Candidate Roundtable
— by Jeffrey Wisniewski — 3 September 2010 — No comments yet »
Some rather incoherent commentary from our humble elected officials (on three issues: Intermodal Station and waterfront development, affordable housing, and the City Manager)…
Highlights include:
- Joe Eddy McDonald stating that there would be no delay in the Intermodal Station’s federal funding (but not mentioning the construction delay), plus stating that the surrounding development has nothing to do with the project (starting around 3:30 mark);
- Kris Valstad incorrectly using “i.e.” (at 7:25 mark) and then using it correctly later (which is only more frustrating);
- The two incumbents (Valstad and McDonald) both downplaying the recent affordable housing and open government scandals while the two challengers (Myrna de Vera and John Delgado) pressed hard on the issue; e.g., McDonald at 19:05 mark: “If people base their information on what the newspaper reports, well, then, we cannot run our city;” (of course, the City agreed with 7 of 8 of the grand jury’s findings and 4 of 5 of its recommendations); and
- Valstad and McDonald describing the beauty, tranquility and Utopian features of Hercules as reasons for voters to re-elect them (as if there is no room for improvement).




