![]() So plainly, something’s going right for you in the political sense. Even in the later years of Arnold, he was basically aligned with many Democratic priorities and Democrats are more popular than ever. Q: Democrats dominate state government and have for a long time. And I’ve also, uh, built projects that have been long awaited and anticipated that have made and transformed our communities in a way that incorporates everyone who lives there in a way that they can be a part of every transformational change that happens in their neighborhoods. I pass laws that help support, uh, small businesses take a foothold in the district and prosper. I enact laws that help, uh, people, uh, get access to the American dream. I tell my constituents specifically what I’m going to work on, and I deliver on those promises. I make promises and I deliver on those promises. I’m very proud of the fact that I get things done. And I think I translate that into good representation. We know each other very, very well, lifelong relationship. I have been very responsive to the needs of the people in my district and I think I’ve been a good vote as a representative of the people of my district wherever I’ve gone and, and uh, I have had a lifelong relationship with the people of my district. I think generally I can say that I have had the pulse of the community, my district. Investing in creating a vision for my district also was very important and funding community plans that also helped guide the development and the reinvestment in the district. I’m very proud of what we did in that area. When, uh, we needed important infrastructure, libraries, port parks, bridges, uh, help solved some flooding problems in the district, helped, uh, bring in, uh, not only infrastructure but creating jobs, quality jobs. Uh, when we had a housing crisis locally, I helped to build quality, affordable housing for the people of the district. Whatever the priority of my district has been, I’ve always been there to support my community. Q: What would you consider your top three achievements in your current position?Ī: I think generally I can say that I have been an excellent representative in my district. “I think I can do an excellent job at making sure that our government works for the people of the county, to make sure that we design a government that is efficient, effective and that has goals that are clearly laid out and how to improve that delivery of service.” Having served on the city council, having served as council president, coastal commissioner, assembly member, uh, senator, uh, the people have, uh, made an enormous investment in not only supporting me as a leader of this district, but also investing in my education and learning how to enact better policies to achieve our goals. But nobody has been involved at my level of service. ![]() I got the paper delivered to my home every day that I had delivered to 140 customers. I rode my bike every morning and got up at 4:30 in the morning and delivered the paper, and not only was it a job that helped me raise money to pay for my clothes and school and different things, but it also kept me abreast of everything happening in my city every day. I was, uh, you know, I’ve, I’ve lived here my entire life and, and then I, you know, I ran a business in the city and in fact, I started, uh, one of my first jobs when I was a kid was delivering the San Diego Union between ages you know 12 and 16. ![]() Q: Uh, anything in your background make you, uh, specifically suited for, for your role as a supervisor?Ī: Well, nobody in this race has my experience. The candidates running for San Diego County Board of Supervisors District 1 are Rafael Castellanos, state Senator Ben Hueso, Sophia Rodriguez, and Nora Vargas. Opinion Meet the candidates for San Diego County Board of Supervisors District 1
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