WHY ALL DANA POINT RESIDENTS SHOULD CARE
Although three city council candidates will be elected by district, they will be making policies and decisions that affect ALL DANA POINT RESIDENTS. These are the major issues of concern in the 2018 election:
Councilmen Muller, Viczorek and Tomlinson, the city council’s voting majority, have continuously obstructed efforts to respond to the critical issues facing Dana Point residents and to address the financial shortcomings of the city. Despite the election of Debra Lewis and Paul Wyatt in 2016 as agents of change, they remain in the minority facing constant … Read more
THE CALIFORNIA VOTING RIGHTS ACT (CVRA) In February 2017, Dana Point received a CVRA letter demanding that the city create voting districts to promote minority voting in the election of the city council. As a result, the city ignored residents and rushed to create five districts that significantly reduced the voting rights of all Dana … Read more
In February, Dana Point was targeted for districting under the California Voting Rights Act (CVRA). Since then the city rushed to comply and facilitate districting for the 2018 election, significantly reducing the voting rights of Dana Point citizens. Meanwhile the City Attorney acted to shorten the response time allowed in the CVRA by four weeks, … Read more
It may remain a mystery how Dana Point got targeted with the CVRA threat just in time for the 2018 election and why its response time was shortened by 30 days. Most residents prefer current, at large voting, where they vote for all the council members instead of just one council member for their district. … Read more