Less blog reading, more voting, k? thx.
As reporters, we begin thinking about an election months in advance, then soon hit the snooze button until the underwhelming process is over. Too often it's obvious who has the patronage, support or cash to carry the day.
Not this time.
There are nuanced and overt reasons to be excited about most every contest in Pasadena, South Pasadena, San Marino, Temple City, Monrovia, Rosemead and Monterey Park.
As much as we go back and forth in the newsroom and develop some idea of the internal/political/personal dynamics are going to play out in the ballot box, voters have the final say, and sometimes, the last laugh.
Will they maintain the Mike Ten and David Margrave disharmony in South Pas, where there has been a historic appetite for discord?
Will they lean any particular way in Northwest Pasadena's District 1? Or will it be a six-way split? (Gordon Treweek may have deactivated his campaign but his name still appears on ballots)
Will Steve Haderlein survive the Gene Masuda campaign machine in East Pasadena?
Will Temple City show some love to old guard candidates looking to return or bank on new blood?
I'm on my way out the door. If you see me at your polling place of choice in Pasadena, tell me what made the difference for you. Or, as always, leave a comment here. I have the standards of my profession to adhere to, but want this to be as much a free speech zone as possible.
UNDER THE DOME
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