Goldman for Mayor

Right now for Mayor, I'm supporting Paul Goldman, Wilder's former adviser. From the city debates, it seems like he's the candidate who is willing to put more attention into address citizen's concerns over developers (Pantelle) and is ambivalent over baseball (unlike Jones). I don't want to see the city get into hundreds of millions in debt for a AAA minor league team. I also dislike Jones' proposal for a satelite VCU campus within the city. A huge chunk of revitalized Broad Street is due to VCU. I'd rather see VCU grow vs more boarded up buildings on Broad Street. Also, I like James River Park, and I don't want to see it bulldozed over in the name of Condos. I also kind of like his idea of taking dilapidated properties, remodeling them, and then setting them aside for city civil servants like teachers and cops. They do carry a lot of heavy water for our community, and I think providing them great places to live in the city will attract a new generation of teachers and cops that can improve our streets.