John Franklin, newly elected Mayor of the City of Vista, can feel the clock ticking. During his 8+ years in public service, he has learned how quickly the years can go by and how essential it is to be persistent daily to advance policy.
“It is my objective to be an agent of change,” said Franklin. “I do not seek to simply be a steward. Being an agent of change is significantly more effort and more work.”
Franklin’s way of leading requires a lot of communication with and solicitation of the public to join him to create the political will necessary to create change. He said he has knocked on many thousands of doors to get to know Vista’s residents and find out what matters to them. He also gives out his personal cell phone number to be available to his constituents.
“I want people to know how to reach me directly, and people are always surprised when they call, and I answer the phone. They think they’re going to get somebody else,” he said with a laugh.
