District 5 Special Election Endorsement – Anthony Kuo
Voters in Irvine’s new District 5 have had ballots for nearly a month now as they weigh in on candidates to fill the year and half left on Larry Agran’s City Council seat he vacated in December to become Mayor.
Irvine City News endorses former Councilman Anthony Kuo for Council District 5. Kuo has the experience, temperament, and dedication to the community that one would want to see in a local elected official. He has garnered a wide-ranging coalition of support that includes business and taxpayer advocacy groups to organized labor and Irvine’s Police officers. More impressive than endorsements from organizations is the support and praises Kuo has received from a bi-partisan coalition of Mayor Larry Agran, former Mayor Farrah Khan, and former Mayor Christina Shea. Those praises are a testament to his ability to work with others on a Council that’s currently marked by dissention and disagreement.
Kuo supports the long-promised Veterans Cemetery and could take significant credit for amenities (like Wild Rivers) currently at the Great Park, while Betty Franco has waffled on the cemetery issue and has no history of advancing Park progress or any civic participation.
Kuo supports withdrawal from the scandal-ridden Orange County Power Authority, as where readers have reported that Betty Martinez Franco shares different answers depending on which groups she’s speaking with.
And, unfortunately, Martinez Franco has strong professional ties to, and has taken campaign contributions from players involved with the Anaheim political bribery scandal. In contrast, Kuo has built strong relationships and partnerships with his support of affordable housing initiatives, environmental programs, taxpayer rebates, and others with job creators and PTA’s and everyone in between.
Cornelius, for whom we cannot even find a campaign website, touts being a “Grand Jury candidate.” We’ve been monitors of local government for a long time and we have no idea what that means. Submitting an application to serve is not an accomplishment nor a source of experience.
Former Councilwoman Tammy Kim was previously a candidate, but was removed from the ballot by a judge as a result of a settlement surrounding questionable residency claims.
We appreciate the candidacies of newcomers Cornelius and Franco, but they’re just not ready to lead an award-winning Master-Planned community like Irvine.
District 5 Special Election Endorsement – Anthony Kuo
Voters in Irvine’s new District 5 have had ballots for nearly a month now as they weigh in on candidates to fill the year and half left on Larry Agran’s City Council seat he vacated in December to become Mayor.
Irvine City News endorses former Councilman Anthony Kuo for Council District 5. Kuo has the experience, temperament, and dedication to the community that one would want to see in a local elected official. He has garnered a wide-ranging coalition of support that includes business and taxpayer advocacy groups to organized labor and Irvine’s Police officers. More impressive than endorsements from organizations is the support and praises Kuo has received from a bi-partisan coalition of Mayor Larry Agran, former Mayor Farrah Khan, and former Mayor Christina Shea. Those praises are a testament to his ability to work with others on a Council that’s currently marked by dissention and disagreement.
Kuo supports the long-promised Veterans Cemetery and could take significant credit for amenities (like Wild Rivers) currently at the Great Park, while Betty Franco has waffled on the cemetery issue and has no history of advancing Park progress or any civic participation.
Kuo supports withdrawal from the scandal-ridden Orange County Power Authority, as where readers have reported that Betty Martinez Franco shares different answers depending on which groups she’s speaking with.
And, unfortunately, Martinez Franco has strong professional ties to, and has taken campaign contributions from players involved with the Anaheim political bribery scandal. In contrast, Kuo has built strong relationships and partnerships with his support of affordable housing initiatives, environmental programs, taxpayer rebates, and others with job creators and PTA’s and everyone in between.
Cornelius, for whom we cannot even find a campaign website, touts being a “Grand Jury candidate.” We’ve been monitors of local government for a long time and we have no idea what that means. Submitting an application to serve is not an accomplishment nor a source of experience.
Former Councilwoman Tammy Kim was previously a candidate, but was removed from the ballot by a judge as a result of a settlement surrounding questionable residency claims.
We appreciate the candidacies of newcomers Cornelius and Franco, but they’re just not ready to lead an award-winning Master-Planned community like Irvine.
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