Why I’m voting Lee for San Mateo City Council

Oct 21, 2020
Oct 21, 2020 Updated Apr 13, 2025
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Editor,

I’m voting for Amourence Lee for City Council for a simple reason: She has a vision for an affordable, inclusive future for all San Mateans.

(15) comments

Christopher Conway Oct 21, 2020 7:32am

Past 20 years of redlining? Got any evidence of that? I think you are telling a pretty big fib there Dylan. Most people do not know that Amourence Lee was appointed as a council member and not elected. She is responsible for bringing a political agenda into our city hall that aligns with Black Lives Matter, the uber left who pound racial equity and social justice and are behind defund the police. If you want more parades down El Camino with malcontents outside our city, dressed in black and hiding their faces, Ms. Lee is for you. Amourence Lee does not represent the people of San Mateo, she is supported by left wing activists who want to bring fundamental change to our city and whose organizations hate America and our collective history.

Tommy Tee Oct 21, 2020 7:47am

CC--if Lee was appointed, then your real gripe should be with the current council who appointed her.

Christopher Conway Oct 22, 2020 7:27am

It is, but the council now doesn't listen to the people of San Mateo. Just look at their opposition to Y and then putting R on the ballot. It is time for the people of San Mateo to pay attention and replace those on the council with people who actually like ALL of us.

dylan20 Oct 21, 2020 9:03am

I didn't say redlining was in the past 20 years, but it's a well established fact that redlining was a practice on the SF Peninsula up to the early 1970s. San Mateo's North Central neighborhood was one of the few places where African Americans could buy houses. That's why it's more diverse today than other parts of the city, and I suspect it's why the neighborhood is consistently neglected by City Hall, Parks & Rec, and other departments. I for one am glad to have this overlooked neighborhood represented on City Council by a careful, hardworking, thoughtful leader.

Cindy Cornell Oct 22, 2020 8:31am

Think North Central is ignored by the San Mateo City Council? Shoreview and Parkside are the most obviously neglected neighborhoods in San Mateo.

craigwiesner Oct 21, 2020 1:30pm

Wow. That sure doesn't describe the Amourence Lee that I know and that our county sheriff endorsed. And.... a great book that examines how our government segregated America, read Richard Rothstein's The Color of Law. Eye-opening!

Thomas Morgan Oct 21, 2020 11:10am

Dylan

I guess it depends on which form 460 you look at if you look at 7/27 for Ms. Lee there are numerous donations from PA and So Cal. You claim entirely local, so another incorrect statement. Have a wonderful day.

dylan20 Oct 21, 2020 2:32pm

You're misstating what I wrote, which is easy to check above. I said "almost entirely" funded by locals. Here are the facts: 49% of Amo's donor's live in the City of San Mateo and 71% live within San Mateo County. Compare that to Nash where only 27% of her donors live in the City of San Mateo and only 31% even live in the County of San Mateo.

Thomas Morgan Oct 21, 2020 4:41pm

29% is still a big number, and everyone's threshold will be different. For me that would need to be 90-95% to qualify for an almost entirely. Also no way to know how and what you are considering in your calculations.

Lou Oct 21, 2020 11:21am

Mr. Tweney. Regarding "I’m voting for Amourence Lee for City Council for a simple reason: She has a vision for an affordable, inclusive future for all San Mateans".....

I encourage you and others to really think/research about how you are voting and the outcome you are hoping to achieve. "The cure might be worse than the disease." Chris' comments should be heeded. This is a very serious matter.

The most important election in history. Many uneducated positions or people being voted for will not be able to be undone.

Recommended reading and education of the blueprint for what's happening now........read "Rules for Radicals" by Saul Alinsky.......the blueprint to overturn and take over America. More socialism, communism, BLM and antifa involvement and attacks.

I can appreciate you desire to be heard and issues solved. However, bringing in Ms. Lee's espoused ideas and remedies will only make things worse for all of us in the long run. Sugar coated solutions, snaring people in. Do not vote her in.

craigwiesner Oct 21, 2020 1:02pm

Funny...... Young conservatives flocked to Rules for Radicals as the go-to-guide for working against President Obama's agenda, and in many ways, their tactics worked. The "Tea Party" was guided by Alinsky's rules, and yes, they too were quite effective in getting their agenda enacted. So yes, Lou, I agree with your recommendation to read the book. Part of the back cover says "Like Thomas Paine before him, Alinsky was able to combine, both in his person and his writing, the intensity of political engagement with an absolute insistence on rational political discourse and adherence to the American democratic tradition."

Christopher Conway Oct 22, 2020 7:40am

The Tea Party did not use the Rules to Radicals guideline to protest Obama. Come on Craig, you are better than that. You seem to be a fan of Alinsky when he was one the greatest enemy this country has ever had.

craigwiesner Oct 21, 2020 12:44pm

When we first opened our shop in San Mateo, one of the first visitors was a member of the City Council and he brought us a pie. In the 11 years since we've gotten to know many members of the council, hard working decent people who want to make a difference in their community. Amourence Lee continues that tradition. When a disabled person told me she was about to be evicted, in the middle of this pandemic, one email to Amo was all it took to get that woman some help. When I reached out to the city to ask if they would, for the first time, raise the Rainbow Flag to celebrate LGBTQ+ Pride month, Amo was on board and helped make it happen. The current and former Mayor were on hand for that special day. The next day they and I were back to peacefully march with hundreds of San Mateo neighbors seeking justice for people of color in the wake of yet another tragic killing of a black man.

San Mateo is fortunate to have good candidates running in this race, people who want to serve our city, pretty selflessly given the benefits! Go to their web sites, look at who endorses them, look at their stated positions (not the made up shrieks of fear posted by some), look at their histories, and yes, look at where campaign funds come from. Then make up your mind. I support Amo Lee because I know her, like her, believe in her, and people I know, trust, and respect have endorsed her, including our county sheriff (the top cop in the county supports Amo).

Christopher Conway Oct 22, 2020 7:37am

When the Sherriff and the head to the POA endorse a proponent of Defund the Police you lose respect for the Sherriff and the leader of the POA. You know something stinks in Denmark when that is the case. You then start to realize the Sherriff and the head of the POA are political animals more than they care about the safety and security of the those people they are paid to protect. I am glad you have respect for our Sherriff Bolanos who was caught with then Sherriff Munks looking for the services in a house of ill repute. Having this Sherriff endorse Ms. Lee is everything you need to know about this election and why you need to not vote for her.

JustMike650 Oct 22, 2020 8:27am

'Sheriff' has only one 'r' ...

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