La Mesa Councilman Dave Allan to Challenge SD County Supervisor Dianne Jacob?
Longtime La Mesa City Councilmember Dave Allan, a one-time San Diego areaRepublicanlocal elected official of the year and more recently a registered Democrat, confirmed tonight that he will run for the 2nd district seat on the County board of supervisors in 2012.It is anticipated that incumbent Supervisor Dianne Jacob will seek a sixth term that year.
Jim Sills broke the story on San Diego Rostra tonight that a David M. Allan of La Mesa had filed the candidate intention paperwork (Form 501) necessary to begin fundraising for the seat.Councilman Allan confirmed with me a short time later that he is indeed running.
"It shouldn’t be news to anyone that the number one priority to me is fire protection in San Diego County," said Allan, a retired San Miguel firefighter."I don’t think the county supervisors have prioritized that issue the way they should."
Referring to the budget impacts being faced by local government and the potential of firefighting jobs being lost, he further said that "the supervisors’ lack of focus on fire protection is now catching up to… Read More