Editor,
At least one person has urged Lagunans to “vote locally so special interest groups don’t determine local elections,” and to vote to replace our incumbent city treasurer.
What the heck is that supposed to mean?
Laura Parisi, our current city treasurer, has earned the endorsement of many Laguna Beach community leaders including retired City Treasurer Susan Morse, who presumably knows a lot about Laguna’s finances since she served in that office for 18 years.
Laura Parisi has also been endorsed by the Orange County Auditor-Controller, superintendent of Orange County Schools Al Mijares Ph.D., former Orange County treasurer and current State Senator John Moorlach (who represents Laguna Beach), former California State Treasurer and Attorney General Bill Lockyer, all of whom were duly elected by voters including many in Laguna Beach. (http://lauraparisitreasurer.com/)
And Shari Freidenrich, a CPA and Orange County’s elected Treasurer-Tax Collector, recently wrote to the Laguna Beach City Council: “I have worked with your City Treasurer for the last 16 years in the public sector area. She is highly regarded by her peers and is known for her technical knowledge in a variety of areas, due to her CPA and prior work experience. She has represented the City of Laguna Beach very effectively … I believe that the City of Laguna Beach is lucky to have a CPA as their elected City Treasurer.”
If these are special interests, they’re special because they clearly have our best interests at heart. Laguna voters would be well-served to follow their lead and re-elect Laura Parisi as Laguna Beach City Treasurer.
Julie Sandler, Laguna Beach
