As a lifelong resident of the South Bay, I’ve seen plenty of political double talk. But few things have been as blatantly dishonest — or insulting — as Paloma Aguirre’s recent behavior.
Let’s start with the facts: Aguirre wants to represent us on the county Board of Supervisors, where one vote could be the difference in whether San Diego families are hit with a billion-dollar tax hike. That’s not an exaggeration. Her supporters on the board have already signaled support for a countywide sales tax increase. If elected, Aguirre would become the deciding vote. Her record and her allies leave little doubt — she’ll side with them. And we’ll all pay the price.
But here’s the kicker: while she’s setting herself up to raise taxes on the rest of us, she refuses to pay her own.
Public records show that Aguirre continues to be delinquent on her property taxes. Not only did she fail to pay on time, she racked up additional interest this June, meaning she hasn’t even enrolled in a payment plan, despite claiming otherwise in a recent ABC 10 debate. When confronted about her unpaid taxes, Aguirre didn’t apologize or explain. Instead, she lied.
She said she had “taken care of it.” That’s simply not true. If she had a payment plan, interest wouldn’t continue to accrue. But it has. In fact, the county has documented that her tax bill is still growing. So which is it? Has she taken care of it — or is she just hoping voters won’t notice?
This is more than a mistake. It’s a pattern. And it’s disqualifying.
Aguirre wants us to believe she cares about working families. But while the rest of us struggle with inflation, housing costs, and skyrocketing utility bills, she’s refusing to pay her own share into the same system she now wants to oversee. The height of hypocrisy is demanding tax hikes from working families while dodging your own responsibilities behind closed doors.
Let me be clear: if you’re not paying your own taxes, you have no business trying to raise mine. Aguirre’s behavior isn’t just irresponsible — it’s dangerous. If she’s willing to mislead the public about something as basic as paying taxes, what else will she lie about? How can we trust her to manage a multi-billion-dollar county budget when she can’t even manage her own bills?
The worst part is she thinks she can get away with it. She thinks South Bay voters won’t notice that she’s trying to distract us with lawsuits and empty talking points. But we see through it. We see through the flip-flopping. We see through the lies. And we see a candidate who is more interested in power than in doing what’s right.
On Election Day, South Bay voters will have a clear choice: a candidate with a long record of helping South Bay residents, or someone who lies to South Bay residents. A candidate who protects and helps working families or one who exploits them.
Aguirre may think we’ll forget about her tax problems. We won’t. Because families here are struggling. And we can’t afford another politician who says one thing and does another.
We deserve better. That’s why I’m voting for John McCann.
Angelica Camargo, a Tijuana-born Chula Vista resident and registered Democrat, is a bilingual mother of three and longtime UCSD employee who became engaged in local issues after seeing the impact of homelessness near her home.
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