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The questions were prepared by the the League of Women Voters of Los Angeles County and asked of all candidates for this office.
Read the answers from all candidates (who have responded).Questions & Answers
1. Please provide a brief list of your qualifications in bullet format, using an asterisk (*) to represent a bullet. (No more than 25 words for this section.)
- Attorney, extensive legal knowledge
- Real Estate Agent
- Community activist with football great Jim Brown's Amer-I-Can program
- County of Los Angeles employee for the past seven years
- Political Science Degree
2. If it were entirely up to you and not the Legislature, what measures would you take to address Los Angeles County’s fiscal crisis? (No more than 150 words total for questions 2 and 3.)
I would address Los Angeles County's fiscal crises by improving the County education system and work to get the high school graduation rate to seventy percent (70%). Strengthen the community college and trade school system. Work on expanding the underground/subway transportation system to ease traffic congestion. Work with the private sector to bring more jobs to Los Angeles County's 2nd District and the County as a whole. Create local community advisory groups that could notify the County Board about problems and needed improvements. Expand the City of Los Angeles' youth employment program to a countywide program.3. What are the most important criteria for evaluating new development in the unincorporated areas of the county? (No more than 150 words total for questions 2 and 3.)
The most important criteria for evaluating new development in unincorporated areas of the county is to make sure the development improves the lives of the people of the county. Affordable housing, a good transportation system, an improved educational system and economic development are key areas that must be positively impacted by new development. Vote for Thomas Neusom for 2nd District Supervisor.
Responses to questions asked of each candidate are reproduced as submitted to the League. Until 5:00 p.m. on April 4, 2008, candidates for County Supervisor must limit their answers to 175 words total for all questions so that a paper Voters Guide may be published. Specific word limits are as follows: 25 words for question 1; 150 words total for questions 2 and 3. |After 5:00 p.m. on April 4, 2008, word limits will no longer apply.Read the answers from all candidates (who have responded).
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