What is the biggest issue facing the...

What is the biggest issue facing the city?

Regaining trust for elected officials.

Considering such issues as the sports complex lawsuit and

improperly converted condominiums, do you agree with criticism that

the city has been mismanaged? How would you run the city better?

Huntington Beach is a large city and should be run as such. I do

not believe that the city is mismanaged, but I do believe that more

could and should be done by the council to act as overseers of the

daily operation of our city. I believe that as a member of the

council it is my job to have the highest level of personal integrity

and to keep in touch with the citizens of Huntington Beach to make

sure that government is responsive to them.

Given that the future of the Bolsa Chica still is unclear, what is

your position on development on the upper portion of the mesa and

other environmental issues facing the city?

The purchase by the state of the lower mesa has been a win-win in

my mind. It gives the landowner a fair price and it gives the state

and city a sensitive area for generations to come. I would support a

full buyout if that was possible. If not then I think that a limited

development would be feasible if no other options to protect the land

were available.

What direction do you think development -- such as the Strand,

Pacific City, Bella Terra and a third hotel proposed between the

Hilton Waterfront and Hyatt -- should be headed in the city?

I think that Huntington Beach should have a visitor serving area,

such as has been developed by the Hyatt and Hilton, but Huntington

Beach should not seek to be the next costal resort community.

Development of the Strand, Pacific City & Bella Terra will be good

for the residents and visitors alike, as well as bringing in much

needed tax revenue. I am all in favor of these projects.