During her campaign, Cheryl Cox repeated over and over that she was the candidate that would restore trust between the citizens of Chula Vista and their mayor. I heard her over and over saying this. I agreed. I voted for her. Since her election, I have seen little of what I consider attempts to restore trust. On the contrary, the mayor has worked behind closed doors, corresponded by emails with devlopers out of sight of the public, and proposed new (phone) taxes, calling them tax reductions. None of these were presented in a manner that would make a citizen of Chula Vista feel they were included and wanted them to "trust" their city officials. I am disappointed. My trust has not been restored.

Posted by Sam Longanecker | reply to this comment
October 7, 2008 9:44 pm

I agree with the other three completely. This is the Mission Statement of the Chula Vista City Council and Mayor Cox totally disregards it on every point. City Council Mission Statement The City of Chula Vista is committed to build and nurture a progressive and cohesive community which values our diversity, respects our citizens, honors our legacy, and embraces the opportunities of the future. It is horrible how big corporations with money to throw around are the only ones considered worthy of doing business in the city and get whatever they want. We need an elected City Attorney who will make sure the laws and policies of the city are interpreted equally and fairly to protect the existing residents and businesses from atrocities such as the MMC Energy proposed large heavy industrial peaker plant a mere 350 feet from homes and 1300 feet from a Headstart and school!

Posted by Theresa Acerro | reply to this comment
October 8, 2008 7:34 am

In the last mayoral election, we had a choice between Cox, who was clearly in the hip pocket of developers and a political naif. I voted for the naif, thinking it might be safer. I certainly will not vote for Cox in any upcoming mayoral election; the woman seems to confuse "mayor" with "empress". But patching in an elected City Attorney won't fix anything. If we can't elect competent mayors or council persons, what makes you think we'll do better with an attorney? Once elected, if it's a lousy pick (think San Diego's Aguirre) we're stuck with a lemon for four years. An appointee can be fired. We need to pay attention to our current electoral choices and hold them accountable, not keep looking for someone else to shoulder the burden for our stupid electoral mistakes.

Posted by Patricia Vainik | reply to this comment
October 10, 2008 6:42 am

Poor Cheryl. She won the mayors job just as the bottom fell out of real estate development and the city's tax base, which is founded on unlimited sprawl development, is going to hell. And all she does is play dirty George Bush type republican politics, instead of rethinking the city's revenue sources and coming up with a more balanced approach to maintaining a sustainable city. Chula Vista deserves better leadership than she can provide.

Posted by Watcher | reply to this comment
October 8, 2008 10:09 am

Cheryl Cox has spent too much time trying to appease her friends and not enough time trying to understand the city she lives in. She laments that she can't get a 8 dollar beer in CV. She will show you all the postcards of the Gaylord facilities in other cities, yet she probably couldn't tell you she stepped foot outside the facilities, which is excactly the problem for the businesses on Third Avenue. If this council election is a referendum is on Cox, then we can expect to see Steve and Pamela. I bet the Supervisor is disappointed that the Cox name he helped build in the South Bay has been sullied by such a divisive and ineffective leader like Cheryl.

Posted by Third Avenue Al | reply to this comment
October 8, 2008 10:35 pm

My guess is that Greg Cox taught his wife everything she knows about politics, and also introduced her to David Malcolm, Bonnie Dumanis, Patrick O'Toole and others whose efforts on her behalf ended up exposing the ethics-free environment in which Coxes operate. Greg has simply been luckier than Cheryl, not better.

Posted by Maura Larkins | reply to this comment
October 9, 2008 12:10 pm

I’m a life-long Republican and I must say that I’m embarrassed to be in the same Party as Cox. While I did vote for her, I will never do so again. She bungled the Gaylord mess, the City Manager, and bungles almost everything that she touches. We would be much better off if she just stayed home and let the city mail her salary.

Posted by Dean | reply to this comment
October 9, 2008 5:58 am

Dean, it appears that you are suggesting that Cheryl Cox is qualified for the President's position of the SEDC. Those folks love to "mail in" compensation for phantom work.

Posted by Dale Peterson | reply to this comment
October 9, 2008 6:31 pm

Those of you who are critical must not be from here or just not paying attention. The situation in CV has gotten worse, not just because of the economy, but because Steve Castaneda voted for unbalanced budgets, took money for meetings that never happened, took 200,000 in legal fees, and voted not to let the public vote to continue a tax that funds police and fire. Now he blames Cox for all the problems. Don;t be fooled here. Castaneda and his buddies are the problem, Since Castaneda was elected, the city has only turned downward, both economically and politically. Chula Vista needs an enema, and Castaneda is the cause.

Posted by AlexBinCV | reply to this comment
October 10, 2008 6:52 am

Mayor Cox is doing fine job, she just needs to get the dead weight in city hall out so she can get a council that actually wants to do its job.

Posted by CV native son | reply to this comment
October 10, 2008 7:23 am

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