Voices Around Town Voices Around Town (June 04, 2004)

Are the council's free Shoreline tickets a conflict of interest?

Asked at the Mountain View Public Library. Photos and interviews by Corey Pride.

"Yes. Why should they receive free tickets when everybody else has to pay for them?"
Bjorn Nerseth, Mountain View

"No, those tickets may not be used otherwise. They don't always sell out."
Alex Garcia, Mountain View

"If ultimately the city is benefiting, then it's not a conflict. If the council members are the only ones benefiting then, yes, it's a conflict."
Russ Westbrook, San Jose

"To me it would be part of the purpose of being on council. You have to have some kind of perk when you're in city government."
Guy Lao, Mountain View

"The only way I think it is a conflict is if it's concealed. If it is not concealed, then it's not a conflict."
Akanima Akpan, Mountain View

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