A new generation of leadership
This is not a personal attack on anyone. It is arithmetic.
The same small group has held these seats for a very long time. When that happens, decisions stop being argued and start being assumed. Nobody has to be a villain for a council to drift out of touch; it happens by default when the same people talk to each other for long enough.
Rancho Santa Margarita only moved to district elections in 2023. District 2 covers the central band of the city, and only District 2 voters can vote in this race. That is a real change and it is worth using.
What I want to change most is not any single vote. It is whether a resident who emails the city gets an actual answer, in plain language, from someone who read the question.
What I will do
- Answer residents directly, in plain language, and say so when the answer is no.
- Explain the reasoning behind votes publicly, not just the outcome.
- Bring the tough question to the meeting rather than settling it beforehand.