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1TE.M NO.:
APR 12 2016
April 8, 2016
Mayor Marx and Council Members
San Luis Obispo City Council
Dear Local Representatives:
RE: Campaign Spending Ordinance
I understand your reluctance to pass an ordinance to limit campaign spending if the
solution means spending chunks of taxpayer money that the city does not have. On the
other hand, I behoove you to look for ways to fund your election campaigns without
taking money from PACs, large donors, and special interests.
Nothing seems to happen at the federal level, even though most retiring congress
persons rue the fact that they must spend huge chunks of their days pandering and
begging. You have the opportunity to make something good happen at the local level
and can be a model and inspiration for the rest of the nation.
The current presidential election shows the general discontentment of the American
population toward politics as usual. Please do the right thing and pass an ordinance
that would change the way we do elections in our town. Maybe in future the Supreme
Court will reassess Citizens United.
Sincerely,
Diane Diamond