The Mayor of Simi Valley, Paul Miller, is running again. You can read the whole Acorn story here at this link.
I have spoken to the mayor a few times but something I hope to explore more with him is the impact his degree in religion from UCLA had upon his career as a police officer and an elected official.
Here is Paul Miller's website. By looking at it do you think he anticipates having to campaign hard?
What about the city council races in Simi Valley? What have you heard? Do you think Barbra Williamson and Steve Sojka will run again? Do you think there will be anybody else running?
I have heard many rumors that local Republican activists were going to go after Barbra Williamson for supporting Jim Dantona over Judy Mikels and Peter Foy but I doubt they will be successful. Beating an incumbent is always difficult to do. Besides Peter Foy might be too busy with his new antitax and anti doing something about climate change group.
Do you see any need for a change in Simi Valley city government? What are your top issues?
If you were going to nominate someone who would you nominate?
Paul has been a good Mayor and is a refreshing addition to government.
Any right wing group that tries to run a candidate against Barbra Williamson will go down in flames. Barbra has been a fantastic City Councilmember for many years and still has some valuable work to do for the City. If you see the town looking prettier, it is no doubt due to the hard work of Barbra. Barbra isn't a political hack to any political party. She is a strong willed woman who finds problems that need fixing and fixes them. Barbra Williamson and Paul Miller make a great team of dedicated public servants.
Louis,
How long have you known Barbra and the mayor for? I know it isn't recent but I am curious.
1982 for Barbra and 1986 for Miller.
If I had legs like his I would run too...
I have seen the two disagree on a few issues but I think it is healthy when an elected body actually argues ( when done in good faith and within reason ) about public policy.