After 15 years helping to preserve the Gaviota Coast, I pay particular attention to who runs for the office of 3rd District Supervisor. Experience shows that the inclination of the person holding this office has a very real influence on the conservation efforts there. So it is important that everyone in the 3rd District is well informed about the candidates.
Bruce Porter is one of the candidates, but he is not well known in much of the district. Because it is not realistic for voters to spend much time getting personally acquainted with a candidate, we often find ourselves making judgments based on a candidate's associations.
Who are Porter’s backers, what do we know about them? What does our experience with those people tell us about Porter’s political inclinations? Here is what I have learned.