2022 election: Q&A with John Vogel Garcia, candidate for California State Assembly District 80 [Opinion]
There are four candidates on the June 7 ballot for the newly drawn state Assembly District 80, which includes south San Diego, National City, Chula Vista and Imperial Beach. They are small business owner David Alvarez and environmental advocate/businesswoman Georgette Gomez, both Democrats, and retired contractor Lincoln Pickard and technology manager John Vogel Garcia, both Republicans. The top two vote-getters will advance to a Nov. 8 runoff election.
Q: From wildfires to sea level rise, the climate emergency is increasingly affecting California. What immediate steps should California lawmakers be taking to address it? A: The governor’s pleas for Californians to reduce water consumption are another demonstration of the incompetence of Democratic state officials. The fact is that the Democratic-controlled Legislature has failed to adequately plan for the water needs of the state. During the last 60 years when Democrats have mostly held the Assembly, they neglected to fund water infrastructure to meet the ever-growing demand.
For more than 40 years, France has safely used nuclear energy to meet electricity demand throughout the country. b) encourage builders to look at cheaper prefabricated construction to offset the rising cost of raw materials; and Q: How will you balance public health with economic and educational concerns going forward in this pandemic or the next one? What specific steps and strategies, from lockdowns to mask mandates, would you recommend or rule out if there is a new surge in deaths and hospitalizations?
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