Letter to the Editor: Former Councilmember Says 'David Miller Ready to Face Financial Reality'

From Kay Ayala of Pleasanton:

I encouraged David Miller to run for City Council years ago and thank him for stepping forward for this short term seat on Pleasanton City Council (he will have to run again in Nov., 2014).

Pleasanton faces an unfunded liability of about $160 million for employee pension and retiree health care programs. David has worked for years on this issue appearing before the City Council numerous times encouraging them to take action. David knows that for traditional pension plans to work, the promised benefit levels must be affordable and the accounting practices and actuarial assumptions must be reasonable. David Miller knows it’s time to face financial reality and has the courage to lead the way.

I thank all four candidates for stepping up but I believe David Miller is an independent thinker who has the intelligence and courage to tackle this number one issue in Pleasanton.  Give him 18 months to prove he is up to the job.

Send your mail-in ballot for David Miller for Pleasanton City Council TODAY.

Kay Ayala

(Pleasanton City Council 1996-2004)