Dublin voters have strong candidates in Josey and Qaadri

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Dublin wants so as to add about 3,700 new houses within the subsequent eight years underneath the state’s housing necessities.

Which may sound like rather a lot for some municipalities, however for Dublin, which was California’s quickest rising metropolis from 2010-19, it’s a decelerate from the previous. Metropolis leaders aren’t anxious about with the ability to meet the brand new goal.

It will likely be essential, nonetheless, that they supply sufficient housing that’s reasonably priced. And that the town maintains its cautious fiscal administration in order that it will probably correctly fund upkeep of all of the roadways and different infrastructure that comes with previous and future improvement. For that, one of the best Metropolis Council candidates are incumbent Jean Josey and Kashef Qaadri.

Melissa Hernandez is operating unopposed for one more two-year mayoral time period. The one city-related resolution dealing with Dublin voters within the Nov. 8 election is selecting between three candidates for 2 four-year council seats.

As when she efficiently ran in 2018, Josey, a technical author and Dublin College District tutoring coordinator, stood out for her information of metropolis points and funds.

For instance, on housing, she stated the town must fill in with reasonably priced housing, together with smaller models that present alternatives for first-time patrons; extra single-story houses for seniors; and accent dwelling models which might be indifferent from single-family homes in order that the house owners usually tend to lease them out. She was equally exact in her information of the town’s funds.

We had been additionally impressed by Qaadri, a biologist who does world advertising for a biotech firm and serves as an alternate member of the town Planning Fee, member of the Alameda County Public Well being Fee and member of the Dublin faculty district’s Residents’ Bond Oversight Committee. He ran unsuccessfully two years in the past and has clearly been paying shut consideration since to metropolis funds and insurance policies.

The third candidate, Lynna Do, runs a translation providers firm, serves on the state Board of Occupational Remedy and was a member of the Dublin Planning Fee and the Alameda County Psychological Well being Board. In one other candidate discipline, she could be a robust contender. However towards two very-well-prepared opponents, her solutions weren’t as exact, sharply targeted or insightful.

Josey and Qaadri are one of the best candidates on this race. Dublin voters ought to elect them.