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The Fresno Bee
Saturday, Mar. 16, 2013 | 07:37 PM
What readers said:
"Peter, meet Paul."
-- biff_tannen
"The same city that 'invests' in baseball fields and convention centers and raids one budget to pay another now says that it has to double my water rates to pay for water system improvements. The common thread here is that the city makes very poor, speculative decisions and the residents ends up paying for it."
--matto235
"Parks? Who needs parks? Its not like they icnrease property values, promote health and make the city attractive. Fresno should continue devoting large sums of money to widening roads. That will solve the valley's ills."
-- Jass
What happened: Former Fresno Mayor Alan Autry, who has been out of office and off the political radar for four years, is considering a run for the state Senate seat vacated by Bakersfield Democrat Michael Rubio. Sacramento's legislative GOP leaders feel he is the only person with the political clout to run in a solidly Democratic district and deliver it into Republican hands. But local Republicans question whether Autry is conservative enough politically and fiscally.
What it means: Autry said Saturday he's not running. The field's best-known candidates now are Hanford Republican Andy Vidak and Shafter City Council Member Fran Florez.
What readers said:
"Let's see -- Autry has zero work ethic and no concept of sound public finance. Sounds to me like he'd be perfect for Sacramento!"
-- sarcasmo
"Autry introduced privatization to the city and established the first financial reserve. For Tal Cloud to state Autry is responsible for the current financial problems of the city just shows how ignorant he is of the truth."
-- Jerry Duncan
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