League of Women Voters of California Education Fund
Santa Clara County, CA June 8, 2010 Election
	David William Clancy Answers Questions Candidate for Council Member; City of San Jose; Council District 1

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Questions & Answers

1. What experience related to city government would you bring to the City Council?

I was a member of the operating Board of Directors of the Institute of World Affairs in San Diego, CA. The IWA hosted several international statesmen, including many foreign Ambassadors to the United States. My role with the IWA was just one of the projects I worked on while garnering a degree in Political Science at SDSU.

As a commercial real estate broker, I have represented hundreds of small business owners and have worked with the zoning & planning departments on several occasions. I will utilize those experiences, as the customer, to transform San Jose into a business-friendly city that will assume its rightful position as the capitol of Silicon Valley.

2. What concerns are of particular importance to the city and how would you address them?

The biggest challenge we face in San Jose is our $118 million deficit, which looks to get worst in the coming years.$53 million of this year's deficit is due to the additional amount the city had to pay, over the normal contributions, to the police & fire pensions to keep them solvent. The pension's shortfall next year is projected to be almost $100 million. This problem isn't going anywhere anytime soon and we simply can't ignore that the police & fire pension plan is bankrupting the city. We need to return to the 75% of salary pensions of the late 1990's.

3. How would you balance the needs of the City as a whole with groups' interests?

I have refused all special interest support, in particular the city's labor unions. To obtain any kind of balance we need members on the Council who focus on the needs of the city and the residents of San Jose. I will speak for the People of San Jose.

4. How much money do you expect to raise/ spend on your race, and how will you assure voters that financial contributions will not affect your decisions/positions should you be elected?

I have refused all special interest support and completely funded my campaign myself and am uniquely unencumbered of political liabilities. In total, I have spent about $5,000 in the campaign. By the time of the election, it is my goal to have personally visited 10,000 households. Just before May, I am nearly half way there.

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