March 10, 12:58 PM
San Mateo Public Policy ExaminerBruce BalshoneThe City of Pacifica is again set to face roiling political seas with the qualification of a local initiative to establish term limitations for members of the City Council on the November 2010 ballot.
The initiative is sponsored by two local denizens who are, apparently, unhappy with the incumbent members of the council and the perceived power of incumbency as a leg up in reelection bids.
Local activists Bernie Sifry and Deborah Nagle-Burks sponsored the drafting and signature effort for the initiative hoping to blunt what Sifry referred to, recently in a news article, as the tradition of “career politicians” sitting on council in the small coastal city.
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Thanks for posting this here Steve. How come no comments from any of the regulars?
The ballot issue is term limits, there have been several article posts in the past. Do you have a comment about term limits Anonymous?
Yes -- I am against them. While our current council members have their issues, they have at least had the gumption to run for office and serve for at least one term in this at times turbulent city. Lot of Pacificans criticize but few step up to do the work -- just like any other volunteer or tokenly compensated position.
I wholeheartedly agree with the following:
"And by limiting the time individuals can serve will require Pacifica to offer up more and more candidates for an office that gets less and less credit or appreciation for its service."
Careful what you wish for!
Anonymous, no one I know is faulting city council for the time they put-in. The issue is financial and economic improvement in this city which is needed. Opportunities for such significant improvement have been available, and they did what they could to make sure no such improvements happened. So, although they've been congenial, they didn't do the job needed for this city and for the people of Pacifica.
The 8 year city council "rosy promises", crippling structural track record of this city council is known and clear and I didn't wish for that. Did you?
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