Commitment 2020: Seaside city council race

Five candidates are eyeing two seats.

COVERAGE...WITHLOOK AT THE SEASIDECITY COUNCIL RACE.FIVE CANDIDATES AREEYEING TWO SEATS..AYMAN ADEEB..TINISHA DUNN..

ALEXISGARCIA-ARRAZOLA..REGINA MASON..

ANDTHE LONE INCUMBEDAVE PACHECO..ACTION NEWS 8REPORTER CHRISTOPHERSALAS HAS MORE ON THECANDIDATES..

AND THEISSUES.### FIVE CANDIDATESRUNNING FOR TWOSEATS ONSEASIDECITYCOUNCIL ...WE START INALPHABETICAL ORDERWITH DR. AYMAN ADEEB...THE MONTEREY DENTIST,RESTAURANT OWNER ANDEGYPTIAN IMMIGRANT..CAME TO THE COUNTRYIN 2006..ADEEB SOT 1"I HAD NOTHING.I HAD 1-THOUSAND DOLLARS.I WAS HOMELESS.

I WORKEDAS A PLUMBER.

I WORKED ASA WAITER AT THERESTAURANTS.

I WORKEDMULTIPLE JOBS TILL I BUILDMYSELF UP.

I'VE GOTACCEPTED IN ONE OF THEBEST SCHOOLS IN COLUMBIAUNIVERSITY IN NEW YORKCITY.

SO I WILL HAVE THIS.WILL PASS THE SAMEEXPERIENCE TO EVERYRESIDENT IN SEASIDE.ADEEB SAID HE GOT INTOPOLITICS..

PARTIALLYBECAUSE HE SAW HOWHARD IT WAS TO BUILDAFFORDABLE HOUSING..ADEEB SOT 2 31:59 "IDECIDED TO BE ADEVELOPER SINCE I SAW THEPROBLEM IN THE WHOLEPENINSULA.

SO WHAT I DO, IGET HOUSES THEN.

I USETHIS STATE LAWS TO BUILDTHAT AD USEI SUFFERED SOMUCH WITH THE BUILDINGOFFICIAL AND THE PLANNINCOMMISSION AT SEASIDE,BUT I WAS ABLE TO BUILD 8AFFORDABLE UNITS." ADEEBSAYS HE WANTS TOSTREAMLINE TBUILDING PROCESS..HE ALSO WANTSFOCUS ONINFRASTRUCTURE ANDPUBLIC SAFETY..ADEEB SOT 3 22:32 I WANTTO GENERATE MORE INCOMETO HAVE MORE FUNDS TOHIRE MORE OFFICERS, SOTHAT'S WHY I'M COMINGFROM AS A BUSINESSMAN TOADD MORE REVENUE, MOREREVENUE IDEAS." DR.ADEEB SAYS HE WANTSTO MAKE SEASIDE A MOREBUSINESS FRIENDLY CITYBY CUTTIREGULATIONS AND RED-TAPE...AND SAYS HE KNOWSHOW BECAUSE HE HASTHE EXPERIENCE.ADEEB SOT 4 33:16 "IREALLY DID IT.

I CREATEJOBS.

I BUILD AFFORDABLEHOUSING SO I REALLY DID ITMYSELF.

I'M NOT WAITINGJUST TO LIE OR JUST TO SAYAT THE ELECTION TIME.

IALREADY HAVE DONE ITMYSELF.TINISHA DUNN IS APOLITICAL NEW-COMERAS WELL...SHE NOW WORKS IN THEMEDICAL FIELD..BUT IT WAS HER YEARSWORKING INHOSPITALITY THAT GIVEHER PUBLIC OFFICEINSPIRATION..DUNN SOT 1"WHEN I I STARTED AT THEEMBASSY SUITES IN SEASIDEAND WE GET SO MANYTOURISTS WERE PACKED OUTEVERY WEEKEND AN WHENPEOPLE WOULD ASK WHAT ISTHERE TO DO HERE.

YOUKNOW I'M PULLING OUT THATMAI'M PULLING OUT THOSEPHOTOS TO EAT AND.EVERYTHING THAT OURBIGGEST HOTEL IN SEASIDEHAS YOU DO IS INMONTEREY." DUNN SAYS IFELECTED.SHE WANTS TO FOCUS ONHELPING SEASIDE BECOMEA DESTINATIONLOCATION ..BUT BEFORE THAT..

THEPANDEMIC HAS TO BEOVERCOME.DUNN SOT 2 1:00 THERECOVERY PLAN IS THE MOSTIMPORTANT ISSUE TO MEBECAUSE THERE'S SO MANYPEOPLE WHO HAVE NOTEVEN SEEN THE OUTSIDESINCE MARCH." HERPLATFORM INCLUDESECONOMICDEVELOPMENT..AND PUBLIC SAFETY ANYOUTH DEVELOPMENTWITH AN EMPHASIS ONCOMMUNITY PROGRAMS.DUNN SOT 3 08:17 ANDTHE DARE PROGRAM, WHICHIS THE WHICH WAS BY THEMONTERREY POLICEDEPARTMENT, THEY WOULDCOME TO OUR SCHOOL ANDTHERE REALLY HELPED ME.

ISTUCK THROUGH THAT, YOKNOW, JUST EVERYTHINGTHEY TAUGHT.

THOSE AREMY CORE VALUES ALLTHROUGH SCHOOL WHEN KIDSYOU KNOW STARTED TO DODRUGS AND ALCOHOL AND.

IWAS JUST ONE OF THOSEKIDS THAT WAS LIKE SOAGAINST IT, YOU KNOW, ANDNOT JUDGING ANYBODY.

BUTI LEARNED THAT FROMELEMENTARY SCHOOL FROMTHE POLICE DEPARTMENT.HAVING THE DARE PROGRAM,YOU KNOW, BEING IN THERISE PROGRAM, WHICH ISANOTHER SCIENCE PROGRAM.ALL THOSE PROGRAMS REALLYHELPED SHAPE ME." DUNNSAYS HER YOUTH IS ANADVANTAGE IN AQUICKLY CHANGINGECONOMY AND SOCIETY..DUNN SOT 4 16:57 "WENEED THE YOUTH TO BEABLE TO PUSH THE CITYFORWARD.

YOU KNOW, WITHTHE WISDOM FROM OURELDERS AND YOU KNOW THESTRENGTH AND VOICES OFOUR YOUTH.

I BUILD THATBRIDGE AND BRIDGE THATGAP FOR US." ALEXISGARCIA-ARRAZOLA ISANOTHER CANDIDATHOPING HIS YOUTH GIVESHIM AN EDGE IN THISRACE...GARCIA-ARRAZOLA SAYSHE'S RUNNING TO GIHIS COMMUNITY A VOICE..GAR SOT 1"SEASIDE HAS SUCH ADIVERSE CULTURE AND IT HAS43% OF HISPANICPOPULATION, YET THERE'SNO ONE THAT REALLYREPRESENTS THEM, RIGHT?SO FOR ME, IT WAS VEIMPORTANT TO SEE ANDMOVE TO THE CITY IN THERIGHT DIRECTION."GARCIA-ARRAZOLA SAYSONE OF HIS BIGGESTPOLICY PLATFORM ISCOMBATING CLIMATECHANGE...AND HE BELIEVES HE CANENACT EFFECTIVEPOLICYAS A FORMERCONGRESSIONAL AIDE..AND NOW WORKING FORCENTRAL COASTCOMMUNITY ENERGY..GAR SOT 2 30:26 BYESTABLISHING BYESTABLISHING A CLIMATEACTION PLAN, WE'RE NOTONLY HELPING REDUCEGREENHOUSE GASEMISSIONS.

BUT IF WECREATE MORE JOBS HERELOCALLY, THAT END OF ITSELFWILL PRODUCE GREEN MOREGREENHOUSE GASEMISSIONS.

SO WE'RE GOINGBACK TO THE TO THE JOBCREATION PART OF THEIRRIGHT.

IF WE CREATE MOREJOBS LOCALLY, WE CREATEMORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING.PEOPLE ARE MORE FRANK TOMORE SECURE TO STAY HERE"GARCIA ARRAZOLA SABUILDING MORE HOUSING..

AND CREATING ANECONOMIC ACTION PLANARE HIS TWO OTHERTWO MAJOR ISSUES..IF ELECTED AND ONCETHE PANDEMIC IS OVER..GARCIA-ARRAZOLA SAYSHE'LL CONTINUE HISBUSINESS TOUR HESTARTED IN DECEMBER..GAR SOT 3 24:00 "REALLYESTABLISH OUT REACH FOROUR HISPANIC BUSINESSESAS WELL.

A MAJORITY OFTHEM TOLD US THAT OVERTHE YEARS YOU KNOW ITTOOK THEM SO LONGEVEN ESTABLISH THEIRBUSINESS THAT, AT TIMESTHEY GOT DISCOURAGED ANDIT'S VERY IMPORTANT FOR METHAT EVERY SEASIDERESIDENT THAT WANTS TOESTABLISH A BUSINESSESTABLISHED THE BUSINEHERE BECAUSE IT'S VERYIMPORTANT THAT EVERYBODYACHIEVES THAT AMERICDREAM." GARCIA-ARRAZOLA SAYS WHILEHE'S THE YOUNGEST INTHE RACE AT 23-YEARS-OLD...HE HAS THE EXPERIENCETO IMPLEMENT BOLDSOLUTIONS.GAR SOT 4 31:44 "A VOTEFOR ME IS A VOTE FPROGRESS.

AND WHAT WE'REGOING TO SEE ON THE BALLOTIS ECONOMIC JUSTICCLIMATE JUSTICE,EDUCATION,REPRESENTATION, ANDINCLUSIVITY." REGINAMASON IS OUR NEXTCANDIDATE...SHE IS A WELL-KNOWNAND LONG-TIME FIGUREIN SEASIDE...MAS SOT 1"I'VE LIVED HERE ALL MYLIFE.

I KNOW THECOMMUNITY, I KNOW THESTRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSESOF THE COMMUNITY.

I KNOWMEMBERS OF THECOMMUNITY THAT I CBRING TO THE TABLE TO SAYLOOK.

THIS PERSON HASSTRENGTH IN THIS AREA.LET'S BRING THAT PERSON INOVER HERE.AND WE CAN WORKTOGETHER." MASON IS THEFORMER PRESIDENT OFTHE NAACP MONTEREYCOUNTY BRANCH ANDALSO THE FOUNDER OFTHE VILLAGE PROJECT ...MASON SAYS SEASIDE ISON THE BRINK OFBOOMING WITHDEVELOPMENT..

BUT SHEWANTS TO MAKE SUREEVERYONE BENEFITS.MAS SOT 2 01:06:50SEASIDE HAS GOT TO COMEFIRST WHEN IT COMES TOBUILDING OR ANYTHING THATHAPPENS IN THISCOMMUNITY ESPECIALLYTHIS BEAUTIFUL LAND OUTHERE.

THIS LAND IS TONLY DEVELOPABLE LAND INTHIS AREA IN ALL THEPENINSULA.MASON SAYS COMMUNICONCIOUS ECONOMICDEVELOPMENT...CREATING JOBS FORSEASIDE RESIDENTS..AND A COVID-19RECOVERY PLAN ARE HERBIGGEST ISSUES.MAS SOT 3 01:05:23 "MYPLAN IS TO IMMEDIATELYWORK WITH THE HEALTHDEPARTMENT AN ALL THEDOCTORS OFFICES AND MAKESURE THAT WE TAP INTO OURCONGRESS PERSON TO FINDOUT WHAT RESOURCES AREAVAILABLE TO GET EVERYONETESTED." MASON SAID SHEALSO WANTS TO GET ANACCURATE READING OFHOW MUCH WATER THECITY HAS...SO AFFORDABLE HOUSINGCAN BE BUILT FOR LOWINCOME PEOPLE.MAS SOT 4 01:01:53 "IWANT TO PUT THEM INSTRATEGIC LOCATIONS.I'D LOOK FIRST INTO THECOMMUNITY.

WHAT LOTS DOWE OWN CURRENTLY?

WHATCAN GO UP AND THEN LOOKAT THE LAND HERE ANDPRIORITIZE WHERE THOSELAND WHERE THOSE HOMESWOULD GO?

AND ALSO I GETTHE INPUT OF TEHCOMMUNITY." 13:20"WE'VE GOT TO MAKE SURETHAT OUR LAND IS NOT GOINGTO GET TAKEN FROM US ATHAT WE'RE NOTCONTINUOUSLY OUTMIGRATED AND GENTRIFIEDOUT OF OUR OWNCOMMUNITY BECAUSE ITUNAFFORDABLE TO LIVE INYOUR OWN COMMUNITY.OUR FINAL CANDIDATE ISDAVE PACHECO..RUNNING TO RETAIN HISSEAT ON THE COUNCIL..PACHECO SAYS HISCAMPAIGN IS FOCUSEDON KEEPING YOUNGFAMILIES IN SEASIDE.PAC SOT 1"ALL MY LIFE I LIVED INSEASIDE.

35 YEARS IWORKED FOR THE CITY OFSEASIDE.

MY SON GREW UPIN THE CITY OF SEASIDE.

MYGRANDSON RIO IS JUSTSTARTED A NEW LIFE IN THCITY OF SEASIDE, SO I WANTTO CREATE A FUTURE FTHEM.HE WANTS TO DO THATBY FOCUSING ONECONOMICDEVELOPMENT.PAC SOT 2 08:59 " I THINKWE NEED TO TACKLE ANDFINISH OFF SOME PROJECTSLIKE DEVELOPMENTBECAUSE THAT RUNS DOWNHERE WHICH IMPACTS OURYOUTH AS PACKS.AFFORDABLE HOUSING ITIMPACTS JOBS.

SO I THINK IFWE CAN MOVE FORWARD ONDEVELOPMENT.

IT WILL ROLLDOWNHILL.

IT IMPACTOPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUSTAY IN SEASIDE." THEFORMER CITYRECREATION WORKERCALLED THE CUTINOPARK PROJECT A DREAMCOME TRUE.WHEN IT COMES TOHOUSING..PACHECO WANTS TOBUILD ON WHAT THECURRENT COUNCIL HASENACTED..PAC SOT 3 10:24 "IT WASSTARTED ONLY TWO YEARSAGO.

NOW THEY'RE ONLINETO HAPPEN WITH THEBROADWAY SET PROJECT.THE MAINGATE PROJECTAND THE CAMPUS TOWNPROJECT, THAT'S 245 UNITSSO THAT ARE YOUNG PEOPLECAN STAY IN SEASIDE."PACHECO SAID ASSOMEONE WHOFORMERLY MOSTIMPORTANTLY... HEWANTS SEASIDE PEOPLECAN BE PROUD OF..PAC SOT 4 13:40"CREATING A SENSE OF PRIDEAND A POSITIVE ATTITUDEABOUT WHERE YOU LIVE.AND MAKING SEEINGPEOPLE IN SEASIDE FEELGOOD ABOUT WHERE THEYLIVE, THAT'S ALWAYS BEEN AGOAL THAT I STRIVE FOR."FIVE CANDIDATESSEEKING TWO SEATS...MAKING UP HALF THECOUNCIL POSITIONS..IN SEASIDE..

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