Mayoral Candidate Spotlight: Tobiah Pettus

Tobiah Pettus may be the least known of the mayoral candidates, but should he wins, he plans to tackle some of San Diego's most well-known problems.

Bumpy roads. Pension reform. Jobs.

Here's a look at what Pettus had to say in the official voters guide:

Roads. Roads. Roads. Our roads are horrible! The 8th worst in the United States in fact! Disappointed? I am. San Diego, let's fight for our roads! My vision for "America's Finest City" is a city without people living on the streets, where the roads are good, where there is no litter to be seen. Making this vision for "America's Finest City" a reality and making it easier for businesses to expand, come here and prosper, will lead us towards economic recovery. Let's bring San Diego jobs!

I am Tobiah Pettus. Haven't heard of me? Instead of wasting campaign money on advertising, I donated $16,000 to homeless organizations of San Diego, making a difference now.

Based on my extensive review of the state of the City, my opinion is that the City of San Diego's budget is balanced. In fact, there's a surplus. Comprehensive Pension Reform addresses only ~1.75 percent of the City's annual budget. Reform, though needed, should not include the unethical reduction of earned retirements.

Pettus is up against Councilman Carl DeMaio, District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis, U.S. Rep. Bob Filner and Assemblyman Nathan Fletcher.