{"id":110384,"date":"2025-12-27T15:45:05","date_gmt":"2025-12-27T15:45:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/110384\/"},"modified":"2025-12-27T15:45:05","modified_gmt":"2025-12-27T15:45:05","slug":"opinion-city-council-steamrolls-constituent-views","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/110384\/","title":{"rendered":"opinion: City Council\u00a0steamrolls constituent views"},"content":{"rendered":"

I attended and spoke at the Fullerton City Council meeting on December 16, \u00a02025. On the agenda was the question of whether to adhere to the custom of a fair rotation of mayoral selection, or to continue allowing council members to nominate and elect someone by simple majority vote.<\/p>\n

About 75 citizens showed up to speak, all but one\u00a0pushing for a fair rotation of the mayor and advocating for Ahmad Zahra or the current Mayor Pro Tem, Dr. Shana Charles, both for their continued presence in community events and caring, responsive\u00a0attitudes.<\/p>\n

Fred Jung was personally ostracized and insulted every\u00a0which\u00a0way to Friday, and accused of not even making eye contact with his detractors\u00a0when they addressed him. \u00a0It was\u00a0pointed out\u00a0that he wanted to retain the position of Fullerton Mayor\u00a0on his resume\u00a0simply\u00a0for his\u00a0objective of running in 2026 for Orange County Supervisor.\u00a0If we have anything to do with it, and can overcome a well-bankrolled political machine, that won\u2019t happen.<\/p>\n

Councilman Nick Dunlap spoke at the end and said the same thing: 40 people who show up to every City Council meeting to protest do not represent the voters of Fullerton. \u00a0He did not support rotating representation of all districts in Fullerton.\u00a0 It was one town, with one set of interests.<\/p>\n

Councilwoman Jamie Valencia nominated Fred Jung, and Valencia, Nick Dunlap, and Fred Jung re-voted for Jung as Mayor, shutting out Mayor Pro Temp Shana Charles completely in favor of Dunlap as Mayor Pro Tem.
This will be the 4th\u00a0time he\u2019s been mayor in 6 years. \u00a0It is not a level playing field in any way!<\/p>\n

Fullerton City Council\u00a0has\u00a0become Fred\u00a0Jung\u2019s well-oiled political\u00a0machine that\u00a0does not care about constituent concerns or views\u00a0\u2013\u00a0only about their own cronyism and career ambitions. \u00a0It was pointed out that neighboring Buena Park adheres to a mayoral rotation policy, and mayoral elections in the City Council are done in minutes. \u00a0Fullerton is attracting attention all across the county for its contentious decision-making, totally steamrolling the will of its constituents.<\/p>\n

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