How much does it cost to run for Whitter's City Council?
Looks like, $40,000 is the going rate, Mike Sprague reports.
The race for the April 8 Whittier City Council election is starting to turn ugly.In a flier seeking support, incumbent Owen Newcomer asks for money because of an opponent targeting him.
And that same person, Jeanette Fasone, has responded with a letter to this newspaper complaining about Newcomer's comments.
"I was extremely disappointed and shocked that the mayor would accuse me of trying to `buy a seat on the City Council,"' Fasone stated.
Come on. Dissapointed and shocked? We hear these types of accusations all the time during elections. It goes on:
In Newcomer's letter, he asked people to come to an upcoming fundraiser.
"One of the challengers in the upcoming city council election has publicly targeted me and proclaimed an expectation of spending up to $40,000."But most of all please attend to raise the money necessary for me to be competitive in the face of the well-funded forces of unrestrained and poorly planned development," he stated.
Fasone has said she's not targeting Newcomer, but has criticized his vote against allowing the demolition of three "historic" California Domestic Water Co. buildings.
She also has said that she would like to raise $40,000