I want to offer my enthusiastic support for Team Kind: Ryan Dickey for mayor, and Tana Toly and Diego Zegarra for City Council. Serving in local government is not a career path to wealth or fame.

We elect our friends and neighbors, and once they are done serving, they return to their normal lives. There are no memoirs to write, lobbyist jobs, or paid speaking engagements. You serve because you want to make your community better, and it is both an honor and a sacrifice.

The best elected officials lead with clarity, build trust, and find alignment. They do not need to be aggressive or cynical to be firm. Firmness is conviction. Too often meanness and cynicism are confused with intelligence.

Moreover, fiscal responsibility should be a minimum job requirement, not a platform. Listening is c

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