San Diego, Here I Come

I will be heading to San Diego this holiday weekend to visit my brother  and spend some time on the beach.  I'm very excited to see him and his fiance he proposed to her earlier this month).  I am also really looking forward to seeing water, waves, sand, and fireworks!  It's been a couple of years since I've seen the ocean.

The timing of this little trip in perfect.  We leave the day after I FINALLY finish the class from...well-you know, and just before the LAST class of my MPA begins.  I will be taking PAF 509 as an intensive during the second session of summer school.  A trip to the ocean and to see my brother will be a nice way to relax in between my final two classes as an MPA student.

(Just hope traffic's not too bad!)  :)

Finance Report (Exciting News)

The deadline to file the campaign finance report with the City of Phoenix was June 30 (for the fund raising period of 1/1/11-5/31/11), so all of the numbers are in.  Greg Stanton out-raised all of his competitors! 

Greg raised more than $250,000, former Councilwoman Peggy Neely raised about $167,000, Councilman Claude Mattox raised about $150,000 and candidate Wes Gullett pulled in about $116,000.

Money is one of THE most important elements of a campaign.  It helps to pay for qualified staff, supplies, commercials, signs, letters, door hangers, etc.  Basically, the more money a campaign has, the louder and broader their message and (hopefully) more voters will turn out and vote for your candidate.

http://blogs.phoenixnewtimes.com/valleyfever/2011/06/greg_stanton_phoenix_mayor_wan.php