LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – The candidates in the fall runoff for the District 3 supervisorial seat took part in a debate Monday night.
John Brosnan and Jim Steele fielded questions on a variety of topics at the debate, sponsored by Lake County News and the Lake County Chamber of Commerce.
The debate, which ran just under an hour and a half, can be seen in its entirety in the video posted above.
The questions asked and the time notations for when they appear in the video are shown below.
Questions:
1. Lake County supervisors often are asked about county issues in general, but I’d like to begin by focusing on the Northshore specifically. What specific priorities do you have for the Northshore if you're elected supervisor? (5:34)
2. A big part of a supervisor’s job is overseeing county departments and their budgets. Please describe your experience with budgeting and fiscal management. (10:27)
3. As you have taken part in this campaign, both of you have met a lot of people and heard about a lot of concerns and problems and issues. How have those interactions shaped the priorities you plan to take with you to the Board of Supervisors? (14:24)
4. Marijuana continues to be a deeply dividing topic in Lake County. This fall we have two more ballot measures related to marijuana, and disagreements are continuing between growers and nongrowers about what should and should not be allowed in neighborhoods and elsewhere in the county. How do you propose to bring consensus and clarity to this issue? Do you believe you can bring the two sides together? If so, how? (18:55)
5. What is your position on legislation to establish rent control in senior mobile home parks in order to protect against unreasonable hikes? (27:05)
6. Water is an increasingly important issue in District 3 and elsewhere. In what ways do you intend to address water-related issues for Northshore residents? (30:55)
7. How do you intend to make yourself accessible to the constituents of the Northshore? What will your courthouse office schedule be like? (37:44)
8. In what specific ways do you believe you are representative of the voters in District 3? (42:31)
9. What is the most important environmental issue facing Lake County and how do you intend to address it? (48:40)
10. What can politicians do to save the lake in its current condition? (54:08)
11. Over the past several years, there has been a noted breakdown in the relationship between the Board of Supervisors and the Lake County sheriff, leading at one point to the board issuing a unanimous vote of no confidence. The sheriff has since been voted out of office and a new sheriff will take his oath the same day that one of you also is sworn in as District 3 supervisor. How do you propose to work with the new sheriff in order to restore the relationship between his office and yours? (59:33)
12. What is each candidate's position on the local races? Specifically, measures S, O and P, and the assessor-recorder's race? (1:04:26)
13. Candidate question: Brosnan asked Steele about the pension that he collects as a state retiree. (1:12:40)
14. Candidate question: Steele asked Brosnan about a statement on a campaign brochure in which Brosnan said that the county has “lost its way” in moving the Middle Creek Restoration Project forward. (1:15:56)