Candidates Forum at SDSU

CACC, SDSU, & Associated Students to Host SD City Council District 7 Candidates Forum

The CACC, SDSU and SDSU Associated Students will be co-hosting a Candidates Forum for the San Diego City Council District 7 on Tuesday, May 6 from 6:30 to 8 P.M.
This forum is planned as a service to the community and offers an opportunity hear the candidates to address issues of concern to the local community, SDSU staff and students.  The community, faculty, staff, and students are strongly encouraged to attend.   Questions for the candidates are encouraged from the audience.  Please plan to arrive by 6:15 to submit questions in writing.  Potential sample questions are provided below. The candidates in this nonpartisan race are April Boling, Bill Daniel, Marti Emerald, and David Tos.  All four candidates’ attendance at the forum is confirmed.  The current councilmember, Jim Madaffer is termed out.  The moderator will be Dr. Ronald King, Chair of the SDSU Department of Political Science. The format of the evening will be question and answer based around local issues after each candidates has made a brief opening statement.
The forum will be held in the Auditorium of the Aztec Athletic Center on 55th Street, on the west side of the street across from Cox Arena.  Free parking will be available in Parking Structure 5 on 55th St.   A SDSU campus map is available here.    A link directly to the Aztec Center on the Map is available here.

Mayoral Race

The mayoral candidates have agreed to regional debates and CACC members will have access to tickets to the KUSI Eastern Area Communities Mayoral Forum on Thursday, May 22 from 8:00 – 9:00 p.m. at the Church of Nazarene, 4750 Mission Gorge Place.

Potential Sample Questions for the Candidates

1. What do you see as the number one issue in the 7th District and what are your plans to address it?



2. What in the history of your service to the community distinguishes you from your opponents?



3. What in the history of your service to the community says you can make the tough decisions and not just the popular ones?



4. What is your stance on Proposition A? How would you vote? Yes or no?



5. What is your stance on Proposition B? How would you vote? Yes or no?



6. What is your stance on Proposition C? How would you vote? Yes or no?



7. What is your stance on Proposition 98? How would you vote? Yes or no?



8. What is your stance on Proposition 99? How would you vote? Yes or no?



9. What are your concerns with "The Strong Mayor" form a government?



10. What is your position on an independent City Auditor?



11. What is your position on the roll of the City Attorney?



12. Is the mayor doing enough to ensure our financial stability?



13. If you would shake up City Hall specifically where would that be?



14. What are your views on redevelopment and specifically growth?



15. What is the need for low waged earners in San Diego and how would you balance this with controlling illegal immigration?



16. Would you if elected be more interested in supporting community oriented development or developer supported development?



17. Should the mayor have been more aware of his problems within Developmental Service prior to the Sunroad debacle or is the system working as desired?


18. SDSU’s growth and its effect on the local community is complex issue, briefly what will you do about this issue?



19. How will you improve relations between the city of San Diego, SDSU and local community?



20. Will you be willing to put pressure on the police department and city attorney’s office to stop the sale of illegal drug paraphernalia in the College Area smoke shops?