Stephen Garcia: Addressng the infrastructure
RACE FOR THE CITY COUNCIL
Name: Stephen Garcia
Age: 46
Occupation: Office manager/accountant
Family: Wife Robin; daughter Cathy; son Tommy.
Community activities: Five-year member of the Citizen’s
Participation Advisory Board. I am also a volunteer member of the Oak
View Task Force.
Education: Pasadena City College for business and Hawthorne
Community College for accounting.
Favorite leader: John F. Kennedy.
Contact information: Web site: www.sg4hb.com; e-mail:
sgnhb@aol.com; (714) 310-3607
GARCIA ON:
* CITY COUNCIL DISTRICTS:
I am opposed to this initiative. If council members were elected
from districts they would be competing among themselves for city
resources to address issues in their districts. By continuing to
elect council members at large, they must prioritize all issues on a
citywide basis.
* PROPOSITION 50:
Even though we would still be fighting for the money, I support
Proposition 50. It would mean we would not be using city resources.
Therefore, no new taxes would be put on the citizens of Huntington
Beach. It is a bond issue, so we would be taxed statewide.
* DEVELOPMENT:
Smart development is needed. I keep hearing about making
Huntington Beach an evening destination. Well, our city leaders need
to bring more for tourists and locals to do other than go to a hotel.
I feel we need to bring some sort of entertainment-type businesses to
our city.
* WATER QUALITY:
I would like to see the sewage fully treated without going into
the ocean. We need to start working with other cities and the state
to help with our urban runoff problems. If our water quality does not
improve, we will lose tourism dollars and the surfing programs will
find new places to hold their tours.
* BIGGEST ISSUE FACING HUNTINGTON BEACH:
Our infrastructure problems. I would, if elected, start by getting
the other newly elected council members to work with me at addressing
this problem.
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