It isn’t democracy
Re “Unopposed board raised $8 million,” May 13
The fact that the Los Angeles County supervisors are running unopposed, intimidating would-be opponents with huge campaign war chests, means that the big-money campaign donors who fill those war chests are effectively choosing who gets to run and who gets to hold office. Last time I checked, democracy was supposed to be about government of, by and for the people, not of, by and for wealthy campaign donors. We need public financing of campaigns.
CRAIG DUNKERLEY
San Jose
Get the L.A. Times Politics newsletter
Deeply reported insights into legislation, politics and policy from Sacramento, Washington and beyond. In your inbox three times per week.
You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times.
