Tip:
Highlight text to annotate it
X
>> >>PEGGY: CURRENT SUPERVISOR PAM SLATER PRICE WILL RETIRE AT THE END OF THE YEAR.
THAT MEANS FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 16 YEARS, THERE'S AN OPEN SEAT ON THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS. JOINING ME TO TALK ABOUT THEIR BID FOR THE
DISTRICT 3 SEAT IN THIS NON PARTISAN RACE IS REPUBLICAN STEVE DANNON, FORMER CHIEF OF
STAFF FOR CONGRESSMAN BRIAN BILBRAY, AND DEMOCRAT DAVE ROBERTS, DEPUTY MAYOR OF SOLANA BEACH.
I'D LIKE TO REMIND YOU OF OUR GUIDE LINES. YOU WILL HAVE ONE MINUTE TO RESPOND TO MY
QUESTION. BECAUSE OF TIME CONSTRAINTS, REBUTTALS WILL
KEPT DISCRETIONARY IF YOU FEEL IT'S REALLY NECESSARY AND QUITE SHORT.
WE'RE GOING TO START WITH YOU, KN DAVE, BECAUSE STEVE YOU GOT TO START ON OUR MID DAY EDITION
INTERVIEW. FIRST QUESTION, DAVE, IF THE GOVERNOR'S PROPOSED
BUDGET PASSES IN NOVEMBER, THERE,S WILL BE CUTS TO SOCIAL SERVICES, THE DISABLED AND
THE ELDERLY. WOULD YOU AS SUPERVISOR BE IN FAVOR OF USING
THE COUNTY'S BILLION DOLLAR RESERVE TO KEEP SOCIAL SERVICE PROGRAMS GOING HERE LOCALLY?
>> >>DAVE ROBERTS: I'M REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT THE AFFECTS OF NOT ONLY THE STATE BUDGET,
BUT THE FEDERAL BUDGET. WE'VE GOT THIS THING CALLED SEQUESTRATION
COMING AT US. THE NEXT SUPERVISOR HAS TO FOCUS ON CORE SERVICES
HERE IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY. AS THE DEPUTY MAYOR OF SOLANA BEACH, I HAVE
THE EXPERIENCE TO REALLY LOOK AT THE SERVICES WE PROVIDE TO OUR CONSTITUENTS.
THE COUNTY HAS A TRIPLE A BOND RATING. THROUGH STRONG FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT.
I'M GOING TO CONTINUE THAT STRONG FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT BUT I'LL LOOK AT EVERY PROGRAM
AND INSURE WE DI DOO FOCUS ON CORE SERVICES. >> >>PEGGY: WOULD THE RESERVE BE ON THE TABLE
FOR THAT AS SOMETHING YOU WOULD LOOK AT? >> >>DAVE ROBERTS: ONE OF THE THING'S I'VE
TRIED TO DO THROUGHOUT THIS CAMPAIGN IS TRY NOT TO MAKE PRE CONCEIVED NOTIONS.
I WANT TO LOOK AT EACH PROGRAM. I'VE GOT A MASTERS IN FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT,
I'M THE FATHER OF FIVE ADOPTED FOSTER CHILDREN. I'LL LOOK AT EVERY PROGRAM AND MAKE SURE THEY'RE
CAREFULLY REVIEWED. QUESTION GOES TO YOU, STEVE.
WOULD YOU BE IN FAVOR OF USING THE BILLION DOLLARS IN THE RESERVE FUND TO KEEP SOCIAL
SERVICES GOING HERE. >> >>STEVE DANON: THERE'S A REASON PEOPLE
ARE SO DISGUSTED WITH POLITICS IS PEOPLE DO NOT ANSWER THE QUESTION.
I'M GOING TO ANSWER IT. YES.
WE NEED TO LOOK AT. T.I'VE BEEN ENDORSED BY FATHER JOE CAROL.
THE REASON IS IS WHEN THE MARKET WENT SOUTH IN 2008, WE HAD NEARLY ONE IN 10 SAN DIEGANS
OUTED OF WORK, CLOSER TO 15 BECAUSE PEOPLE FELL OFF THE ROLLS.
ONE IN SIX FAMILIES LIVING BELOW THE POVERTY LINE.
CHILDHOOD POVERTY IN ESCONDIDO IS AT 24.8%. ABSOLUTELY WE NEED TO TAKE A LOOK AT IT.
WE NEED TO MAINTAIN THE STRONG CREDIT RATING, BUT IT IS A RAINY DAY ACCOUNT.
I'M PROUD TO HAVE FATHER JOE'S SUPPORT AND ENDORSEMENT IN THIS STATE.
>> >>PEGGY: DAVE, LET'S TALK MONEY MORE SPECIFICALLY. EACH SUPERVISOR GETS NOW A MILLION DOLLARS
A YEAR DISCRETIONARY FUND TO INVEST OR USE IMPROVEMENTS IN THEIR DISTRICT.
CRITIC VZ CALLED THIS A SLUSH FUND. DO YOU SUPPORT HAVINGÊ THIS DISCRETIONARY
FUND. IF YOU DO, HOW WOULD YOU USE IT?
>> >>DAVE ROBERTS: FIRST OF ALL, I THINK IT'S A MISNOMER.
THIS IS NOT A DISCRETIONARY FUND. EACH SUPERVISORS TRIES TO LOOK AT THE PROGRAMS
THAT ARE VALUABLE TO THEIR DISTRICT. PROGRAMS THAT SERVE VETERANS, ABUSED WOMEN,
THAT ARE FOR OUR LIBRARIES, ANIMAL SHELTERS RKS FOR THE ARTS AND SHELTER.
THESE ARE CRITICAL PROGRAMS. THE SAN DIEGO TAX PAYERS ASSOCIATION AND THE
GRAND JURY HAVE REVIEWED THESE PROGRAMS OVER AND OVER AGAIN.
THEY HAVE NOT RECOMMENDED ABOLISHING THEM AS LONG AS THEY'RE DONE IN AN OPEN AND TRANSPARENT
FASHION WITH A MAJORITY OF SUPPORT OF THE COUNTY BOARD.
THAT'S WHAT I THINK IS CRITICAL. THREE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD HAVE TO APPROVE
EACH PROGRAM THAT IS APPROVED OVERALL. AND I'M FOR MAKING MORE, IF THERE ARE WAYS
TO MAKE IT MORE, OPEN AND TRANSPARENT, I WILL WORK ON THAT.
>> >>PEGGY: ALL RIGHT. AND STEVE, DISCRETION FUNDS, YOU HAVE SOME
IDEAS ON THAT. >> >>STEVE DANON: THIS IS A VERY CLEAR DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN MYSELF AND MY OPPONENT DAVE, HERE. I OPPOSE THE 5ÊMILLION DOLLAR SLUSH FUND.
I SUPPORT AN ETHICS COMMISSION. THE FACT THAT ANY ONE SUPERVISOR COULD DULL
OUT PUBLIC TAX PAYER DOLLARS TO ART AND ENTERTAINMENT GROUPS IN IN RETURN FOR TICKS INCLUDING TWO
WEEKS ALL EXPENSE PAID VACATION TO VIENNA, AUSTRIA IS WRONG.
WE COULD BRING TRANSPARENCY FOR THE PROFITS. I STRONGLY BELIEVE THE FUNDS NEED TO BE REINVESTED
BUT NOT AT THE DISCRETION ONE'S SUPERVISOR. A WINK AND A NOD, YOU KNOW WHAT SUPERVISOR
A, I'LL SUPPORT YOU IF YOU SUPPORT MY PROJECT. THOSE DAYS NEED TO COME TO AN END.
WE NEED TO BRING TRANSPARENCY FOR THIS PROJECT. >> >>PEGGY: STEVE, LET ME START WITH YOU FOR
THIS NEXT QUESTIONER ONE OF YOU IN THE SUPERVISOR SEAT WILL REPRESENT TECHNICALLY THE BACK COUNTRY.
HOWEVER, YOUR VOTE WILL COUNT IN MAJOR DECISIONS IN DEVELOPMENT IN THE BACK COUNTRY.
WHAT IS YOUR STAND ON DEVELOPMENT IN RURAL AREAS?
>> >>STEVE DANON: I SUPPORT MANAGED GROWTH. THIS IS A BIG DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MY OPPONENT
AND I. I WILL NEVER SUPPORT A PROJECT THAT DOES NOT
PROVIDE GOOD, ADEQUATE TRANSPORTATION, OPEN SPACE, SCHOOLS, AND AMENITIES.
FOR ANYBODY TODAY IN 2012 TO FORECAST WHAT OUR NEEDS WILL BE IN 2050 IS BEING A LITTLE
IGNORANT. WE NEED TO WORK TOGETHER IN THE COMMUNITY
TO INSURE WE HAVE A PROPER HOUSING STOCK. REMEMBER, WE HAVE ONE IN TEN 10 SAN DIEGANS
OUT OF WORK RIGHT NOW. SO HOPEFULLY WE'LL BE ABLE TO HAVE MORE JOBS
AND MORE JOBS MEANS MORE PLACES TO LIVE. I SUPPORT INFILL WITHIN THE CITIES NEAR GOOD
TRANSPORTATION QUARTERS IS MY NUMBER ONE PRIORITY. IF THERE'S CLEAN TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS FOR
WIND AND SOLAR IN THE UNINCORPORATED AREA, WE MUST LOOK AT THAT TO PROVIDE NET VALUE
FOR THE REGION. >> >>PEGGY: DAVE, AGAIN, YOUR VOTE WILL COUNTÊ
THE SUPERVISOR SEAT WILL COUNT AS A MAJORITY RULE WHEN IT COMES TO DEVELOPMENT, WHAT IS
YOUR TAKE ON IT? >> >>DAVE ROBERTS: I THINK ONE OF THE REASONS
I'M 18 POINTS AHEAD IN THE POLLS AND WHY 12 COMMUNITY NEWSPAPERS HAVE ENDORSED ME VERSUS
STEVE'S ONE IS BECAUSE I HAVEÊ THERE'S A CLEAR DIFFERENCE BETWEEN US ON THIS ISSUE.
PEOPLE DO NOT WANTED TO GIVE THE COUNTY BOARD ANOTHER VOTE TO PAVE OVER OUR PARADISE.
IT IS CRITICAL WE HAVE A PROVEN LEADER LOOK AT MY TRACK RECORD.
I SUPPORT SENSIBLE GROWTH. I SUPPORT GROWTH ALONG THE TRANSIT QUARTER.
BUT WE HAVE GOT TO LOOK AT OUR RESOURCES AND WHERE WE CAN HAVE GROWTH.
I'VE DONE THIS WORKING ON SANDAG AND OTHER BOARDS.
I'VE GOT THAT PROVEN TRACK RECORD OF DOING THIS, AND I THINK THAT IS ONE REASON WHY OUR
CAMPAIGN HAS GOTTEN SO MUCH TRACTION. >> >>PEGGY: OKAY, STEVE, WOULD YOU LIKE TOÊ
YOU CHALLENGED WHAT HE'S SAYING. >> >>STEVE DANON: YOU CAN START WITH ANOTHER
POLL, MY FRIEND. DAVE PF BEEN SUPPORTED BY CONSTRUCTION IN
THE PAST WHEN HE'S RAN FOR THE VIRGINIA HOUSE OF DELEGATES BACK IN 1997.
THE KEY IS PROVIDING MANAGED GROWTH. YOU CAN'T SAYÊ I STRONGLY OPPOSE OFF SHORE
DRILLING, BUT WE NEED CLEAN, RENEWABLE ENERGIES. WHEN IT COMES TO WIND AND SOLAR, WHERE ARE
WE GOING TO HOUSE THEN? WE MUST BE PROACTIVE IN THAT ISSUE.
>> >>DAVE ROBERTS: LET'S TALK ABOUT IN 2012, 80 PLUS PERCENT OF STEVE'S DONORS ON HIS MOST
RECENT REPORT WERE FOR DEVELOPERS, UTILITIES AND FOR OTHER TYPES OF PEOPLE THAT WANT TO
DESTROY THE *** BACK COUNTRY, AND REALLY I THINK ARE HARMFUL TO SAN DIEGO COUNTY OVERALL.
LOOK AT OUR FINANCIAL DISCLOSE CLOSURES REPORT. >> >>PEGGY: THIS IS MY LAST QUESTION, WE'RE
RUNNING OUT OF TIME. SO, STEVE, UNDER REALIGN M, THE STATE HAS
TRANSFERRED AUTHORITY FOR MORE THAN 2000 NON VIOLENT OFFENDERS TO THE COUNTY.
DO YOU SUPPORT THIS MOVE, AND DO YOU THINK IT'S A THREAT TO PUBLIC SAFETY? P IRKS IT
ABSOLUTELY IS A THREAT TO PUBLIC SAFETY. I'M PROUD TO HAVE THE ENDORSEMENTS OF SAN
DIEGO MAYOR JERRY SANDERS, THE DEPUTY SHERIFF'S ASSOCIATION, THE SAN DIEGO POLICE OFFICER'S
ASSOCIATION, SAN DIEGANS AGAINST CRIME, THE DEPUTY DISTRICT'S ATTORNEY'S ASSOCIATION AND
THE PROBATION OFFICER'S ASSOCIATION. WE NEED TO WORK TOGETHER TO SOLVE THIS.
THE FACT THAT THE STATE IS ONLY GO TO REIMBURSE THE COUNTY 25,000 DOLLARS PER INMATE, THIS
IS A HUGE LIABILITY AND WE MUST WORK TOGETHER TO INSURE THAT VIOLENT CRIMINALS ARE NOT RELEASED
EARLY. THAT'S ABSOLUTELY A NON STARTER HERE.
>> >>PEGGY: HOW ABOUT YOU, DAVE? >> >>DAVE ROBERTS: THIS LAUNDRY LIST OF ENDORSEMENTS.
LET'S LOOK AT THE FACTSÊ I AM A PROVEN LEADER Y.HAVE SERVED ON SANDAG, PUBLIC SAFETY.
I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT AB109, THE REALIGNMENT. I THINK WE CAN DO BETTER HERE IN SAN DIEGO
COUNTY. WHEN THE STATE RAN THIS PROGRAM, WE HAD A
70 PERCENT RECIDIVISM RATE. PEOPLE HAD A CHANCE WITHIN THREE YEARS GOING
BACK TO PRISON 70% OF THE TIME. WE HAVE GOT TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE THE FUNDS
HERE IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY. I'VE MET WITH SHERIFF GORE AND DISTRICT ATTORNEY
BONNIE DUMANIS AND WE NEED TO WORK ON THE BEST BENEFIT OF THE COUNTY TO PROTECT ALL
OF OUR CITIZENS. >> >>PEGGY: UNFORTUNATELY WE ARE OUT OF TIME.
THANK YOU GENTLEMEN. STEVE DANNON AND DAVE ROBERTS.
IF YOU WANT TO HEAR MORE ON THIS INTERVIEW, YOU CAN LISTEN TO AN EXPANDED DISCUSSION WITH
THE CANDIDATES ON OUR WEBSITE, KPBS.ORG. THANKS AGAIN.