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LWV League of Women Voters of California Education Fund
Sonoma County, CA November 2, 2010 Election
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Steve Barbose
Answers Questions

Candidate for
Council Member; City of Sonoma

 
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The questions were prepared by the League of Women Voters of Sonoma County and asked of all candidates for this office.
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Questions & Answers

1. Please comment on executive pay and pension packages for public entities, particularly in the context of the Smart Train Agency, which has offered to pay both the employer and the employee portions of the pension payments. Do you agree or disagree with this action, and if you disagree, what can and/or will you do about it?

I do not think it is appropriate or financially sustainable for public entities to pay both the empoyee and employer contributions for pensions. This is something that I would like to see addressed in future labor negotiations.

2. What are your goals for public education? As an elected official, what measures could you take to improve the school system?

A strong public education system is crucial for our state and country to competitive in the world markets. It is also critical in order to give students from the lower end of the economic spectrum to achieve their potential.

3. Please comment on commercial development in your district, particularly vis a vis differences and conflicts between city and county agencies.

Commercial development in Sonoma is constrained by the Urban Growth Boundary. We don't really have conflicts with public agencies.

Responses to questions asked of each candidate are reproduced as submitted to the League.  Candidates' responses are not edited or corrected by the League. Candidates may not refer to any other candidates in their answers.

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