Thoughts on the District 2 Candidates
Here are some brief thoughts and observations about the candidates running for District 2 of
the
San Diego City Council. I attended the candidate forum last night in Liberty Station — and the cavernous hall was packed — a great turnout. Someone told me the hall had a capacity of 200 or 250. Lots of gray heads. Six candidates were on the stage: Richard Bailey, Paul Suppa, Mandy Havlik, Jacob Mitchell, Nicolle Crosby and Josh Coyne.
League of Women Voters did a great job in organizing the forum, which was co-hosted by the Point Loma Association.
Opening Statements
Bailey wants us to “stand up to city hall,” as does Suppa and Havlik. Suppa says San Diego is in a state of crisis due to its budgetary problems. Our city, he says, spends twice the national average on the police department, and that we need to “stop overtime for police.”
Havlik knows the city is in trouble. She expressed her love for the community, has spent years serving the community, has stood up against bad projects and her campaign is “grassroots and people-powered.”
The youngest candidate on the stage was Jacob Mitchell, who became the crowd favorite for his honesty and naivete. But nobody thinks he can win.

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