Send DeSaulnier Home, Canciamilla to Sacramento

The time is upon us to send Contra Costa Supervisor, Mark DeSaulnier home. And to send Laura Canciamilla to Sacramento.

Tomorrow, one of the most important elections for the residents of Contra Costa County will be held when voters are asked to chose the Democratic candidate for State Assembly. The race, between DeSaulnier and Canciamilla is neck and neck and many pollster feel it is too close to call.

This is a great sign for Canciamilla. With three other men in the race, the Pittsburg School Board Trustee should come out on top. Let’s take a step down memory lane with DeSaulnier.

Appropriately, Sir Mark as those who work for him reference the boss, began his political career in Concord, California, that city that sports the same moniker as the historic town which boasts the famous ride of Paul Revere, Concord, Massachusetts. It seems that the latter and more famous Concord was just a short 21 miles from Lowell and that the young Markster always had his eyes set on being Mayor of Concord. Some Concord. Any Concord.

For those unfamiliar with his steps to the Contra Costa County Supe's seat, Sir Mark served as Mayor of Concord in the mid 1990’s. As a restaurant and bar owner in that community, Mark is pretty well known and a popular guy. It is only natural then, that DeSaulnier didn’t look towards the Kennedy’s when he began his career. He stepped out of the political closet as a Republican, then changed his mind and became a Democrat.

As we scrutinize the record that lies atop DeSaulnier's list of achievement, ( we didn't mean to say lie here. Markster hates that word), we will see that DeSaulnier flutters like the wind. One moment he is good friends with Tom Koch, the building baron PR Guy who contributed so much to DeSaulnier's various campaigns he decided to break off the relationship and begin endorsing someone with a higher degree of intellect.

Then there was the Tony Colon incident where DeSaulnier turned his head on the fact that Colon, then Executive Director of Social Services for the county, had knowledge of his employees stuffing small children into dumpsters and closets as punishment at the county's Head Start facilities in Antioch and Richmond.

Then there was the French Fry fiasco where DeSaulnier wanted to ban fast food restaurants from expanding in the county because of the food they served. Then it was reported that his restaurant, TR's, served the same French Fries as other fooderies.

Let's not forget the airport in Concord that DeSaulnier disliked so much that he wanted to close it and build more houses, apartments and retail to add more traffic to the already bottlenecked roads in and out of the county.

Yes, DeSaulnier is a man for some people. Especially if you have your name on his campaign war chest as a contributor. It sems that his trek to Sacramento began long ago and that he cares not who he steps on to get their.

If the voters of Contra Costa County want true and professional representation in Sacramento, they will send DeSaulnier home and Laura Canciamilla to Sacrament. And, they will do it on Tuesday with a mandate that DeSaulnier's style of pay to play politics is one step closer to getting buried in the county.