Mailbag: Anne McGraw would make a good Laguna treasurer

An advocate for the incumbent Laguna Beach city treasurer stated that we shouldn’t tinker with an operation that is functioning well.

Does he really believe that the voters of Laguna Beach shouldn’t review the scope of work of an elected position who has not been challenged in 17 years?

The city of Laguna Beach finance department and independent auditors have also ensured that our city has met state and municipal guidelines during rising and falling interest rates. The primary goal of municipal investments is capital preservation.

The treasurer has achieved a little more than 1% return. The incumbent sought a full-time position in February 2016, and it was rejected. The council voted to keep the hours at 25. In May 2016, she set an agenda item to hire an assistant deputy treasurer for over 35,000 per year and it was completely ignored.

Anne McGraw is a well-qualified candidate and is endorsed by four council members, former City Council members and community leaders. She is prepared and qualified to do the job at a much lower cost to Laguna Beach. The voters of Laguna Beach are educated and financially literate. Let’s discuss the real issues.

Safa Hodges

Laguna Beach

Ambulance lawsuit shows council error

Re. “Ambulance company sues Costa Mesa,” (Oct.1): Thank you, council members Steve Mensinger, Gary Monahan and Jim Righeimer. Thank you for the lawsuit our city will now be getting dragged into for something completely preventable.

After the city spent hundreds of thousands of our taxpayer dollars for brand new fire trucks and ambulance/paramedic vehicles, you had the brilliant idea to contract with Care Ambulance Service to transport patients instead of using the brand new rigs we paid for.

To all Costa Mesa residents voting on Nov.8: The only individuals deserving our votes are Councilwoman Sandra Genis, former Councilman Jay Humprey and attorney John Stevens. These three will see to it that our taxpayer dollars get spent wisely and properly instead of for fending off lawsuits easily prevented by plain old common sense.

Mike Aguilar

Costa Mesa

My diagnosis? Trump is a narcissist

Psychologists across this great nation say Donald Trump has a narcissistic personality disorder characterized by making it clear he knows everything.

He insists on being the exception to the rule. He projects an image of superiority, makes a great first impression but quickly wears out his welcome.

He boosts his ego by implying others are inferior, assuming everyone adores him and putting his own feelings ahead of other people’s needs. Trump’s shortage of empathy can be seen clearly in his stances on immigration, Muslims, women, etc.

Roger Carter

Laguna Beach