Sen. Barbara Boxer Endorses Cindy Chavez…and only Cindy Chavez
This weekend, Chavez announced the endorsement of Sen. Barbara Boxer. To many, this might seem a little extraordinary. Why would a United States Senator weigh in on a local city council election?
Says Boxer, “Cindy Chavez possesses a unique combination of bold vision and pragmatic leadership. She is fighting to protect our open space while encouraging new clean-energy businesses in San Jose . Cindy will always stand up for our values and our environment.”
In an election that has made ethics and trustworthiness at the center of the debate, this is another coup for the Chavez campaign. Cindy currently boasts of endorsements from all across Santa Clara County. She already was endorsed by a handful of Congressmembers. This is her first U.S. Senator.
On a related note (and one that now becomes important in this day and age), Boxer did not also endorse Reed. (See the below post for clarification.)
posted by SJ Rookie @ 9:33 AM
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"protecting our open space"
Sounds like Boxer needs to review Cindy's record on Coyote valley.
Chavez may have SAID that we need to make sure job triggers are kept in tact, but in fact she voted out the original triggers that protected coyote valley from unbridled sprawl.
Look at the minutes from the 8/20/02 meeting where council approved accepting money for the Coyote Valley study from the developers who wanted to change the rules. Gonzales asked the council for the power to help select the planning consultant who would run the study.
http://sanjoseca.gov/clerk/Agenda/8_20_02docs/8_20_02s.pdf
Item 4.7.
"He explained that currently, economic triggers are structured so that if the Council makes a decision that the financial and job triggers have been reached and 25,000 homes can be built, there is no way to stop that; however, what the memorandum is suggesting is that the Task Force consider the possibility of moving in phases"
Council Member Chavez stated that she believes this project offers an opportunity to be an example of good planning
Council Member Chavez seconded the motion. Council Member Reed stated that he had concerns with recommendations in the memorandum regarding triggers, and it appeared that specific direction was going to be given to the task force as to what they should do about them; but they need to be done in a systematic way with a lot of public input and discussion and staff analysis.
Good ol' Chuck.
Always a nay-sayer. If you oppose everything, you sure are able to blame a lot of other people for anything that goes wrong.
If Chuck had his way, everything would be in committee till the end of time.
Fact still remains - he does not support Measure A.
There's a reason Boxer supports Chavez. You really think she didn't review Cindy's record?
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