Former Costa Mesa mayor is anything but...

Former Costa Mesa mayor is anything but ‘ignorant’

The Daily Pilot published a letter from Niall Huffman (“1901

provides much needed housing,” Mailbag, March 4) on Thursday that

condemned former Costa Mesa Mayor Sandra Genis for her “ignorant

comments” regarding moderate housing density in the city. Niall’s

comments were specifically concerning the 1901 Newport Boulevard

project.

Anyone who has ever had any dealings with Genis, either

professionally, politically or personally, has come away knowing they

had been with a superbly prepared, extremely intelligent lady.

ALAN REMINGTON

Costa Mesa

Corona del Mar residents showed up to the polls

Out of almost 1,800 voters registered in our precinct, more than

600 exercised their right to vote in person on Tuesday. And more than

600 requested, and presumably used, their absentee ballots. Thus, I

take exception to your editorial statement (“Super victors deserve

kudos,” March 4) that Tuesday’s turnout was “woeful.”

If you are referring only to poll-processed voters (35% in our

precinct), then the logical next step is to make absentee voting

mandatory. If that were to happen, the resulting turnout would be 0%.

Perhaps that change would make for great copy for your reporters or

editorial writers, but it would be far from the truth.

I believe that you owe our voters, the volunteer poll workers --

who each put in a 15-hour day on Tuesday -- and the Orange County

Registrar of Voters staffers, which you so offhandedly slurred, both

the complete facts, and an apology.

DAVID S. SWAN

Corona del Mar

* EDITOR’S NOTE: David S. Swan worked as polling place inspector

for precinct No. 53079 in Corona del Mar.

Out with George W. Bush, in with Katrina Foley

Regarding Planning Commissioner Katrina Foley’s rebuttal “Vote in

discord with finely tuned arts program,” (Community Commentary March

2) regarding the Theater Arts District I say: Foley for President.

Or at least for a seat on the City Council. Costa Mesa lost big

when she was not elected. We need many more like her.

BETTS HARLEY

Costa Mesa