As stated in another story on this board, there is a debate sponsored by the Contra Costa Council 4/23. It appears that Mr. White was invited but will be out of town.

Nothing in his resume (see today’s paper or click on the full story for this article) or on his website indicates that he has any record of involvement in community affairs — elected, appointed or volunteer — or any positions on issues of specific importance to the county.

As for the “pay to play press,” I’m pretty sure that the newspaper did not receive any money from the candidates to participate in the editorial board interview. However, given the state of the newspaper business these days, perhaps that’s a new revenue stream they might want to consider.