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Ortiz’ Hat is in the Ring

Some of us insiders have known for awhile that Ricardo Ortiz was planning to run for B'game City Council.  He has now made a public announcement of sorts by sending out an email that asks people to forward it to friends in town.  Ricardo's opening platform, per the email, is

This is a crucial time for Burlingame.  I will bring the unique perspective of resident, businessman and parent when finding solutions that are best for all.  We need to protect our neighborhoods, we need to create a strong business environment and we need to maintain our excellent schools.  I have lived here for seventeen years and plan to remain for many more. I want to make sure we focus on long-term solutions not just band aids to our problems.

He certainly knows much of the mechanics of running a campaign having assisted Rosalie O'Mahony's campaigns over the years.  He also notes in his email how difficult it can be to beat an incumbent (he expects both Terry Nagel and Jerry Deal to run again for their seats), but getting an early start is a necessity.  June 22nd and the race is on!

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9 responses to “Ortiz’ Hat is in the Ring”

  1. holyroller

    I am looking forward to learn of your position, regarding the “City of Burlingame, CA.” management plan of funding- Police and Fire Dept retirement?

  2. dtn

    Ricardo should not just assume Nagel is running. The whole town now knows that she is in this for her self aggrandizement. She actually thought that the whole county would buy into her nonsense about community involvement and constant dithering about what to do and who to do it with. Hopefully burlingame has woken up to her and will vote for people who care about the voters–not Nagel.

  3. hillsider

    Candidate announces for Burlingame City Council
    June 24, 2011, 02:51 AM Daily Journal Staff report
    Are you thinking about the November election?
    Well, people in Burlingame are. Banker Ricardo Ortiz announced his intention to run for City Council during the Nov. 8 election via an email sent out June 22. He’s the first challenger to enter the race.
    Vice Mayor Jerry Deal and Councilwoman Terry Nagel are both up for re-election. Deal has yet to officially announce but plans to run. Nagel, on the other hand, is still deciding if she’ll pursue another term.
    Ortiz, 48, is a 17-year Burlingame resident who is married with three kids. A banker by trade, Ortiz pointed to working with former mayor Rosalie O’Mahony. He helped with her campaign and noted that O’Mahony brought fiscal responsibility and a clear understanding of finances, which Ortiz believes he can duplicate. In addition, Ortiz would like to see long-term planning in all aspects from finances to reforestation. Ortiz has hit the ground running by starting to collect endorsements already.
    Ortiz is the first challenger to enter the race.
    Deal joined the council in 2007 in a close race. On election night, an 84-vote gap remained between Deal and incumbent Russ Cohen. Ultimately Deal, a local business owner, won.
    Nagel is in her second term on the council. She is the mother of three grown children who has spent the last 10 years working in the nonprofit sector. Nagel said she would make her decision about running in the coming weeks.

  4. alittlebird

    And finally Nagel gets somebody to remove most of her obnoxious ‘Nagel for Supervisor’ signs that were left for weeks on end, all over the county. Guess she is readying the countryside for Nagel for Council signs. She is ridiculous in so many ways.

  5. dtn

    Bummer. I hear Nagel is really going to run again. I was hoping she would skulk off into the sunset after she got spanked in the supervisor race. Why us. I hear Arizona is a nice place to retire.

  6. Local Motion

    Shoot

  7. Joe

    Folks…I missed getting my copy of the Daily Post yesterday, but I heard that it had an article stating that Andrew Peceimer picked up papers to run for a City Council seat. Did anyone see that article? Was there addition information?

  8. Joe

    This article in the Daily Journal
    http://www.smdailyjournal.com/article_preview.php?id=165124&title=Campaign season nearly under way
    would appear to suggest that Andrew Peceimer did not file the papers to run. That needs to be confirmed.

  9. Harley Sampson

    Anyone who saw the disgraceful display by Terry (CEC) Nagel last night on the Leaf Blower ban should be thrilled that Ricardo Ortiz is running against her. The only way for any sensible voter to act is to vote for Deal and Ortiz together.

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