We did a lot of work during the company time.

There were a lot of complaints of people who were afraid to speak up that the coordinator, or the one that was organizing the campaign for BB, that it was being done during the company time. And I would like to see a detailed explanation of the time and the amount and who paid the salary of the coordinator back in those times.

As a matter of fact, we at Palomar were called in – and I know it was during my working hours – to be chewed out royally because we did not have 50 people in the designated area to do the phone banking.

I work for a trading company. With the amount of time required on the council, I asked them to cut my compensation in half, which amounted to a $5,000 a month cut. That's neither here nor there in some ways, but as I looked at the council compensation compared to other cities, it was not balanced, especially in this form of government.

It's incredibly ambitious starting a television network and an in-house production company. I feel very busy, but, when I have a moment to step back and see the caliber and talent of people that have come together to do this, I feel so lucky. There's not a doubt in my mind that it's going to be successful.

I have a hard time believing that they can buy a company with 2,000 people and make it work. The notion of buying a gigantic company with a lot of cash is a very risky proposition.