Endorsements
There is an appropriate and authentic protocol for issuing endorsements. Typically, candidates may appear in person before the endorser (sometimes, an editorial board) to answer questions. Occasionally, an endorsement decision may take the form of a closed-door debate among the candidates. In many cases, candidates submit answers to lengthy questionnaires prepared by the endorser. After vetting all the candidates, the endorsement decision is then published.
The idea behind the endorsement, is that an endorser has vetted all the candidates on the ballot and selected the best candidate for the position.
Without this discipline, a candidate’s list of endorsers is merely a publication of his Facebook friends list.
Santa Ana is the 13th largest city in California. It’s time for us to get out of the sandbox and start behaving appropriately for a city our size.
Katz will not be seeking or publishing endorsements until all candidates have announced and the endorser has had the opportunity to properly assess each candidate.
Accordingly, Katz has published on this site – under the “Other Candidates” page – a hyperlink to the sites for all candidates who have publicly announced their intent to run for the Ward 3 council seat. Should more candidates announce, links to their websites will be added to this site.
This may seem a bold and unorthodox move. However, if the old way of conducting politics in Santa Ana is going to be erased, someone must take the lead.