Letter: No On P

I like the way this letter writer to the Times- Standard makes a case against Measure P. Simple and direct, without the conspiratorial tone of my recent arguement:

True ward’ promoters should tell the truth about Measure P. The statement for voters in the sample ballot reads like proponents are doing us (the voters) a favor by restricting us to voting only for a candidate from our ward.
We want to be able to vote for other candidates from other wards as well. The argument that it’s too hard or too expensive to campaign across Eureka doesn’t hold water. Eureka’s not that big of a city. If you want to campaign, put on your walking shoes, and show up at events, like Kim Bergel and Virginia Bass did (among others), and they still do. They represented all of us, not just folks from one ward. Please vote no on Measure P.

 Jean Scheffler, Eureka

Don't worry, Jean. I'll be voting No.