader when it comes to protecting the North Valley from overdevelopment. Wal-Mart has been a proven factor in damaging property values in neighborhoods where they built Super Centers. As a community activist Victor has a clear understand about what his district cares about and how to deliver on those needs and wants in the state senate. He has shown that he can work in a bipartisan manner with local political leaders from both parties for the betterment of his district. I told Victor that I wanted to have an interview from him before I give him my endorsement but from what I have seen so far he is a good fit for that area of our city. The voters appeared to be very pleased with his answers to some very difficult questions. He is clearly and completely sincere about wanting to be a positive influence in the community and the state.
