So John, we are recording 5
minutes on the clock starting now.
John McCann current District 1
Council member in Chula Vista,
current deputy mayor and of course
running for the mayor seat.
This year John,
let's get right into the first question.
Thank you for being with me today.
Question #1 Vista.
Of course a fantastic city
with a lot of positives,
but every city has something that
we want to work on in your eyes.
What is that issue?
The biggest one for Chula Vista
and how would you address it?
As mayor.
I think the biggest challenge that
we continue to have is just making
sure that our citizens are safe.
I was very fortunate to be able to be
on the Council in the early 2000s.
At that time we were losing
officers to other departments and
the District Attorney's Office.
I was able to get a deal where
they were one of the highest paid.
Police agencies in the county
and we were able to build up our
number of officers to over 261.
I'm in the Navy reserves.
I got mobilized to fight in
the war in Iraq after 911 and.
What happened is when I got
back from serving in Iraq.
Our Police Department had dwindled
and below 200 officers so I was able
to get back on the Council in 2014.
My goal was to make sure that we
could get our police officers
back over 261 officers.
We were successful at that as well
as making sure that our police
officers have the best training.
They are trained better than
the California standards,
have the best safety for both.
Citizens and for the police officers I
supported the body worn cameras that
protects our citizens to make sure
that they police officers are accountable,
but it also helps our officers to
make sure that if there is anything
that goes on there that they can
see what happened in reality.
And I believe that our Police Department
is the best Police Department
in California and we now are the
safest city in San Diego County.
By the sandbag reports on the
crime statistics.
So I think the number one issue
continues to be public safety.
And that's the reason why I believe
that is the reason why the Chula Vista
police officers and law enforcement.
Have endorsed me and I'm the only
one by law enforcement that has been
endorsed for mayor of City of Chula Vista,
John McCain.
All right, John, thank you very much.
We've got 215 on the clock.
Question number two,
you spent time and effort putting
together a campaign to run for
this seat people in Chula Vista
can do a quick Google search.
Find out most things about you,
but what is one thing you want
the voters of Chula Vista to know
that they won't be able to find
online or on your campaign website?
Well, Jill this is my hometown
and I've grown up in Chula Vista.
I've stayed engaged in Chula Vista
as a teenager and adult for over
40 years of community service.
Dedicated to making Chula Vista
better and experience counts.
That's the number one thing.
I'm the only candidate that has
been a Council member four times
has been deputy mayor four times
under three different mayors.
Understanding that experience also
as a business owner for 30 years,
being successful,
being a military officer and
serving in Iraq that military
experience gives me that as well.
So you need somebody who has that
well rounded experience knows
what's going on at the city.
And then I have proven results we have just.
Went ahead and approved the Bayfront.
Gaylord project.
We're going to be doing groundbreaking,
hopefully in a couple weeks and
six out of the 10 fire stations
were under my leadership.
The police new police station
was under my leadership.
We've built 25 new parks under
my leadership and two parks on
the West side because I wanted.
I grew up on the West side and
wanted to make sure that we
take care of our entire city.
So it's that experience that counts
that you want to have in your mayor.
Because I love the city of Chula
Vista and I love the citizens in
it all right? John 20 more
seconds on the clock.
Anything else you'd like to say?
Get to know me? Go to johnmccann.com that's
JOHNMCAN n.com and I just
respectfully ask for your vote.
I won't let you down.
I'm from Chula Vista and
I really have a family
all right. And John. Three to one.
That is time. John McCann,
current District 1 Council member,
current deputy mayor as well.
Running for the office of Mayor John,
thank you, thank you.