In the 2006 City Council election, our SOUTH POWAY RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION 
(SPRA) group opted to maintain a neutral stance and not endorse any 
candidates.  We expected to do the same this time around.  However, the 
stakes are too high and there are too many important pending issues in 
Poway.  Thus, following an input survey of members, SPRA has decided to 
make an important endorsement of candidate Howard Collins for Poway City 
Council. 
 
 
 
In the candidate forums, Howard most closely espoused the overall views 
of SPRA.  He has shown that he is the only candidate who acknowledges 
and understands the ongoing issues dividing north and south Poway. 
  Howard is the only candidate willing to take a stand against the 
Wal-Mart expansion.  This stand takes a lot of courage as he knows he 
will draw criticism from the other candidates.  Howard has shown that he 
is the only candidate committed to working with South Poway to deal with 
the city’s over-concentration of affordable housing complexes --- and 
related density problems --- in the core area of South Poway, in 
addition to tackling other is­sues important to South Poway residents. 
These are the primary reasons the SPRA group decided to endorse Howard 
Collins.