In a major event that is likely to change the dynamics of the upcoming election for city council, former councilmember and mayor Connie Boardman has announced at the 11th hour that she is running for city council, becoming the third member of a slate that also includes Joe Shaw and Blair Farley.
The following announcement is from the slates official website:http://teamhuntingtonbeach.com/index.php/page/C7/29/
Former Mayor Connie Boardman announced today that she was running for Huntington Beach City Council and was joining candidates Joe Shaw and Blair Farley to form Team Huntington Beach.
“I am running because I believe the current council is just not listening to the residents of Huntington Beach,” Boardman said. “Together with Blair Farley and Joe Shaw, we’ve created Team Huntington Beach to provide voters with a choice for real change.”
Boardman was spurred to run after the council’s recent decision to change the land use designation of a portion of Bolsa Chica from open space/parkland to residential. Boardman, like Farley and Shaw, believes the city needs to pay more attention to its neighborhoods and residents.
“The city has a deficit of parkland, yet the council just voted to turn five acres of it into housing in the most sensitive ecological area in the city,” Boardman said. “It’s no surprise there are four neighborhood groups currently suing the city. They aren’t listening.”
Boardman, a professor of biology at Cerritos College, served on the City Council from 2000-2004, and was mayor in 2003. She is currently the President of the Bolsa Chica Land Trust. Farley is IT Director at Mariners Church, and is the Chairman of the HB Planning Commission. Shaw is a small business owner who has served on three city commissions.
Connie Boardman enters the race for Huntington Beach City Council.
So happy! We needed more women to run and Connie will be a great addition to the candidate list.
Now we are is for some fun, folks. The dh Don Hansonits must be quaking in their boots. Coyote Joe and his partner and their puppeteer must also be guessing what will happen next.
3 Groups fighting over 4 seats. Poor Scott Baugh is now unable to control the HB Political Machine Club and their 402 votes which to him is a majority of the voters in HB.
Folks this is going to be exciting as the Straw Candidate of the HB Political Machine Club did emerge.
Milt Dardis
Ethics:We have no Stinking Ethics
Nothing against women in politics and certainly nothing against Connie Boardman, but voters should be focused on who is best for HB and not on gender. We all need to take the time to study the issues and the candidates’ positions so we can make an informed decision. The key to democracy is an informed electorate.