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[quote=Anonymous]My biggest problem with Elrich before the pandemic was over development.  There's legitimate reasons for wanting to be careful with development, but I don't think Elrich's motives are pure.  When you look at the totality of statements and actions he's taken on development and housing policy, he seems far more interested in protecting affluent homeowners than he is at ensuring affordable housing with sustainable growth.  And I think that's selfish and bad public policy.

Seriously, how can any elected leader in this county oppose affordable housing initiatives while acting in good faith for the county residents as a whole?

I personally think he's done poorly with COVID. And not over the lockdown itself.  I didn't agree with every aspect of the lockdown, but the vast majority of it was needed.  My problem is more on the communication side. He was slow to describe his reopening criteria, and some didn't really make sense (e.g., acute bed utilization was set way too low).

And beyond that, his own communication was poor.  He keeps misstating his own policies. For example, he said we were under a stay-at-home order long after it was removed from the county's amended executive order, and said pools can only open for lap swim.  He's not a reliable source of information for his own policies!

And he's terrible on webinars/press conferences.  He's very quick to push questions to others.  Sometimes that's OK.  I'm glad he defers public health questions to a public health expert, for instance.  But why does he defer economic policy questions to Dr. Gayles, too?  He really needs to take more responsibility for his own decisions and be willing and prepared to defend them.[/quote]

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