Rich Gordon gets solid sendoff to Sacramento Other Topics, posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Nov 3, 2010 at 9:20 am
San Mateo Supervisor Rich Gordon is on his way to Sacramento -- which he termed "a strange and insidious place" -- after voters in San Mateo and Santa Clara counties elected him Tuesday to replace outgoing Assemblyman Ira Ruskin in the 21st District.
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Posted by TiredVoter, a resident of the Menlo Park: Menlo Oaks neighborhood, on Nov 3, 2010 at 9:20 am
Californians can't say that they don't get what they desereve. Here is a guy who ran an inept, incompetent Supervisor's office and was incapable of creating consensus and progress on simple issues. He and his peers were on the watch while the Treasurer's office lost 6% of the Treasury ($155M). Now we promote that incompetence to Sacramento, all because he won the race to have the "D" next to his name.
Posted by EducatedVoter, a member of the Menlo-Atherton High School community, on Nov 4, 2010 at 4:44 pm
Holding the Supervisors accountable for the Treasury loss of 6% is ludicrous, especially when it was primarily due to (i) the economic collapse and (ii) fraud by a large financial firm.