{"id":2485,"date":"2020-02-17T10:00:59","date_gmt":"2020-02-17T17:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sandiegonewsdesk.com\/?p=2485"},"modified":"2020-02-17T15:24:55","modified_gmt":"2020-02-17T22:24:55","slug":"county-supervisor-candidate-alex-galicia-responds-to-union-tribune-refusing-to-interview-him","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandiegonewsdesk.com\/?p=2485","title":{"rendered":"County Supervisor Candidate Alex Galicia Responds to Union-Tribune Refusing to Interview Him"},"content":{"rendered":"

The San Diego Union-Tribune<\/em> selected four of the eight current candidates for San Diego County Supervisor Seat in District 1. Not sure if coincidental but they were all Democrats. I submitted the following statement as an editorial comment:<\/p>\n

Dear U-T<\/em> Editorial board,<\/p>\n

You chose to exclude half of the District 1 candidates. Not sure if it’s an endorsement or nod to a particular party but I’d like to point out that I am a candidate as well. Despite not having perhaps the name recognition and funding approaching that of your chosen four candidates, I do possess some unique qualities, relevant to our region, that perhaps were not taken into consideration when determining the criteria by which you decided who to interview. I note as follows:<\/p>\n

1. I have an award-winning small business, located on the Chula Vista Bayfront that employs 22 locals, pays living wages and proudly supports our local community wherever possible. BPI Plumbing in Chula Vista.
\n2. I have 20 years+ private, for-profit, industry background. This, like my Master’s Degree, focused on Transportation and Logistics.
\n3. I have an honorable military record (with a combat tour) as both an enlisted man and as a commissioned officer. My service was not one but two branches, the US Navy and the US Army.
\n4. I have the exclusive endorsement of a major political party, the San Diego County Republican Party.<\/p>\n

Sorry I didn’t make your cut but perhaps you could learn more about me and my platform at www.AlexForSanDiego.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Respectfully,<\/p>\n

Alex Galicia,
\nCandidate for San Diego County Supervisor, District 1<\/p>\n

P.S. I am overwhelmed by the sheer volume of positive support this incident had garnered. At first, I felt anger. Now I feel determination. I think the best outcome for me and my fellow patriots (especially in District 1) would be to successfully make it through this primary, the ultimate proof of the U-T<\/em>\u2019s irrelevance and their feeble attempt to bury me.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The San Diego Union-Tribune selected four of the eight current candidates for San Diego County Supervisor Seat in District 1. Not sure if coincidental but they were all Democrats. I submitted the following statement as an editorial comment: Dear U-T Editorial board, You chose to exclude half of the District 1 candidates. 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