By John Earl
Surf City Voice

This is the second of a series of questions posed by the Surf City Voice to all of the announced candidates. The question this time is about infrastructure and more specifically a proposed revision to Section 617 of the Huntington Beach City Charter that the city council recently voted to place on the November ballot.

The Surf City Voice tries to put challenging questions before the candidates in the hope that both the questions and the candidates’ answers will shed more light on important city issues and increase the voters’ chance to know who and what they will be voting for.

Political candidates often avoid challenging questions in their attempt to control the flow of information and limit their risks from public exposure. But we thank those candidates who took the time to consider the question and disclose their views to the voters.

The background to the question, the exact question asked of each of the candidates and their exact answers follow.

Readers are encouraged to leave their own comments or questions at the end of the questionnaire. Continue Reading