A Chat With A Candidate For Fresno County Supervisor District 1

So as you've been out on the campaign trail, what are voters telling you are their top priorities?

It really depends on where you're walking.

If you're west of the 99 in Fresno, especially if you're in areas that border city and county, illegal dumping comes up a lot.

Roads come up a lot, especially west of 99.

If you're in a community like Kerman, You'll hear about the issues with the water.

You'll hear about issues with representation.

If you're in Easton, they also have issues with actually having water they can drink from.

They have to have water delivered by nonprofits to their homes.

Safety always

comes up.

That's in Easton? That's in Easton.

Where we have Washington Union High School?

Correct.

But that same issue also happens in Three Rocks.

The thing about, we'll talk about later, with Kerman's a little bit different.

San Joaquin, of course, has had some issues, but I met with their mayor last night, and it looks like they're on the cusp of opening up their treatment plant, which is great, and they'll be able to have some progress.

Thanks to Brian Pacheco.

Yeah, so Five Points and Three Rocks and the communities out there, Biola, Cantua Creek, I'm familiar with them because my wife worked to establish education centers out there.

And this was about 30 years ago, but I spent a lot of time out there.

And I would say not many people who live in Fresno have ever really been out there very much.

No, and you know what's funny? But we have enjoyed the fruits of the labor out there and the vegetables of the labor and the meat and the milk and all the stuff that happens out there.

One thing I will say is...

It's a very big district.

Currently in the city of Fresno, I represent 80,000 plus residents.

How many square miles is that? That's the

So as you've been out on the campaign trail, what are voters telling you are their top priorities?

It really depends on where you're walking.

If you're west of the 99 in Fresno, especially if you're in areas that border city and county, illegal dumping comes up a lot.

Roads come up a lot, especially west of 99.

If you're in a community like Kerman, You'll hear about the issues with the water.

You'll hear about issues with representation.

If you're in Easton, they also have issues with actually having water they can drink from.

They have to have water delivered by nonprofits to their homes.

Safety always

comes up.

That's in Easton? That's in Easton.

Where we have Washington Union High School?

Correct.

But that same issue also happens in Three Rocks.

The thing about, we'll talk about later, with Kerman's a little bit different.

San Joaquin, of course, has had some issues, but I met with their mayor last night, and it looks like they're on the cusp of opening up their treatment plant, which is great, and they'll be able to have some progress.

Thanks to Brian Pacheco.

Yeah, so Five Points and Three Rocks and the communities out there, Biola, Cantua Creek, I'm familiar with them because my wife worked to establish education centers out there.

And this was about 30 years ago, but I spent a lot of time out there.

And I would say not many people who live in Fresno have ever really been out there very much.

No, and you know what's funny? But we have enjoyed the fruits of the labor out there and the vegetables of the labor and the meat and the milk and all the stuff that happens out there.

One thing I will say is...

It's a very big district.

Currently in the city of Fresno, I represent 80,000 plus residents.

How many square miles is that? That's the