The questions were: What is your top issue and why; What is your position on Measure Q; Where would you make cuts to balance the budget; What role should the city play in combating crime; and What type of economic development measures should the city take?

Here are their answers:

Matt Garcia

1. Crime is my main issue, and most of the crime ties in with our youth. When you dont have enough resources or organizations for the youth, it will continue to be a war zone.

2. I am for No on Q. We have people barely making their rent or mortgage payments, and they want to pass a new tax. If elected, we will find another way to put money in the General Fund like, for example, bringing businesses to Fairfield, not passing them on. Our city government is trying to take advantage of the citizens by passing this tax.

3. I would try real hard not to make any cuts. I know if I were the new city councilmember, the cuts wouldnt come from any of our city employees or the community youth services. It is all about priorities what makes sense for the whole city of Fairfield, not for particular people, groups or organizations.

4. We need to accommodate our youth with setting up a Police Athletic League. Most of the crime in Fairfield is from the ages of 14 to 25. We also need a police substation for Cordelia and Green Valley because they are part of Fairfield. We need to hire more police officers. Public safety should never be limited.

5. We are blessed being 45 minutes from one of the greatest cities in the world and our states capital. People continue to pass Fairfield and go straight to neighboring cities. Compare our downtown to other neighboring cities and we need to redevelop ours. We need to bring businesses to Fairfield and not pass them on like the current and past councils.

Daily Republic
10/06/2007
Ben Antonius