Hey Dan Lobeck For Goodness Sake Respect the Intelligence of Sarasota City Voters.

 Dan Lobeck is a candidate in the primary election to select City Commissioners.  He has a distinct lack of respect for the voters' intelligence.

There is no firm plan to tear down the Van Wezel Performing Arts Centre.  The question is moot.

Sarasota is not a high crime City.  We have a more than adequate Police Department.

Mr. Lobeck does not address the reasons for homelessness. He fails to acknowledge that homelessness is a County, State, National and International issue.

The City has abundant parking places and garages (except perhaps for on Siesta Key -  most of which is in the County and not the City).

He speaks of improving neighbourhoods, but does not specify which need improving, and what improvements are necessary.

When I moved to Sarasota in 2006 downtown was on the skids. Since then (thanks mostly to an increase in the downtown population) it has become a vibrant area.  I do not see a "carnival like" night life.  (Besides which, carnivals are fun!)

My chief beef is Lobeck's use of percentages.  They are deceiving. The question is "what is the base rate of the percentages?"  

For instance "how many murders were there in 2021?"  If there were two in 2021 a 400% rise this year so far would be eight. Murders are awful but eight in a City of our size is hardly indicative of an out of control crime wave.

Lobeck needs to tell the voters of the sources of his statistics,.  He should also acknowledge that some  murders (equally tragic) are as a result of domestic violence.  In truth our streets are remarkably safe. 

THE OBVERSE

Note that Lobeck does not identify the places he portrays. They are not representative of the City I know.  I have never seen garbage piling up downtown.  

Yes, there are sidewalks (pavements) which need improvement but it is hard to believe that Lobeck (if elected) would strive to make this a City priority.

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Of course I will not vote for Dan Lobeck.

This is because there is a dog whistle in his publicity.  It reads "The safety and security of our families to be threatened" .  

What in the world does that mean