As a resident of Foster City for over 30 years – I am truly amazed how
Ms. Ring has changed our once peaceful election process. It never used to be about democrat or republican – just about the facts and issues.
The facts and issues are CLEARLY not being stated by Ms. Ring or her organization- and those who write in about her background or how
“nice” she is clearly don’t understand the issues at hand.

Please read some facts from an artice dated Sept. 21, 2007 from the
Insider/ Inside Bay Area . .

“For the Foster City High School Foundation and Envision Schools,
the team pushing to include the school on a prized 15-acre parcel
of land next to City Hall, things got rocky right from the start.

Daniel McLaughlin, CEO of Envision Schools, which operates four
charter schools in the Bay Area, appeared to be caught off guard
when council members asked him whether the organization’s policy
of giving preference in admissions to children who would be the first generation in their family to go to college meshed with Foster City’s
relatively affluent population.

More generally, council members were concerned that taxpayers could
wind up paying $8-15 million or more for a school where Foster City
children numbered in the minority. In fact, according to the charter
the group submitted to the San Mateo Union High School District,
residents of Foster City wouldn’t get any preference at all.

So who would get preferred admission to the school, which would
be open to all California students? Children of school staff and
Envision board members both inside and outside the school
district, among others.

But McLaughlin’s presentation really went off the rails when council
members asked him why the name of the school, as it appeared
on the charter petition, had been changed from the Arts and
Technology High School of Foster City to the Arts and Technology
High School of San Mateo.

Though a city staff report indicated the name change was provisional
and subject to change, McLaughlin’s flat-footed response —
that since Foster City would be paying for the school, he was sure a
name switch could be arranged ”

Why should the tax-payers of Foster City pay for a school that
our children probably will not even be allowed to attend? The Technology school was offered the old Crestmoore High School site – why was that
site not taken advantage of? It can easily house more students?
What are the REAL priorities behind those who want a school for so few students, yet want so many others to pay for it?

It is true that Dr. Ring has a lot of support because of the high school. But Dr. Ring has a lot of personal support from friends and neighbors who know her personally. She listens to the people. She is also wonderfully qualified and has tremendous leadership skills, entrepreneurial management experience, volunteer experience and academic credentials.

I completely agree with Michelle that you should do your research and come to the same conclusion that many of us have: vote for Dr. Ring!

Harry Tong has made a personal attack on Dr. Huijun Ring in his letter to the editor calling her a “pawn” of former elected officials. I do not believe Harry Tong knows Dr. Ring all that well. I would certainly not describe Dr. Ring as anyone’s pawn. Dr. Ring has strong convictions and integrity. She is also a talented, committed candidate that supports the betterment of Foster City. As a working parent in a knowledge intensive industry, Dr. Ring understands the importance of education. Her messages are resonating well with the Foster City community and she has mounted a strong campaign.