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How can the state of California learn a lesson from the city of Encinitas?

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How can the state of California learn a lesson from the city of Encinitas?

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DD: The difference between the city of Encinitas and the state of California is that we realize that in order to spend five bucks, you have to make it first. State government is dominated by big city political machines. The mantra of “You’re a victim, sit there, we’ll make everything right, and make someone else pay for it,” seems to sell better in that market than ours. It seems that pressure groups, which by definition are focused on what they believe to be in their own best interest, have a lot more sway in a mass market where elections turn more on campaign dollars and advertising, than on personal relationships and responsibility for the greater good. At our level, we have to figure out, not just what feels good, but what is practicable. I have no problem looking a constituent in the eye and saying “no” to a good project if saying “yes” puts a better project at risk, and most of the time, that constituent is familiar with both projects. I get the feeling that our counterparts in S

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