I
write this letter in strong support of Das Williams’s re-election as 1st District
Supervisor. I have known Das since 2002–2003, when we were both marching up
State Street to protest the looming War in Iraq. Even then, Das showed strong
leadership qualities.
Since
that time Das has taken his natural talents for policy work and problem solving
to various municipal and state elected positions, and honed his government
skills, gathering the knowledge and experience to serve our district. I have
met with Laura Capps. She is friendly and intelligent. But she does not have
the breadth of experience that Das brings to the job, and which serves us so
well.
I
appreciated Das’s position on dealing with cannabis. He felt that permitting
and fees would allow regulation to control a new industry and provide economic
support to our dying flower industry. I am disappointed that, in the county’s
rush on this, some neighbors, including the City of Carpinteria, felt that they
had been left out of the process. Subsequently, some of these concerns have
been addressed. Others have not. I look forward to working with Das and further
protect our citizens.