New council

Very soon city council will transition and the newly elected members will take their spots, including incoming District 6 representative Lori Zapf.

Outgoing council member Donna Frye just participated in her last city council, during which the council voted to override Mayor Jerry Sanders' veto regarding the measure to study the impact of big box retailer.

Now Zapf will enter office with her own agenda and changes to make in District 6.

Election

There were a lot of close calls on election night, including the race between District 6 candidates Howard Wayne and Lori Zapf. Less than one percentage point kept their total vote numbers apart and they remained close until the end of the night, when Zapf won.

It was a close race and the fact that Donna Frye endorsed him was still not quite enough to give Wayne the push to win. Although Frye was expectant of Wayne's win all the way until, the end, despite trailing behind in the polls, by saying, "I still believe Howard will win."

However, the incoming District 6 representative on the city council will be Zapf.

Prop D

One of the only things that District 6 candidates Howard Wayne and Lori Zapf could agree on at the council meeting debate was their shared dislike for proposition D.
At the debate, both candidates said they would not support or vote for proposition D, which would implement a half-cent sales tax in San Diego to help fix the city's struggling budget.
Above is the ballot language for proposition D.

Debate

The next CTC meeting is this Thursday and two of the District 6 candidates, Howard Wayne and Lori Zapf, will be in attendance for a debate.

Hopefully they will discuss some good issues and get a lively debate going.

District 6 accomplishments

According to west Clairemont representative to Donna Frye Keith Corry, after being asked what Frye and her team aimed to accomplish in her position as District 6 council woman, his answer was basically, we've already accomplished everything.

Elections are Nov. 2 and Frye has completed 10 years of service, making her ineligible to run for re-election.

However, Corry stressed that during Frye's time in office, emphasis was placed on accessibility to District 6 residents saying,"so people don't feel like we're sitting in our ivory tower downtown.”

This was accomplished several ways, according to Corry. One of which was the regularly scheduled meeting times for community members who wanted to speak with Frye.

Whether residents agree or disagree, her time is just about up in office and soon Clairemont residents will need to bring their issues to a new person.

Photo found here.

Next meeting

So, I have not been able to get in contact with any council members so far. I would very much love to speak with one and find out what issues are at the forefront of the CTC members' minds. However, it seems that I may have to wait until the first Thursday in October to find out.

Additionally, I have been trying to find out how much money the CTC members make. I have found the process a little frustrating, but will continue to search. If anything, I will ask them directly at the next CTC meeting.

Of course, I will let you know what I find.

photo found here.

Some information

At 7 p.m. on the first Thursday of every month, the Clairemont Town Council holds its meeting in the cafeteria of Clairemont High School. The town council is made up of community members and consists of volunteer positions. Additionally, community members can join by becoming a member and paying to do so, which is where the council gets money for its small grants and other donations it makes to the community. More information can be found at its website.


Photo via the Clairemont High School website.