El Dorado County Supervisor Candidate Q & A: Tamara Wallace

EL DORADO COUNTY, Calif. - Each of the four candidates for El Dorado County supervisor for District V were asked the same set of 13 questions, and they are being published once per day this week in the order received.

1. Why are you qualified to be the supervisor for District V? How long have you lived full-time in Lake Tahoe/El Dorado County?

I am a 23-year resident and businesswoman. I am married; mother of five and grandmother of four. I believe I’m the only candidate who has also lived in Pollock Pines. I’ve been able to meet and become friends with the leaders of many of the communities that I would represent if elected Supervisor of District V. I’m a graduate of the Institute for Organization Management. I’m on the California Tahoe Conservancy Board, Clean Tahoe Board, Ambulance Joint Powers Authority, past CEO of the South Tahoe Chamber, VP of Economic Development Tulare Chamber of Commerce where I was twice nominated for Business Professional Woman of the Year, Past President-Elect of the Tulare Rotary, and Past President of the Kiwanis Club of Lake Tahoe. We were Kiwanis Family of the Year and Foster Family of the Year. I’ve also served four years as a Planning Commissioner, was elected to the City Council, and served as the mayor. I also helped the Lake Tahoe two chambers start Leadership Lake Tahoe patterned after the one I had started and run at the Tulare Chamber. Those are some of the titles that show others believe that I have the right leadership skills. Most important is the work I have done within those titles. Besides raising five children here and being a foster mother and business owner, I have earned the reputation as a person who listens, does her homework and who can disagree without being disagreeable. Finally, I have volunteered for virtually every good cause; food banks, team mom, coached sports teams myself, played softball, helped with the arts and plays, scholarships, field trips, Vacation Bible School, Caldor Fire Fundraiser, managed and marketed six lodging businesses and much more. I have a well-rounded history starting with my first job driving a tractor on a farm. I’ve been to Washington D.C. and our state capital many times to meet with our Senators and Congress members to advocate for Tahoe issues, especially for obtaining funds for thinning our forests to defend against wildfires, well in advance of even the 2007 Angora fire. While I support a vibrant diversified economy, I also care about our environment. In 2000, I attended an international conference at Lake Baikal, in the Irkutsk Region of Russia to identify business incubators and tourism possibilities for a sustainable economy in an environmentally sensitive area. In summary, I have a good understanding from many perspectives from being an informed citizen to serving my community from City Hall to the County, to the State Capital and our U.S. Capital. I keep my focus on our local citizens and the basic issues that affect our lives and do not believe in pushing national politics issues as a local representative. I’m here for you, not for them. I’m qualified and confident that I can do the job.

2. Since the Meyers, Pollock Pines, Tahoma, and South Lake Tahoe regions will be looking to you to represent them, how will you make sure your one vote on the board counts? You also need to understand the West Slope. What are their issues, such as the General Plan process, what do you agree/not agree with?

I have kept up on all the Meyers issues including meeting recently with the Manager of Tahoe Paradise Park. I’ve kept up on the Meyers roundabout issues and the one proposed for the junction at Pioneer Trail. I sit on the Ambulance JPA that also includes the Lake Valley Fire Department in Meyers and Fallen Leaf Lake Fire Department. I frequently talk to District 3, Cal Trans Director on traffic issues and road closures. The Meyers citizens are scared and angry that the City, by eliminating most of the VHRs, exacerbated their own VHR issues in the County portion of the Basin. I’m dedicated to finding a balance between the economy we all need to live here and the quality of life that we moved here to enjoy. I lived in Pollock Pines, so I know the people and the issues there. I believe I’m the only candidate who has lived on the Western Slope as well as South Lake Tahoe. I can hit the ground running with the Pollock Pines part of our District because besides having lived there, I’ve been attending key meetings there for a while. I have friends in Tahoma that not only tell me about the issues they have but are also introducing me to the other residents. They certainly feel left out of our County. I have friends who live in Strawberry and who operate businesses in that part of the County. They also tell me that they feel ignored. I won’t ignore them. My vote will count because if done right, the Tahoe representative can become the swing vote on the Board. That will allow me to parlay my vote to bring attention to our issues. In addition, I have already invited the Supervisors to come to Tahoe on the 56-acre project. That made the difference in getting them informed and eventually led them to vote to accept the contract that is allowing us to break ground this year.

As for the General Plan process, the Lake Tahoe Basin is completely left out of that process for the county because of TRPA. Amendments to the General Plan for the rest of the county are fairly easy to accomplish and there is an amendment in the works currently that will give each of the rural communities more say in how they will be developed. I am very much in favor of these changes.

3. Do you plan to attend meetings in Placerville?

Yes, I do plan on being in Placerville to represent our issues. Being there in person, working with your colleagues is how you develop relationships and trust. I’ve watched and/or listened to the County Supervisors' meetings for several years. I’ve spoken before that Board on issues several times and we held three joint Council/Supervisor meetings since I’ve served on city council. I’ve already been going down to Placerville, Pollock Pines and Cameron Park events and meetings at least once a week on average, and some weeks twice or more for the past year to build relationships and to prepare myself in advance of this election (I believe in doing my homework!). To see what someone might do it is important to see what they have done. As a citizen, I attended every single City Council meeting for two years before being elected. I’m that same person.

4. Are you a good collaborator? Share some examples of how you've collaborated with others from different points of view. How important is this skill on the Board of Supervisors?

Yes, I believe that may be what I am able to do best. My campaign slogan is “More Unites Us Than Divides Us.” The best example was when a group of about 40 women participated in a day we called “Talking Across Political Lines: Red-Blue Dialogue”. I was one of the organizers. It was a gathering of individuals with greatly varied points of view across the political spectrum. We spent an evening, not trying to change each other’s views, but trying to understand each other. It was one of the best things I’ve ever been a part of. We came away as fast friends that communicate often. That has helped me to be able to disagree without being disagreeable. I listen carefully to each speaker. I also employ a sense of humor along with respect for each person. I’ve learned that people don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care. I can say with confidence that I have been a part of a City Council that despite our varied backgrounds has worked better than the Council’s before us that were acrimonious and fractured. The skills of blending the needs of five different parts of the County into a cohesive – get it done – organization is very much needed at this time. This current Board of Supervisors is a lot like the previous City Councils. I have already had some success on some issues that shows I can have a positive effect. I have already met with each Supervisor individually including having them come to Tahoe to see our issues for themselves. There is a saying that “if you solve the people problem, you solve the problem.” I practice that.

5. What do you think are the biggest issues currently facing District V and El Dorado County? What are your solutions for them?

The biggest issues in South Lake Tahoe and El Dorado County are housing (affordable workforce and single family homes), Fire danger (thinning of our forests and creating a defensive ring of protection around all our neighborhoods including more fire hydrants and upsized water lines and getting the federal government and state agencies to clean up the more than 80% of the land that they own), public safety (making sure we have an adequate number of officers who are well equipped to respond quickly to 911 calls and to address drug crimes, mental illness, etc.), roads ( getting pot holes filled, repaving bumpy streets and getting streets snowplowed quickly and efficiently), traffic jams and adequate parking during peak times. The traffic jams during our busy seasons and holidays especially in Meyers is an ongoing issue. Out of fairness, I must say that my fellow candidate, Kenny Curtzwiler, has worked on that issue for many years, and he has kept me and others like the South Tahoe Chamber and City up to date as we have all tried to get our traffic moving better in Meyers and out of our neighborhoods. VHRs: I am not for destroying the neighborhoods of our community. Yet, I am not opposed to VHRs with limits. Most of us like to stay in them ourselves when we go on vacation to Hawaii or other destinations. I am for creating the right balance of the inherent rights of all concerned. On the one hand, property owners have a right to use their property as they see fit within current zoning laws. On the other hand, the residents have a right to the quiet enjoyment of their property. Proper zoning and strict enforcement are the answer. The non-enforcement and loose zoning that allowed huge 15-bedroom properties were the tipping point that caused the downfall of VHRs in the City of SLT and led to Measure T. When the dust settles, I believe we will see the loss of hundreds of well-paying jobs of house cleaners, gardeners and laundry service employees, grocery store jobs, as well as booking agents and more. Many of those employees left town. That created a shortage of employees and a drop in school enrollment. The law of unintended consequences occurred pushing VHRs out in droves to Meyers. It is my fiduciary duty as an elected official to enforce the law, and I have enforced Measure T as a Council member. I would obey and enforce any laws put in place by the citizens and/or Supervisors for the county portion of the basin. However, I still believe that reasonable people can come up with a balance that not only allows for providing the type of vacation our visitors would like to have while also keeping our neighborhoods family oriented. I remember well my neighborhood when I was a kid. I played 2nd base and wide receiver in neighborhood baseball and football games, skateboarded, rode my bike and didn’t have to come in until the streetlights came on. Our five kids had a similar experience growing up here, they loved to build forts, fish, swim and play in the Truckee River. Our future families should have neighbor kids to play with too. That is the balance I want to see happen. We lost that chance for a balanced agreement when people chose to talk at each other versus to each other. I believe that the City and County and even Douglas County need to be on the same page with their regulation of VHRs. It is confusing the way it is now. It can be done if we all work towards a balance versus a one-sided victory by either point of view.

Another large issue on the West Slope, especially Pollock Pines and Camino is reliable electric power. During Caldor they were without electricity for several weeks, then again after our big December snowstorm. They are concerned, as are the Tahoe residents that more wildfires are on their way. They also do not want to lose the rural nature of their community.

6. During the pandemic, the supervisors faced backlash and verbal complaints as they tried to do what was best for the community based on the direction of the health officer. What would you have done differently, if anything, and how would you have handled the discourse?

My family went through it all along with everyone else. We found it very difficult to keep up with what color status was in effect and who to believe and what policy was in effect as the rules see-sawed to and fro, seemingly daily. As a Council, we were not informed of the Health Officer decisions in advance to be able to think and plan for informing our citizens. We were in the dark like everyone else. I would have directed the Health Officer to communicate things, in advance, so that the City of SLT would not be blindsided by the multiple changes they ended up having to enforce. The operative word would be consistency. Government above all needs to be consistent, predictable, and fair. To make matters worse, the rules in Nevada often were different than those in California. Uncertainty led to fear which turned into anger and then mistrust. That being said, in the county’s defense, it was the first pandemic of its kind and there wasn’t a clear message from the feds to the state to the County either. It wasn’t just a pandemic, it was pandemonium because the stream of information was rapidly changing, inconsistent and crazy!

7. As a supervisor you will be taking roles on boards at TRPA, TTD, and the Tahoe Conservancy, among others. Tells us about your experience with these three (and others if you want to mention them) and what will you bring to the boards?

I’m already on the Conservancy Board and am the alternate member on the TTD. I’m up to speed on all their plans and activities. I’m dedicated to getting the Conservancy and USFS to clear all the potential fire fuels on the hundreds of lots that they own. The TRPA would be the only new Board to me. However, I have known Julie Regan, the Acting Executive Director for about 16 years starting with her position as DIO for the South Tahoe Public Utility District and have met with Joanne Marchetta, the Executive Director, many times. In addition, Devin Middlebrook is our current Mayor. He works for TRPA. I know and have friendships with many other employees there. I like them all personally. Yet, I am not going to just be a nodding head. I will be there to not only keep our Lake pure, but also to represent the local voters who are under-represented on those Boards. By that, I mean that the Basin appointees outnumber appointed, elected members, plus there is a Presidential non-voting appointee. TRPA can alter the nature of our lives and livelihoods without any fear of the voters. Many of the appointed Board members are required by the original Compact to live at least 50 miles from the Basin. That is problematic for those of us who believe in an elected representative government originally proposed by the Constitution. I am for protecting our environment. I have always considered myself a “Teddy Roosevelt Conservative,” practicing the wise use of the land. But balance is the key word. I will do my homework and make sure the values and opinions of our citizens are heard. I will bring a strong voice of local government and our citizens to that Board.

8. If elected, how would you reach out to your constituents, why, and how often?

As Mayor, I wrote regular articles on the issues and how we were addressing them. We held Coffee with the Mayor, every two weeks where we answered all questions. That regular discussion had not been done for many years. I also went on the Howie Nave morning radio show many times. During the Caldor fire evacuation, I did over 60 TV, radio, and print interviews to inform our citizens and the traveling public while evacuating our family too. In addition, during the evacuation, I traveled to each of the places where our citizens were evacuated to and listened to them and sometimes cried with them, and then worked to find the resources to help them solve the problems that came up. I also made several trips to Grizzly Flats and Pollock Pines to meet with those who had lost their homes. I also hosted a very well-received State of the City Event with City Manager, Joe Irvin. I have always posted my personal cell number and e-mail making sure to answer every call, text or e-mail. I would follow that same path as Supervisor.

9. Transportation – do you understand and agree with TRPA and TTD’s Sustainable Transportation Funding Initiative and the Destination Stewardship approach?

I understand the plan completely. I believe if the public completely understood their plans that they would have the same reservations that I do. My primary reservation is that neither the TRPA nor the TTD is elected by the public; and yet, they intend to increase taxes to pay for this expensive endeavor. I have observed them writing articles and stirring up public sentiment against our visitors, especially after the influx of people who wanted to escape the big cities where crime and Covid were prevalent. They spent over a million dollars with a consultant who helped them formulate a plan to change public opinion against tourism. They have presented transportation as the biggest problem facing our lake basin. It is an issue, but our residents tell us that housing, fire danger, safety services, and good, safe, well-plowed roads are their top priorities. The “stewardship”, “tourism management” and “over-tourism” buzz words are code for keeping the riffraff, day-trippers out of Tahoe and for a Basin User Fee. They don’t have plans to fill even one pothole. Further, they want to raise twenty million dollars a year with a third of that coming from you and I, and our visitors. Some of the taxes they want to increase are sales tax, utility-user tax, property transfer tax, TOT tax, and taxes for parking. They have even come up with “zonal fees,” meaning if you travel around the lake, but you don’t get from point to point in a certain amount of time, they will assume you are a tourist and are “recreating.” You will then receive a bill in the mail. Basically, they would be toll roads using cameras to track our movement. Those are an offshoot of the Basin User fee, of which there is a prohibition in the bi-state compact. They even want a vacancy tax to charge people who don’t use their homes often enough. Again, they would be tracking the movement of private citizens. There are enormous constitutional issues to taxation without representation and the Commerce Clause of the Constitution that prohibits charging for traveling from one state to another. Privacy is an issue also. The other issue as a citizen here is the idea of putting any more money into the hands of the TTD. They have wasted millions of dollars and still are not able to run a simple, linear bus system that runs on time or has adequate bus shelters. Our family has picked up little families standing in the open bracing against freezing wind and snow waiting for busses that don’t run on time. Recently, they suspended bus service completely when their maintenance facility had a small issue. I’m not for sending them one more dime of tax money. I’m not alone in my skepticism. The Douglas County Commissioners voted 5-0 to oppose their plan. However, I am for going back to a public/private partnership bus system like the one Ken and Kathy Daley ran here very successfully for many years in a partnership with local government and the larger employers. That would be worth working towards.

10. Do you know what the County’s Strategic Plan is and what parts do you support/oppose it?

One problem with the General Plan is seen in just one glance at their map. The one I’m aware of shows a big white space over the Lake Tahoe basin and a note that says TRPA. Shouldn’t all our residents be subject to our elected representatives in our County versus ruled by a non-elected bureaucracy?

As for the rest of the county: The good news is that Supervisor Lori Parlin has been pushing for amendments to the General Plan that would allow each rural community to have more autonomy to determine the look and feel of their towns. El Dorado County is so very bifurcated by its geography that one size doesn’t fit all. For instance, even the City of South Lake Tahoe and Meyers have somewhat different desires for their businesses and community visions. Tahoma, Strawberry, Kyburz, Pollock Pines and Camino do also. Meyers is one of the few rural areas that does have a community plan.
Coloma and Georgetown are physically as close or closer to Auburn where many of their resident’s work. I am for Supervisor Parlin’s proposal.

On a similar subject, I am also for re-examining the County Charter. Most Cities and Counties that function well have the elected representatives set the policy (the what) and the City or County manager who carries out the policy (the how). They hire and direct the staff who work for them. That system has been time-tested and works best. Our County is different than most. We have an independent elected Sheriff, Auditor/Controller, Clerk Recorder, Assessor, Surveyor, Treasurer/Tax Collector and District Attorney. They do not answer to either the Supervisors or the CAO/County Manager. They set their own agendas. Then to make matters more complicated, the various department heads all work for the County Supervisors directly not the County Manager as they do in almost every other City and County. Some of the departments that don’t work directly under the CAO are, the Probation Department, Health and Human Services, Elections, County Counsel, Economic Development, Human Resources, IT, Risk Management, Library, Agriculture, Building and Planning, Airports, Air Quality, Cemetery, Environmental Management, Parks, Solid Waste, Transportation. So, the County Manager/CAO has the responsibility for running the County but not the authority. The lines of authority look more like spaghetti than an organization chart. It is very hard to get everyone moving in the same direction. I would love to find out if there is an appetite to at least look at changing the County Charter to give the CAO the ability to hire, fire and direct the various non-elected department heads. I don’t see an appetite for changing the elected positions, nor am I sure that it would be beneficial.

We all love the natural beauty and rural nature of El Dorado County. The Caldor fire showed us that we have common tasks like fighting fires but also managing our forests. Most every job in our County is either directly or to some degree a beneficiary of tourism through their customers. We have our hospitals, entertainment, restaurants, and even our snowplows because of the tourists coming to our County and leaving their money. Our tourists come to Coloma to see where Gold was discovered and to raft the American River; Placerville to get the old West to feel and the amazing downtown; Apple Hill for great apple pies (and other goodies), our wineries and breweries for tours:, Pollock Pines for camping boating, hunting, fishing, peace and quiet; and Tahoe for the snow, beaches, hiking, biking, camping, boating, fishing, gaming, entertainment and of course the amazing Lake. The bottom line is I’m for a government that can find out what direction the public wants and simply and efficiently get that done. There is more that unites us than divides us, so let’s get started!

11. Housing – what are your plans for housing (West Slope and Tahoe Basin)? Do you agree with Tahoe Coalition for the Homeless’ plans for the Home Key project that has bought 3 hotels to house the homeless?

The survey the Prosperity Center had done, that I was a part of, showed that South Lake Tahoe is at least 1,800-units short of affordable, moderate priced and workforce housing. I pushed hard to get all the agencies to lower or eliminate their permit and commodity fees as well as selling City property for $1 to those willing to build what we need. The result has been good. The best example is the 248-unit Sugar Pine Village as well as other smaller projects amounting to about 500 units to be built in the next few years. The TRPA has joined the effort at our constant urging. They are now allowing mother-in-law units (ADUs) and we are working on tiny homes. We are not done. We need to get to the point where those who work here can afford to live here. The West Slope residents don’t have housing as their number one issue as Tahoe does. Fire is a cause for concern there as well as law enforcement and big-city problems encroaching into their peaceful setting. They also are concerned by the un-reliable electricity.

I do have strong thoughts on the Home Key Project. I work in the office at the Presbyterian Church. In that capacity, I get to know many of the homeless people personally. I also have the pleasure of working with Laure Tolstad and the Phoenix Food Pantry, I see and personally help the homeless year-round. My heart aches for so many of these individuals. However, this HomeKey project, while embracing a subject we all care about, is not exactly what it seems to be at first take. The state has provided huge amounts of grants to purchase properties. Yet the contract for ongoing responsibility for running the program after two years falls to the city, county or TRPA or any other agency that signs the contract for fifty more years. It was such a huge one-sided contract that none of the agencies or local governments would commit to it. Tahoe Homeless Coalition bought out the motels anyway at way over market prices. Our residents were alarmed to find out that single moms and low-income residents who were already renting those rooms were being evicted so that the homeless could live there instead. How did that make sense? Pollock Pines has only one Best Western motel that they were recently targeting. I attended and participated in the community meetings. The residents in Pollock Pines and now some here are concerned that rather than just housing our current homeless that a magnet has been created, drawing big-city homeless to move here for the free or low-cost housing and benefits. Word travels fast. In addition, the current leadership of that program has not been cooperative with other entities.

The housing issue on the Western Slope is more of balancing the current rural neighborhoods with the influx of people who are leaving the Cities and moving to El Dorado County for the same reason we have. As the businesses and agencies allow more employees to work from home, they are choosing a home in a beautiful place where they become Computer Commuters. That is another reason why our housing in Tahoe is at a premium. What is out of reach for our workforce seems reasonable to those used to paying rents in San Francisco. I am a renter; I know what the rental market is like here. We have lived in the same place for 11+ years because we can’t afford to move. South Lake Tahoe is one of the last of the ski towns in America that still have a sense of community. It is my goal to save our town from becoming like the others.

12. Economic Development – how would you encourage more employees to live/work in Tahoe?

True economic development doesn’t just add the same type of businesses already here; that only divides the current flow of money in the local economy which weakens the existing similar businesses. True economic development creates new primary jobs – new income coming into the community. I would encourage light manufacturing (niche) and technology companies. I would encourage LTCC to become a true, four-year institution. I would also encourage LTCC to become a conference center that would bring in corporate retreats and international speakers. I believe that once we get a larger supply of affordable housing that would bring the cost down which will open our community to the employees we so desperately need here. I would urge Barton Hospital to go from the outstanding experts in Orthopedics to also become the leading research hospital in other fields as well. That would create many high-paying medical jobs. We could also become the top place to train firefighters and police recruits. These are all the types of ideas that would create new jobs and bring new funds into our community. I would like to get on board with the idea the Tahoe Douglas Fire Department has started by turning our airport into the top air attack base for fighting wildfires by housing helicopters and airplanes that can respond immediately.

I also have dreamed of fostering greater support for the arts, in all their forms including performing arts, that would bring a new view of our community. For instance, the public mural program that was started years ago. We already have about ten that were completed in a partnership between the Historical Society and South Lake Tahoe Chamber that we can build upon. As a Council member, I pushed for and voted for $100,000 going to the arts, as well as the creation of the new Arts, Culture and Tourism (ACT) Commission. After visiting museums such as the family of Smithsonian Museums in Washington DC, as well as the Nevada State Museum in Carson City, I believe that enhancing and supporting our rich history (and our own museums here in the Basin and on the West Slope) could create new jobs. Finally, once our new multi-generational recreation center is built and the Event Center is finished, we will have the opportunity to host sports tournaments of all kinds. Those are just a few of my ideas, however, none of us is smarter than all of us. I’m open to your ideas. Please send them to me wallace4supervisor@gmail.com

13. What are your feelings about the JTC and plans to move it back to Placerville eventually?

I am completely opposed to this move. I know this issue first-hand. Our JTC is not old. It was built in 2006, because of the hard work and determination of Dave Solaro, our former Chief of Police and County Supervisor for District V. Before this facility was built our children who got into trouble were taken to Placerville. Single moms and working parents were not able to keep the relationship and communication going with them, especially during snowstorms and road closures. Some didn’t see their children for many months except during court appearances. I’ve been told that enormous law enforcement staff time was used to bring the kids back and forth to court. A typical experience was no breakfast for the child so that they didn’t get car sick on the early morning trip up to Tahoe for court. Then they had to wait all day in the jury room waiting for their turn to have their case heard. If the weather turned bad, on a few occasions they had to sleep overnight on the floor in the courtroom. That is unacceptable. Besides my father-in-law being the Chief Probation Officer of Tuolumne County and then Alpine County giving me his insights on the facility, one of our five children got into trouble. Because he was in his hometown, his Pastor, his teachers, coaches, and our family were able to visit him without fail. He was able to get counseling and obtained his diploma locally. We know that having this facility made a difference in his maturity. Then there is the tax-payer issue. Why should we eliminate the still-new facility serving the largest city in our County and then spend millions of dollars to build a new facility in Placerville? We would also lose the roughly 25 employees and their families who do a great job with our troubled youth. Through my contacts at the County, I found out that they planned on using our facility to house repeat juvenile sex offenders up to the age of 25-years-old. That would put repeat sex offenders, yards away from our Middle School and a few hundred feet from our new Boys and Girls Club! It seemed that they wanted the lucrative state grant money that enticed them to take on other County’s problems. I used my relationships with the Supervisors and department heads to stop that proposal from happening before most of the public was even aware. This battle is not yet over as the bureaucrats in Placerville are still trying to find ways to close our much-needed facility. I have offered ideas for making our JTC more cost-effective. Our current Supervisor has unfortunately been in favor of closing our JTC, I respectfully disagree. If voted in as your representative, I hope to be able to get this issue back on the right decision path.

We have lost so many services here. We had five District Attorneys, now we have only one, so many crimes go unprosecuted. We used to have three full-time staff in the Clerk-Recorder’s office, now we have one person, one day per week, by appointment only. Now many of our citizens must drive to Placerville just to do routine business. We are the largest driver of revenue to the County but receive dribbles and drabs of service. It’s no wonder there is talk of creating our own county.

These issues are proof enough that we need a Supervisor who is willing to stand up for our community. We need someone who isn’t going to just do more of the same. I am that person.