When I asked Sue Chan yesterday if Dutra was her campaign chairman, she said he wasn’t, and added that Jack Rogers is her campaign manager. I found that interesting because Rogers is part of an ownership group that has caused a lot of grief for low-income seniors at Fremont’s Besaro Mobile Home Park.

The owners, who include Rogers, David Beretta and Nancy Ostler, have expressed interest in closing the mobile home park. They have also sought to raise rents on mobile home owners and make changes in park by-laws that residents said would diminish the value of their homes.

Of course Rogers (pictured left) is more than a landlord. He worked for the city for decades, and is active in charitable organizations. He also seems to have kept good standing in city circles despite his ownership group’s actions at Besaro.

I asked Derek “Rick” Wariner, the leader of the Besaro tenants group what he thought of Rogers and whether he would vote for a candidate who had him as her campaign manager. Here is what he said:

“I think from my few dealings (wth him), he’s the best of best of these guys,” Wariner said.

As for whether he would vote for a Roger’s-backed candidate, Wariner said, “I don’t know. I would really have to give that baby some thought. The other two (owners)? No way, absolutely not. Rogers, I understand, he was a pretty good egg.”

I emailed back Sue Chan about 24 hours ago to ask if she had any reservations about Rogers considering the Besaro situation. I’m still waiting for a reply.

FYI, I misspelled Rogers’ name in one of the stories I linked to.