Since the spring, he has had more than 80 meetings with current and past county staff and elected officials as well as other regional leaders. It’s time for him to gracefully retire from local politics.Īfter meeting with Wasserman last April, we wrote that his understanding of county issues and operations was “paper thin.” He clearly took it to heart. Williams is a very nice man who we believe is sincere about public service, but neither independence nor clarity of thought is his strong suit. While still learning about county issues, Wasserman is intelligent, has a history of bringing people together in controversy and shows the potential to be an independent thinker on the board. But the choice between Wasserman, a Los Gatos councilman, and his remaining opponent, former San Jose City Councilman Forrest Williams, is stark. We did not recommend him in the primary, preferring Teresa Alvarado, who failed to make the run-off. Mike Wasserman is the superior candidate to take on the immense challenges facing this board. The choice couldn’t be clearer for District 1 voters in the race to replace Don Gage on the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors.

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