An at-large Sunnyvale mayor would represent me as little as the council members who voted to have Measure B. They ignored majority public input against changing from council-selected mayor to directly-elected mayor, and pleas to let voters freely choose between 7 districts and at-large mayor riding on 6 districts. The motivations for a directly-elected mayor are the same as ever – concentration of power and special interest influence; self-interest and personal ambitions. What is different this time is that at-large mayor is marketed with district elections. It is also timely to make use of a potential lawsuit – is this fair? Under the guise that “responsibilities will remain the same”, at-large mayor’s power is increased, by extended term limits, and removable only by recall/election. A mayoral race would set new campaign spending records. Whom will the winner represent? (I am in the No on Measure B campaign, speaking for myself
