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Every election, the Sun asks Seal Beach candidates questions and publishes their answers. The answers will only be edited for spelling and word length. The maximum word limit is 200 words per answer. All words above the 200 limit will be deleted. The deadline to reply is Monday, Oct. 7. The Sun emailed the 2024 questions to the candidates on Friday, Sept. 27.
Readers should know that each of the candidates for District Two and District Four are running unopposed. This year’s questions are:
Questions for Seal Beach City Council candidates:
1. Introduce yourself. Please provide your 200-word biography and a headshot, preferably in .jpg format.
2. Do you support or oppose Measure GG, the Seal Beach half-cent sales tax? What is the reason for your position and briefly describe where do you think the money would be best invested. If it fails, what strategy do you think the city needs to compensate?
3. Do you think the city’s financial position makes it necessary to reassess spending and where to you believe budget cuts can be made?
4. Besides raising taxes, how else do you think the city can enhance its revenue? For example: encourage tourism? Increase development? What policy would you support to make it happen?
5. What is your top requirement for a new city manager, and what criteria will you use to judge their future success?
