Chris Olps joined us to make his official

announcement as a 2020 candidate for Poway City Council.

We covered Chris Olps’ life story his

family renting a home near Twin Peaks Rd and Community Rd and then later buying

in The Grove.  His formative years in

Poway shaped Chris where he played Little League at Tierra Bonita Elementary

School, rode his bike to Lake Poway, and learned to swim at Rancho Arbolitos Swim

& Tennis Club.  Chris participated in

the Poway High wrestling program, the swim team and the water polo team.  Chris also worked as a lifeguard for 2

summers at Poway High.  Chris’ roots are

in Poway and he is proud to call it his hometown.  Now Chris and his wife and son own a home in

the Garden Rd area of Poway.

Chris Olps volunteered on the site

council at Garden Road Elementary School and was an appointee on the City of

Poway’s Budget Review Committee.  We retrace

Chris’ previous campaigns, the appointment process for other city council openings

and Chris’ learnings and observations along the way.

So many other issues are discussed

including the Poway Road Specific Plan, the challenge with building up to the

sidewalk (no setbacks) and the problems with widening Poway Rd, finding an additional

east-west route and traffic issues in Poway. 

We spend time discussing various projects in Poway including The

Outpost, the Poway Community Center (The Mickey Cafagna Center, or the Poway Multi-Generational

Center) and the Espola Rd project.  So

many names come up in the conversation including Mayor Steve Vaus, John Mullin,

Barry Leonard, Dave Grosch, Caylin Frank, Torrey Powers and more.  We discuss the financial challenges facing

Poway and strategies to prevent future deficit spending.

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Chris Olps Info:

Chris Olps Campaign Website: https://www.olps4poway.com/

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