From the Richard Baily Campaign
San Diego is facing serious challenges. A growing budget deficit, mounting infrastructure backlogs, and declining basic services didn’t happen overnight – they are the result of years of bad policy, irresponsible spending, and a lack of accountability at City Hall. Fixing these problems will require better policies from experienced leadership with a clear vision for how city government should function..
That’s why I’m proud to endorse Richard Bailey for San Diego City Council.
Bailey is by far the most qualified candidate in the field and centers his entire campaign platform around policies, not politics.
Richard brings something that is increasingly rare in government today: a deep command of the actual policies and decisions that shape our city. He understands the details of the budget, the regulatory environment, and the structural challenges facing San Diego in a way that few elected officials, let alone candidates, do.
Just as important, Bailey has already demonstrated the ability to lead. As a successful two-term Mayor of Coronado, he built a reputation for focusing on policies over politics and fulfilling the core responsibilities of local government – maintaining infrastructure, keeping neighborhoods safe, and responsibly balancing the budget. Bailey was also spot on when it came to tackling the regional issue of homelessness through commonsense policies that emphasized accountability first, not last. In addition to getting the basics of local and regional policies right, Bailey also made the environment a top priority by working in a bipartisan fashion to help secure the federal funding and legislation necessary to finally address the Tijuana sewage issue.
Richard also has the education and analytical background to tackle complex policy challenges, with a degree in Business Finance and a master’s degree in Economics.
Equally important to his education, Bailey also brings the kind of real-world experience that is lacking in public office. He has a background working in finance for a Fortune 500 company, giving him a strong understanding of budgets, financial management, and organizational accountability. He also owns two businesses that have operated in the district for years, which gives him a firsthand understanding of how city policies affect workers, entrepreneurs, and families trying to make a living in San Diego.
The same policies and leadership that created the problems we see today at City Hall will not be able to solve them.
San Diego deserves better.
Richard Bailey has the experience, the knowledge, and the independence to bring real accountability and balance to City Hall. I’m proud to endorse Richard Bailey for City Council and encourage all of San Diego that wants to see a change at City Hall support him as well.
Larry Turner
Retired U.S. Marine Lieutenant Colonel
Retired SDPD Officer
Larry Turner ran for San Diego Mayor in 2024 and carried City Council District 2 by 7 points.
The OB Rag has a standing offer to all D2 candidates: we will publish your policy statement up to 1,000 words on the Rag.
I have a question for Larry Turner: since you did so well in D2 during the mayoral campaign in 2024, why didn’t you then run for D2 council seat?
No longer lives in OB.
Larry Turner had such an opportunity but was basically Biff Tannen from Back to the Future.
Glad you posted this, Frank. It’s simply obvious, Richard Bailey is head and shoulders above the rest.
He is the only big threat to the municipal unions which is why the local Dem party is spending money on cheap shot mailers that are not even worth recycling; just throw in the trash. So lame and so same old big money political gamesmanship.
A change is going to come to city hall and the union-supported challengers to Richard are scared as heck and they should be.
Party loyalty gave you Todd Gloria and now our city is broken. So maybe it’s time to put the party labels away.
RICHARD P. BAILEY FOR DISTRICT 2 CITY COUNCIL – the obvious choice
We only posted this because the Rag has a standing offer to post one policy paper by each of the D2 candidates; this is Bailey’s. As you know, Lisa, the Rag has endorsed Mandy Havlik.
Lisa you keep saying that Republican Richard is going to change City Hall but you’ve yet to put together a plan of “how”. Even if he were to win – which he will not, he’s a MAGA republican carpetbagger running it what will be the biggest blue wave since 2006 – how does he possibly change the dynamics of an 8-1 city council with a Democratic Mayor while basically pushing for Carl DeMaio-era policies (which is a huge reason why we’re here in the first place!). He’s also looking to blow a massive hole in the budget by undoing the trash fees with no plan to do anything to make up for those dollars. Finally he’ll immediately be running for Mayor and not paying attention to D2 at all. If he were to win – which, for the second time, he will not, instead he’ll lose by 10 plus points just like Zapf, Faulconer and Dumanis – he’d isolate this district even further, not have any chairs on any committees and be at the end of constant 8-1 decisions. He’ll be a net negative for D2, with both him and the rest of the council ignoring this district.
Good thing he’s going to get blown out in November. Hope he only sublet his place in Coronado. He can do the reverse of the homeless folks he sent across the bridge and head back there himself.
ANYONE BUT RICHARD P. BAILEY FOR DISTRICT 2 CITY COUNCIL – the obvious and inevitable choice.
Not about party labels, but commitment to our district. If people are looking for someone to rock the boat at city hall, ok. But I’m voting for a member of my district who has deeper roots in the community. I’m so tired of politicians moving around town to get another elected gig.
Supporting Mandy, why Frank, I didn’t see that coming.
Question for you to ask Mandy:
If elected to D2 would she plddge to fight back against the municipal unions? Initiate a ruling to cut staffing by 40% and forego salary raises until the ciyy’s budget is balanced?
I doubt if she’d take such a Republican position as that broad sweep, Lisa. Unions are not the problem. It’s the developer-driven scandals and scams and the reluctance of those cemented into Gloria’s control of part of the Dem party to change or admit the truth, or to act more like Democrats and not Republicans.
Gee, Frank, I’m not republican, never have been but am a fiscal conservative. So, what you are condoning is the democrat candidates continuing to live above their means while in office under the control of the municipal unions, breaking the backs of taxpayers. I guess that’s ok with you as long as those feeding off the trove are democrats?
Interesting logic.
Has anyone actually spotted Bailey in Point Loma/OB? Are we sure he lives here or does he “live” here in the same was Larry Turner did?
The fact that we do not see him supporting small businesses in district 2 says a lot about him.
ANYONE BUT RICHARD P. BAILEY FOR DISTRICT 2 CITY COUNCIL – no MAGA for District 2