We have fallen into this lazy, reflexive mindset of always going back to voters and telling them that the only solution to every problem is a tax increase or a new bond or a new rule coming down from Sacramento," Mahan told The Los Angeles Times.
Commenting on California's approach to governance and spending.
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My general view is if you are in our city or country and you're undocumented and you're committing serious or violent crimes, you should be deported.
Our policy and this is true across the state of California, is that we do not have our local police officers engaged in enforcement actions that are primarily related to somebody's status or enforcing an immigration law.
We need to step back and take a really hard look at our existing spending and increase the level of transparency and accountability in government," Mahan told The Los Angeles Times.
If someone is here committing serious or violent crime, if we have relevant information, we -- our goal is to keep the community safe.
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