Sabatino has courage, common sense

Carmen Sabatino again? Why not? His reputation got dragged through the mud back in 2003 when he ran for re-election as mayor. Eventually, all the accusations against him failed to hold up in a court of law, but damaged him enough to block his re-election. He has the courage to stand up to the special interests.

What people may not remember is that the city of Modesto balanced four budgets in the four years that Carmen served as mayor. He kept the city in the black. City government was not buried in scandals like the SCAP mess when Carmen was in office. He also kept his commitment to provide more police and fire protection.

It's time to restore that kind of common sense at City Hall. Sabatino should be elected to the City Council.

FRANK C. CARSON
Modesto