A recent editorial from the San Diego Union-Tribune would have readers believe that proposing a vote on term lengths in San Diego County is some kind of power grab.
As firefighters and first responders, we see this issue through a different lens — public safety, emergency preparedness and continuity of leadership during times of crisis.
What is being debated is not a stand-alone attempt to vote on the length of an elected official’s term. It is one component of a broad charter reform package designed to strengthen oversight, transparency and accountability in one of the largest and most complex local governments in California…