by David Esrati | Jan 24, 2013 | Elect Esrati to Dayton City Commission
The Priority Board system is almost defunct. Thanks to it being based on political precincts as well as lines drawn on a map when Dayton had an extra 100,000 people, its run its course. It’s time to focus on building neighborhood associations and creating direct...
by David Esrati | Jan 24, 2013 | Elect Esrati to Dayton City Commission
This has already happened. The city and RTA bought the system I was championing. They haven’t implemented it correctly, or expanded it fast enough, but it’s a start. It won’t be long till we’re dealing with dockless electric scooters and...
by David Esrati | Jan 24, 2013 | Elect Esrati to Dayton City Commission
Instead of begging Google to give us Gigabit internet (it went to Kansas City) I will work to take our existing dark fiber optic system and give Dayton a competitive advantage for tech startups by bringing the Internet, at blazing speeds, to the public at a reasonable...
by David Esrati | Jan 24, 2013 | Esrati for Congress OH-10, Issues
Gary Leitzell beat an incumbent with $17K to her $120K. You wouldn’t spend $450K on a job that pays $48K a year? Well you would if you were Nan Whaley. We have to find better ways to inform voters and discuss our issues. In the past I limited my campaign to $10k...
by David Esrati | Jan 24, 2013 | Elect Esrati to Dayton City Commission
If you get a $5000 donation from a demolition contractor/landfill owner, the answer to our vacant housing problems is to tear them down. If you are a neighborhood activist who bought 4 properties for under $60K and fixed them all up, you have a different approach. Our...
