Vote Effinger---Vallecitos Water District
Political
Activism
"Don't ask what your government can do for you--ask what you can do for your government" President John F. Kennedy
I've
been an activist for as long as I can remember. My efforts have always been
rewarded with new friends and an expansion of knowledge, coupled with the
confirmation that one person can truly make a difference.
Some examples are shown below:
1958
Hizzonor, the Mayor of Buena Park (at age 27)
2002
Like Father Like Son
http://www.nctimes.net/news/2002/20021021/60857.html
Kirk Effinger "steps up to plate" to run for mayor
Staff Writer
Editor's Note: This is the second in a 10-day series of profiles on candidates in the San Marcos City Council and Mayor's race.
SAN MARCOS ---- Mayoral hopeful Kirk Effinger, who has long been a council critic, has decided the best way to effect change is to work from within.
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http://www.nctimes.net/news/2002/20021025/84716.html
Politics in their genes
Commentary
The Effingers are the kind of family every community needs.
Whether you agree with their politics or not, having folks like the Effingers around is good for a town.
See, Bill Effinger cares ---- deeply. As he puts it, "When I move to a town, I look for something to get my hands into."
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http://www.nctimes.net/news/2002/20021013/63944.html
San Marcos Council Candidates
North County Times
Mortgage broker and mayoral candidate Kirk Effinger, 53, says the city needs new leadership to tackle its most pressing issue: traffic.
San Marcos' traffic congestion has gotten so bad that his first act in office would be to call for an emergency building moratorium, Effinger has said. The city must come up with better plans to build badly needed infrastructure and to make sure developers pay their way, he said.
"We need better, timelier solutions to worsening traffic congestion both through and to our community," Effinger wrote in response to questions from the North County Times.
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http://www.nctimes.net/news/2002/20020913/63000.html
SM mayoral candidate calls for building moratorium
KATHERINE MARKSStaff Writer
SAN MARCOS ---- Mayoral candidate Kirk Effinger said Thursday that the city needs an emergency building moratorium to cope with what he labels its burgeoning "traffic disaster."
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During the latter months of 2000, the city of San Marcos attempted to establish their own electric utility and distribution system without adequate research and community input. We took the City Council and staff to task and won a commitment from the council to give the public the right to vote on the issue.............to view the chronology of events and how a small group of citizens stopped the boondoggle, please visit............. www.smpowergrab.org
http://www.nctimes.net/news/2003/20030523/23836.html
5/23/03
Struggle for power in San Marcos
Commentary
Government by initiative, while a right of the voters, is not the best form of government. Too often, initiative results become counterproductive and cause unforeseen economic consequences. Initiatives are spawned by poor public representation by careless and willful politicians, who all too often go back on their campaign promises or ignore common sense while they promote their own agenda.
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With a group of six volunteers in mid-year 2001 we wrote and published a booklet explaining how the city government and school district of San Marcos works, and with the help of some generous corporate donors, we distributed 20,000 copies of the booklet to every home, school, business and college in the city. To view the book and related issues, please visit......
I welcome your comments
You can reach me at bill@billeffinger.com