I want to thank my readers and FB friends in Alameda who followed my recommendations and voted for Trish Spencer for Mayor and Jim Oddie for City Council. Trishs race was particularly close - she managed to defeat the incumbent Mayor by 120 votes. So each one of you who voted for her really mattered. Thank you. Trish win is a testament to the power of grassroot campaigns. She spent less than $10K to defeat an incumbent Mayor, who had the support of the whole Democratic party & labor establishments, in addition to the firefighters, and who spent well over $50K. And Trish win is a win for all of Alameda. She is incredibly intelligent. A lawyer turned SAHM, she was involved with many Alameda groups and causes before she was elected to the School Board. In the Board, she distinguished herself by her intelligence, her willingness to look at the whole picture and put sound public policy before instinctive rubber stamping, and her willingness to stand alone for good governance. She is likely to have some frustrating years ahead, but I could not be happier that she was elected. Thank you again for voting for Trish and Jim!
Posted on: Thu, 13 Nov 2014 06:49:09 +0000
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