MARCHAND2012

VOTERS FACE STARK CHOICE IN UPCOMING CATHEDRAL CITY COUNCIL ELECTIONS: ONLY ONE CHALLENGER POSSESSES THE VISION AND KNOWLEDGE TO MOVE CATHEDRAL CITY FORWARD.

Cathedral City, August 11, 2012 -- With the closure of candidate filings and qualification for the November 6, 2012, Cathedral City Council election, voters find themselves presented with a stark choice among council challengers.  Of the five non-incumbent candidates, only one, attorney and community activist Paul Marchand, has the vision, knowledge, and insight to be effective in public office.

“Three of the other four challengers have run unsuccessfully in the past, and been soundly rejected by voters on account of their extreme, ideologically driven positions,” Marchand said.  “Voters aren’t interested in candidates who offer inaccurate information, rage-driven rhetoric or culture war appeals.  In a time of significant fiscal and financial challenge to our city, voters are looking for a Council member with real knowledge and workable ideas.”

Addressing perceptions that the other council challenger is to close politically to embattled Cathedral city Mayor Kathy DeRosa, Marchand noted that his own critique of DeRosa’s performance is no secret, and that a candidate joined at the hip to such an incumbent enters the political fray not only at his own risk, but also at risk of having to account for the failures of his mentor.

“Cathedral City can’t afford, and should not accept, either do-nothing or extremist public officials,” Marchand said.  “We need pragmatic role-up-your-sleeves leadership in City Hall.  That’s my style; I’ve done it before and I’m ready to do it again.”

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For more information, please visit the Marchand for Cathedral City 2012 website at www.PaulMarchand2012.com.