Costa Mesa Mayoral Candidates Call for Unity, Fiscal Responsibility

Mayor Katrina Foley of Costa Mesa, Calif., seen here in a file photo, says she's proud the city was able to maintain its strong credit rating during a pandemic. Courtesy of Katrina Foley

Mayor Katrina Foley of Costa Mesa, California, faces four challengers at the ballot box on Nov. 3.

In interviews with The Epoch Times, several of the mayoral candidates spoke of the need to heal divisions in the community and of the need for fiscal responsibility. Strongest on the latter point was longtime Councilmember Sandy Genis who said the city’s current deficit of $24 million was not brought on by COVID-19 alone; the city has been “running in the red” for several years.