Mayor of Bakersfield
It's election year. What are your expectations for the Mayor of Bakersfield? The office of Mayor may be mostly ceremonial but the Mayor still represents our great city. It is important that our Mayor is an outstanding citizen, cares about the residents of Bakersfield, understands economical issues and promotes commerce. This blog is to discuss the candidates and relevent issues.
Real Name: Janet Needham Member Since: October 25, 2007 Last Signed In: September 18, 2008 Profile Views: 128 Blog Views: 183 Community Forum and Issues you would like addressed ... Duties of the Mayor Four Candidates running for Mayor April 08 May 08 June 08 July 08 August 08 September 08 October 08 Being involved in a variety of issues is important to me. Websites I manage are www.secretsistersociety.com, www.kerncounty.biz and www.bakersfieldsbugzoo.com as well as www.josephcaporali.com. However, this blog is strickly meant to bring awareness to the issues involving our Mayor candidates. 
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At the Community Forum held on May 23rd Mayor Harvey Hall was articulate and well prepared. Although he did seem to be put on the defensive on a couple of issues. Overall, Mayor Hall has accomplished a great deal during his terms as Mayor and will probably win again.
At the same Community Forum held on May23rd Joseph Caporali was not focusing on the questions asked, his answers had nothing to do with what was asked and the public was laughing at him for his answers. One woman asked me "what is wrong with him?" One has to wonder where his mind was, because it definitely wasn't on what the meeting was about and his speech was slurred. Was he under the influence of something?
I met Dennis Martinez at the Community Forum and he truly seems like a nice and caring man. He focused on the issues presented and answered with thought-felt responses. I was very impressed as were others. I asked Mr. Martinez to give more information about his campaign to post on the www.politicsinbakersfield.com website. Hopefully, he will follow through and the community will have a chance to know more about him and will be better prepared when election day arrives.
Unfortunately, Marc DeLeon has chosen not to participate in local forums to discuss his views and plans on making Bakersfield an even better place to live. This makes me wonder if he is not just using the election as a marketing campaign to bring attention to his business and music career. Is Marc DeLeon serious about representing Bakersfield? If he is, he needs to take the time and let the community hear from him.
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