Five candidates compete in El Segundo City Council election
The five candidates for El Segundo City Council, from left: Carol Pirsztuk, Marie Fellhauer, Drew Boyles, Dave Atkinson, and Don Brann. Photo Near the end of an El Segundo City Council candidate forum hosted by the League of Women Voters Monday night, one of the candidates made a remark unusual in the rough and tumble that so frequently dominates American political discourse. Don Brann said that voters have a tough choice because the field of candidates was so strong. “You have a very difficult chore figuring out which three of the five of us to put on the council for the next four years,” Brann told the audience. Each candidate presented a unique case for their election, though few differences arose relating to the biggest issues facing the city. All five support Measure B, intended to raise the city’s hotel bed tax. All agree that city staff morale needs to be addressed and all oppose outsourcing the city’s public safety services. The differences were largely in each candidate’s qualifications and approach. Dave Atkinson Incumbent Dave Atkinson is a blunt-talking maverick who has been knee-deep in El Segundo policymaking for the better part of a decade. He served on the city’s…
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