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GUEST: SAN DIEGO’S DONNA FRYE

PRIVATIZING PUBLIC LAND

Donna Frye: Mission Bay Park Is Not “Surplus” Land

A successful business owner with a bachelor’s degree in business, Donna Frye served the public and City of San Diego as a Councilmember from 2001 to 2010. During her tenure, Frye distinguished herself as an independent thinker who fought relentlessly for an open and honest government that was accountable to the public.

Frye believes the role of government is to serve the public and improve the quality of life for all members of the community and used her leadership skills to help open the doors of government.

Her 2004 boycott of closed session meetings served as the catalyst to reform the rules to allow for greater public access and more transparency of those meetings. She also worked with Californians Aware to rally public consensus around a tough open-government City Charter ballot measure that passed with 82 percent of the vote.

Frye’s advocacy on behalf of the public and its right to know what its government is doing began more than 30 years ago. Prior to her election, she was best known for her environmental activism and her commitment to clean water. She founded Surfers Tired of Pollution, which helped initiate efforts to establish uniform statewide water monitoring standards and require the posting of warning signs in front of discharging storm drains to warn the public about the pollution. Frye received the 2011 Sunshine Award from the San Diego Society of Professional Journalists.