Joe Bologna for Mayor of Escondido
 
I went on a two-week vacation to Escondido with my girlfriend to visit my sister Tina and her fiancée back in 1981. On the way, we won $300 in Vegas and arrived in Escondido with more than what we left with from Michigan. Tina and Jim encouraged us to find jobs and move out here. We decided to stay in Escondido. Times were mellow then. Taxes were low. The quality of life was high. People I met in Escondido were excited about the city and what was going on here.

Back in Michigan, in my teenage years, I was taught that what you put into something is what you get out of it. Those principles work and continue to work for me. By the age of 19, I was Assistant General Manager of a chain of Delicatessens and was successful enough to buy my first home. Later, when I was in California, I embraced with open arms the opportunity to become my own boss. For 20 of my 30 years in Escondido, I was a small business owner. More recently however, after selling my last business in Escondido, I have met many businesspeople in Escondido who bring it to my attention that the city is not as business-friendly as past years. This is troubling to me-especially during these hard times.

I will again use my “what you put into something, etc.” approach to “get out of it” what is needed to turn our great city around and back on the road to success.
 


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