Rose's Wolf Free Pass
[ Excerpt from SBN-P editorial opinion, 12/7/2005 ]
Our Opinion: Why give Rose's Wolf a free pass?
... The local Democratic Party establishment continues to try to solidify support for a relatively unknown candidate to replace beleaguered county Supervisor Susan Rose.
The latest comes from a press release from Rep. Lois Capps titled "Capps Urges Janet Wolf to Run for Supervisor."
... mainstream Democratic leaders for months have been orchestrating Ms. Wolf's candidacy and working to shut out other candidates.
Santa Barbara City Councilman Das Williams angered some party leaders in the November city election when he worked to push Councilwoman Iya Falcone, a fellow Democratic officeholder, out of a job. Now it appears payback time for that behavior. There's also the concern of some that Mr. Williams is ill-suited for the supervisor's position.
We find all this back-room party wrangling -- for a supposedly nonpartisan position on the Board of Supervisors -- troubling.
Rather than trying to ace candidates out, let the voters hear directly from everyone who wants to run.
There's a primary election, in June, for exactly this purpose.
... Like many others, the News-Press has questions about Ms. Wolf's qualifications and stances on matters important to the 2nd District. For example, she has not been an active participant in her community's discussions to protect neighborhood character and rezone land for subsidized housing development in the unincorporated eastern Goleta Valley.
... Yet it appears, despite reports to the contrary, that Ms. Wolf is Ms. Rose's hand-picked successor. This raises a big red flag...
Our Opinion: Why give Rose's Wolf a free pass?
Our Opinion: Why give Rose's Wolf a free pass?
... The local Democratic Party establishment continues to try to solidify support for a relatively unknown candidate to replace beleaguered county Supervisor Susan Rose.
The latest comes from a press release from Rep. Lois Capps titled "Capps Urges Janet Wolf to Run for Supervisor."
... mainstream Democratic leaders for months have been orchestrating Ms. Wolf's candidacy and working to shut out other candidates.
Santa Barbara City Councilman Das Williams angered some party leaders in the November city election when he worked to push Councilwoman Iya Falcone, a fellow Democratic officeholder, out of a job. Now it appears payback time for that behavior. There's also the concern of some that Mr. Williams is ill-suited for the supervisor's position.
We find all this back-room party wrangling -- for a supposedly nonpartisan position on the Board of Supervisors -- troubling.
Rather than trying to ace candidates out, let the voters hear directly from everyone who wants to run.
There's a primary election, in June, for exactly this purpose.
... Like many others, the News-Press has questions about Ms. Wolf's qualifications and stances on matters important to the 2nd District. For example, she has not been an active participant in her community's discussions to protect neighborhood character and rezone land for subsidized housing development in the unincorporated eastern Goleta Valley.
... Yet it appears, despite reports to the contrary, that Ms. Wolf is Ms. Rose's hand-picked successor. This raises a big red flag...
Our Opinion: Why give Rose's Wolf a free pass?
Posted by Malcolm on
12/07/2005
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