City candidate pool shuffles

The more the better. But who is best educated and can manage this city? Who has generated a good clean life and not counted on the city to hand them a paycheck?

how do we find out EXACTLY how these councilors voted on this santa fe new mexican website?

i don't want to wait until a live debate.

i want to read in a very detailed side by side comparison how these incumbent councilors have voted.

i always read,'remember this when election comes up' when there is some lame stupid decision my one of the incumbents.. so, i want to READ ABOUT IT NOW.

this is basically a "put up or shut up" type of challenge to the santa fe voters.

how about it new mexican? can we do this?

thanks!

Oh, goody! Coviello is running!!! Now we have months of his nonsensical rantings to look forward to!

Oh, goody!! Coviello is running!! Now we can look forward to months of his nonsensical rantings!

In these races you dont get a pool of qualified candidates... you get people who meet the one main qualification... you have time to do it. There are SO many qualified people to run this city, but because they are not self employed or independently wealthy they can not run.

Coss is well educated and works way many more hours than he is paid for. He cares deeply about the issues and the city and has made real progress in so many areas. Now if he would just get over needing to fill the pews with illegals!

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In these races you dont get a pool of qualified candidates... you get people who meet the one main qualification... you have time to do it. There are SO many qualified people to run this city, but because they are not self employed or independently wealthy they can not run.

a lot of accomplished retired people who would be willing to participate but for dealing with the stupidity of the "true locals" crowd.

My wife has tried several times to contact our councilor, Miguel Chavez by email, and he has never answered. With service to his constituents like that, he won't be getting our vote for mayor!

As much as I like Miguel, and were neighbors. This comment sounds like classic race baiting.

"I am running in part because of comments I'm hearing in public that there seems to be a sense of disappointment and a feeling that change has not been seen in certain areas such as "cultural and heritage tourism"

What exactly does he mean?

Cove supports the little people, the homeless and hungry, and the downtrodden of district two.

If elected he will fill the bellies and provide health care for the poor immigrants who struggle so hard in this community.

Cove is the man in huMANity. Put Cove on the ballot.

The purposeful intentionality stated on the ‘Kepler for Mayor’ business card reads:

“Stop neighborhood crime & urban sprawl�

“Protect the natural environment & cultural heritage�

“Support local business and diverse economic opportunity�

“Secure municipal efficiency & financial stability�

Absolutely and without doubt, these declarations are the positive conversations that need forwarding into the community of Santa Fe. Once we take responsibility for the conversations we have and the life we give those conversations, change can be had.
If we do not like the way things are, then we need to change our conversations.

The purposeful intentionality stated on the ‘Kepler for Mayor’ business card reads:
Stop neighborhood crime & urban sprawl
Protect the natural environment & cultural heritage
Support local business and diverse economic opportunity
Secure municipal efficiency & financial stability

Once we take responsibility for the conversations we are having and the life we give those conversations, then these changes can be had.

Given that if we do not like the way things are and all we need to do is change our conversations, then absolutely and without doubt, these declarations are the positive conversations that need forwarding into the community of Santa Fe.

We, should do our own "informal" election. Right here in our own little forum.

Ambro wrote:

We, should do our own "informal" election. Right here in our own little forum.

If this is a forum election then I cast my vote for Russell Simon, District 1,
as he is educated, compassionate, loves Santa Fe, listens and responds, is a hard, hard worker, informed on issues, has thoughtful solutions to major city issues and is not part of any political machine. I can vouch for those qualities despite and because I am one of his grandmothers--full disclaimer.

I am delighted to hear Miguel is running for Mayor. Now it appears that we have two viable options to Coss, with both Asenith and Miguel.

I voted for Coss in 06 and have regretted it ever since. It came as a shock that his primary agenda as Mayor was not good and efficient basic city services, but rather illegal immigrant rights. homeless, and affordable housing. During the Coss administration "sanctuary" has become synonymous with soft on crime and a tolerant attitude towards crime and bad behavior in our community. As a result we are attracting illegal immigrants and homeless with criminal records from around the country and Central America.

Many of our police and emergency fire department believe that as many as half of the calls they respond to daily are now coming from the surging homeless population. The police are not able to arrest these people because of the city's hands off policies. Not surprising, it appears that the police and fire department unions will not support Coss in the upcoming election because of his mismanagement of the underlying causes of crime in Santa Fe.

I am a registered Democrat, but will be voting for a mayoral candidate, regardless of whether they are Democrat or Republican, that plans to tackle crime by solving the underlying problems creating it. Coss's policies have created crime, while he then attempts to shuffle the issues off to residents and other city departments to deal with.

I am so glad Ron Trujillo has decided to run again his enthusiasm on the council is what we need to bad he's not running for mayor.. Go Ronnie

I am not his grandmother, but I've had the privilege of knowing Russell for a few years. If he is a candidate for my district, I will definitely vote for him. Not only is he intelligent and eloquent, but he's a trustworthy guy.

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If this is a forum election then I cast my vote for Russell Simon, District 1,
as he is educated, compassionate, loves Santa Fe, listens and responds, is a hard, hard worker, informed on issues, has thoughtful solutions to major city issues and is not part of any political machine. I can vouch for those qualities despite and because I am one of his grandmothers--full disclaimer.

Happy wrote:

I am delighted to hear Miguel is running for Mayor. Now it appears that we have two viable options to Coss, with both Asenith and Miguel.
I voted for Coss in 06 and have regretted it ever since. It came as a shock that his primary agenda as Mayor was not good and efficient basic city services, but rather illegal immigrant rights. homeless, and affordable housing. During the Coss administration "sanctuary" has become synonymous with soft on crime and a tolerant attitude towards crime and bad behavior in our community. As a result we are attracting illegal immigrants and homeless with criminal records from around the country and Central America.
Many of our police and emergency fire department believe that as many as half of the calls they respond to daily are now coming from the surging homeless population. The police are not able to arrest these people because of the city's hands off policies. Not surprising, it appears that the police and fire department unions will not support Coss in the upcoming election because of his mismanagement of the underlying causes of crime in Santa Fe.
I am a registered Democrat, but will be voting for a mayoral candidate, regardless of whether they are Democrat or Republican, that plans to tackle crime by solving the underlying problems creating it. Coss's policies have created crime, while he then attempts to shuffle the issues off to residents and other city departments to deal with.

What do you say we do with our surging homeless population? I`d say surging homelessness is common to most Cities. Do you propose we round them up, and stick them somewhere?

although i have no beef with mayor coss, i am thrilled that miguel is declaring his candidacy and look forward to doing whatever i can to help him bring his style and vision to our beautiful town.

Ambro wrote:

As much as I like Miguel, and were neighbors. This comment sounds like classic race baiting.
"I am running in part because of comments I'm hearing in public that there seems to be a sense of disappointment and a feeling that change has not been seen in certain areas such as "cultural and heritage tourism"
What exactly does he mean?

You'll have to ask some one other than Miguel for that answer. He's not the sharpest tool in the shed,that's for sure.His educational level is a GED from Young Jr. High and literacy classes from the commununity college.Maybe the person who fed him the words "cultural and heritage tourism" can respond it'll be very helpful.