After a long and very personal campaign, I am so happy and humbled to have been elected to the District 2 seat on the City Council. Thank you for your support, and a special thanks to everyone who volunteered and helped out on the campaign. We knew it would be difficult to win in June with four people on the …
Zapf Raises Over $485,000 For Re-Election to District 2
Today San Diego City Councilwoman Lorie Zapf announced she has raised $485,231 for her re-election bid to City Council District 2. Based on the most recent fundraising disclosures due today to the City Clerk, Zapf raised an impressive $159,135 over the two-month period of March 18, 2014 – May 17, 2014. This exceeds the total amount raised by Zapf’s …
Zapf Announces New Committee Appointments
Today the City Council voted to approve the Committee appointments for 2012. I am honored to serve on the following committees next year: Land Use & Housing – Chair Economic Development & Strategies – Vice Chair Public Safety & Neighborhood Services – Vice Chair Rules, Open Government & Intergovernmental Relations Natural Resources & Culture I am particularly excited to be …
Reducing the Size of Government $1 Fee at a Time
Yesterday, before the Great Power Outage of 2011 wreaked havoc throughout the County and dominated the Twitterverse , the San Diego Service Authority for Freeway Emergencies (SAFE) held their September Board meeting. After watching board members shamefully lash out at San Diego Fire Chief Javier Mainar for announcing that, while the Fire Department will still fully comply with the obligations …
Call box use drops, funding keeps on growing
It’s not about getting rid of call boxes, but trying to either fix or eliminate a government program that has lost its relevancy. After our election and subsequent appointment to the SAFE Board, Councilmember Alvarez and I have been questioning and scrutinizing the practices of the San Diego SAFE organization. I am proud to announce that we have been working …
Acceptance is the First Step
The first seven months of my term has been an incredible learning experience. Many of you are aware that I never intended to be a politician; I am a business owner. But I ran for City Council because I was fed up with how the mismanagement of taxpayer dollars was dramatically affecting my quality of life. I believe that, while …
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