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Originally Posted by Obadno
They are doing their job, the voters did have a say, but....the council has determined the situation has change. (and it has)
Now the answer would be to get some turnover in he council to members that are more in favor of transity etc.
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Unfortunately, voters may have done the opposite in the recent council elections.
In District 5, incumbent Vania Guevara spoke passionately against the council's short-sighted move to kill the west Camelback extension in her district. Nevertheless, she came in second in the recent vote and will face an upcoming runoff. I don't know where her opponent, Betty Guardado, stands on light rail.
In District 8, light rail supporter Lawrence Robinson didn't make it to the runoff. Instead, voters in that district face a choice between Carlos Garcia, who was part of the misguided Four-Lanes-or-No-Train movement, and Michael Johnson, who was part of the effort to kill the west Camelback extension on behalf of Bill Luke.
Having Kate Gallego as mayor may help stop the bleeding, but she's only one of nine votes.