Editor,
There’s a growing tide of support for Deniz Bolbol for Belmont City Council. The incumbents are running as a slate, just as they vote as a slate on all important issues. Two of the incumbents are heavily funded by special interests — real estate, unions and political insiders. Recently, Belmont residents received a mailer from the incumbent slate, featuring nothing but political endorsements — not one idea or policy.
Bolbol does not seek political endorsements or accept industry donations — she is an independent voice putting resident interests ahead of special interests. She is the only candidate who heard resident concerns about lack of wildfire prevention, planned over-development of four- to five-story high-density residential replacing our downtown, and failure to permanently protect our open spaces. That’s why I’m voting for Bolbol, and only Bolbol.
Kristin Mercer
Belmont
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(7) comments
I totally agree that all their political endorsements begs the question as to whether they are beholden to special interests and developers or to the residents of Belmont? Vote for Deniz Bolbol and only Deniz who has no political endorsements and is only interested in the concerns of Belmont residents.
Belmont needs some new blood on the Council.
At the moment some councilors often make factually incorrect or misleading statements during the Council's agenda deliberations that go unchallenged by other councilors.
For example, during the 9-25-2018 deliberations on the San Mateo's Civil Grand Jury report on : “Soaring City Pension Costs – Time for Hard Choices”, Councilor Lieberman stated Belmont "never went to an enriched pension plan for city employees like many sister cities in San Mateo County. Right?
Finance Director Thomas Fil replied: "With respect to the miscellaneous plan, that is correct."
Nobody asked "but what about the safety pension plan?"
As it happens the safety pension plan was enriched by Belmont in July 2002 when it was increased to 3% at 50.
I totally agree and will vote for Deniz Bolbol and only Deniz Bolbol!
Bolbol is not qualified to be elected dog catcher let alone City Councilor. NO to Bolbol.
...says the San Mateo resident...lol
Belmont needs some new blood on the Council. At the moment some councilors often make factually incorrect or misleading statements during the Council's agenda deliberations that go unchallenged by other councilors. For example, during the 9-25-2018 deliberations on the San Mateo's Civil Grand Jury report on : “Soaring City Pension Costs – Time for Hard Choices”, Councilor Lieberman stated Belmont "never went to an enriched pension plan for city employees like many sister cities in San Mateo County. Right? Finance Director Thomas Fil replied: "With respect to the miscellaneous plan, that is correct." Nobody asked "but what about the safety pension plan?" As it happens the safety pension plan was enriched by Belmont in July 2002 when it was increased to 3% at 50.
I agree wholeheartedly with Kristin Mercer's recent letter. My vote will go to Deniz Bolbol this November and only to Deniz Bolbol.
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