The San Bruno Beacon

If you want more bad government; a bigger financial crisis in California; a politician with embarrassingly poor judgment; and painfully high taxes that will melt your income like an ice cube sitting in Death Valley; then vote for Jerry Hill.

When it comes to politics, I think Jerry Hill is one of the bad guys. His political instincts appear to override his common sense. Case in point; last year, San Mateo County Sheriff Greg Munks was rounded up by law enforcement authorities while visiting an illegal Las Vegas whorehouse with his undersheriff. In his capacity as a San Mateo County Supervisor, Hill did not take any official action to open up the Munks' problem to public scrutiny or make any changes in government to insure that this type of conduct would be neither condoned nor tolerated in the future. Instead, Hill appeared to minimalize the seriousness of the Sheriff's whorehouse visit in what appears to be an attempt to put this matter behind Munks. In effect, I think Hill gave Munks a free pass on the whorehouse visit. It appears that in return for what in my opinion was his enabling behavior and help, Hill received a lavish fundraiser at the Woodside estate of Sheriff Greg Munks. Munks also gave Jerry Hill about $4,700 for Mr. Hill's campaign. Hill later returned the money Munks gave to him when the heat started coming down on Hill for not taking any action regarding Munks' visit to the illegal Nevada whorehouse. Big deal, how much money do you think Hill scored from all of the other attendees at the campaign party Munks hosted for Hill at Munks' Woodside estate? Debt paid?

However, Jerry Hill is more than just a professional politician who helps and is supported by a Sheriff who was caught and released by law enforcement authorities when he visited an illegal whorehouse in Nevada. Jerry is also a Member of the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors who has presided over and contributed to the County's budget disaster that has resulted in the County of San Mateo living on financial life support as it tries to bridge a budget gap of approximately $25 million while Hill keeps finding more ways to put the County deeper in debt. Hill is another one of those reckless politicians who spends, spends, and spends and when the money runs out finds new and creative ways to suck more money out of taxpayers with more taxes. Hill is a typical, irresponsible tax and spend politician. Hill's motto could be "better living through punishing taxation". That works if you don't happen to be one of the people targeted by a chronic taxer like Hill.

If you don't think Hill is a bad news candidate then judge him by the company he keeps. A brochure supporting Hill was recently mailed to San Bruno voters with the ridiculous headline, "San Bruno Supports Jerry Hill". The brochure supporting Hill's candidacy was signed by all 5 San Bruno's City Council Members in their capacity as City Council Members. This is the same financial wrecking crew that tried to destroy San Bruno's tax base last year with their failed Measure F tax scheme and is leading San Bruno down the road to bankruptcy. Indeed, birds of a feather do flock together. I rest my case.

On the other hand, if you want to vote for a decent person who graduated from Capuchino High School in San Bruno, got her degree in Business (with a focus on finance and economics) from the University of California, and worked as a Deputy Attorney General for the State of California then Gina Papan should be your choice for the California State Assembly in the June 3rd Democratic Primary. Papan's candidacy offers voters a candidate with a lifetime of ethical, focused, common sense legal, political, and financial experience.

Gina Papan would make an excellent Member of the California State Assembly.