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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Did you notice his $44 meal at Plaka with a City Council member on July 21?[/quote]

I did not.  But looking at the data, he has had a couple meetings with current and former school board and city counsel members.  What is that suggesting to you?  Seems like due diligence.[/quote]

Yes it’s due diligence if he uses campaign funds to pay for it that he should report it.  But he could also just pay for it out of pocket.

And maybe it’s because I usually get the $9.75 Plaka Gyro so it seems like it’s an expensive meal for the place, but maybe he got the $34.95 whole roasted chicken or is a very generous tipper.[/quote]

It’s me again, Sorry I didn’t mean to bring up a minor point.  I do think it’s a shame that people think they have to raise a lot of money to run for a local election.  Also it does beg the question of who are you accountable and responsive to when you get so much money from outside the community.[/quote]

I agree, that’s why I did some digging on the top donors.  I understand that candidates may be supported by friends and family from far away, perhaps with generous donations, and that seems ok if the donor has been successful and the friendship is lasting.  I also get that locals are interested.  I don’t understand why the unions are suddenly interested.  I’m also skeptical of big donations from non-locals that aren’t obviously friends / family.[/quote]

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