08/26 Report. . . . .
In
Rome, they said, let the games begin and will we have games until
November.
We
could only wish that it all started sooner and will last longer. The
Election Game
and
Election Calendar is far too short for so many candidates.
New
Faces are Tim Hammons, Leana Bowman, and, Corey Hubbert.
So
new are these folks, they have some major name recognition to build.
Familiar
names are Martin Jones who ran two years ago. Martin did
have
Alan Wingo as his Campaign Manager and Now Wingo wingo'd his
way
out of Oxsnot to Bakersfield, and boy is B'field's snot drier than
is
Oxland by the Sea. So Martin is out there.
We really need Roy Lockwood NOW. . .
Saul
Medina, who made is debut two years ago is a bright young fellow and
he,
unlike many of the other wanna-be's, has frequently attended
meetings of the Oxnard
City
Council. This
is the bare pre-requisite for a successful run. You have to
really
realize how boring Council Meetings are and attending meetings regularly
will
teach you this.... it's not all reception of Public Comments.....
there
are those City Reports ---- Oh My, do they go on and on
and
on and on and et cetera.....on !
Rule
#1 for running a good candidacy is regular attendance at the Council
Meetings....
Teacher,
Alex Escobel is running again. .. He has cool hand-painted rainbow color
signs,
to win place or show, he should come back with those signs/
Now,
there are some real fire-brands out there.... Al
Duff for one. He has been the
face
and the voice of the Planning Commission for a decade, plus. Al
would be a
grand
addition to the Council and has the finese to pull it off.
Councilman Maulhardt will be a hard incumbent to unseat.
Sad
to say that the majority of voters, who are uninformed, only vote by
who has
THE
BEST AND BIGGEST SIGN, or by whose signs look nicer. Sorry, truth here.
So Incumbents have some good networks developed to preserve their throne.
Gloria
Postel can really work the South Oxnard crowd and if she works it right
could
become a contender based on the South City Vote (SCV) alone.
Fireworks
are sure to spark with Attorney Joe O'Neill who has his finger on
the
pulse of "What Is Wrong With Oxnard". He will offer some
really hot issues
and
he could ad some real zest to the race and would be more spicier
than a
home-grown
chili should he win Holden's Seat......
-------- BUT, the master Blaster is on the List too:
ANDRES HERRERA
So, it's going to be really hard to make a decision this year.