If you are running for City Council in District 2. You need to live in District 2.
You represent District 2. You are called District 2's City Councilmember.
But the entire City gets to vote for you.
So while you are associated with being District 2's Representative, you are voted at large.
But...
You should at least represent your District and your District should want you as their Representative right?
Interestingly enough...
District 2's Councilman Steve Rosansky didn't win his own District in the 2008 election.
Out of the 3049 people living, or registered to vote, in District 2 who voted for the City Council race -
- Steve Rosansky got 1481 votes - 48.5%
- Gloria Alkire got 1568 votes - 51.5%
District 2 also had the lowest voter turnout as compared to the rest of the City too, bringing out only 51.4% while Citywide, Newport Beach had 58.5% come out to vote.
What does this mean?
The people who know Steve Rosansky best (his neighbors) didn't want him as their City Council Representative, while the people who don't live or work next to him do...
In case you are curious...
In the District 7 race between Incumbent Keith Curry and Challenger Dolores Otting, as voted by District 7
- Keith Curry had 2827 votes 59%
- Dolores Otting had 1939 votes 41%
3 comments:
The only nailbiter in Newport Beach...was..who won the lottery on Dolores's website!
Maybe Steve R. will get the drift that 44% of the people do not think much of his act. Maybe not!
The people may have to show up at Council meetings to remind him....that he is a "servant of the people"...not Boss Tweed!
To Ed and Keith....you now have 4 years to be nice to people and prove you are worthy for higher office! Have fun!
Have fun? They are not elected to have fun, they are there to protect,serve and represent the residents, which they do not.
So far they have represented themselves and big business, no wonder the republicans are in the tank with thinking and behavior like this.
If your comment was in jest, this is no laughing matter. The people of the peninsula's first concern is public safety which was completely ignored by the two councilmen. Curry constantly touted public value in his campaign, I guess that just means his district and friends.
Reality is a terrible thing to waste! The City of Newport Beach is going through a transition from a multi-village town to a city. The bad things that happen in cities are not pretty, funny or very light hearted in any regard.
Google Boss Tweed and Dan Rostonkowski...to get a good feel about big city politics. Even better look at Michael Bloomberg in NYC.....changing the Term Limit Law so that he could run for another third term! Tyrants..vulgar elitism and of course greedy power brokers...all become part of the daily parlance.
Sadly...of course!
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