Two Great Letters In Today's Irvine World News

KRISPY KREME WAS ONCE HIGH-FLYING TOO

It seems we will get the last laugh on Election Day. As a former two-term Irvine Chamber of Commerce board of director, I was pleased with their recent council forum exit poll; finance commissioner John Duong vaulted way ahead of Beth Krom, 60 percent vs. 38 percent. Councilwoman and former two-term mayor Christina Shea, along with Planning Commission vice chair Bill Mavity, easily won too.
This Krom, Kang, Gaido meltdown reminds me of the once high-flying Krispy Kreme phenomenon. Remember? The donut shops were all the rave with huge lines of support representing a cross-cultural and economically diverse group of fans. But, eventually people saw beyond the sugary glaze. The craze chilled, the stores closed and its market value plunged.
Even as a Democrat and former Krom running mate (I lost to Shea in 2002 by 64 votes) I am voting for Duong, Shea and Mavity.
Mitch Goldstone


WE NEED A BREATH OF FRESH AIR
I’m glad we are voting for Irvine mayor and city council representatives in this November election. Irvine has received negative publicity for various reasons.
As I see it, one solution would be to change the council makeup. From my perspective three liberals control the city council and the two conservatives are overridden on most issues.
I think changing the dynamics of the voting bloc would be in the best interest of those of us who are conservative and grateful for the opportunity to live here.
A new mayor and a new conservative council member would give a breath of fresh air to the 3-2 deadlock in Irvine city hall.
I am taking advantage of the privilege to vote.
A.M. Burkett

Ditto Mr Burkett on needing a breath of fresh air. Even former Agran allies like Mitch Goldstone, Chris Mears, Mark Petracca, and others are voting for Team Irvine. 60 to 38%, now those are some blowout numbers.