“We must do more to protect our neighborhoods and give integrity to our community plans.”

Diversification is the only answer.

Nothing is more devastating to a community than out-of-control crime.

It cannot take decades to resurrect, we must act immediately with purpose and enthusiasm to rebuild.

While it is true that we must seek value added industries like food processing plants and call center operations.

A natural disaster in one American city is a natural disaster in every American city, including Fresno and, for that matter, every city and small town in the San Joaquin Valley.

I am convinced that your Mayor must take the leadership role in education too.

We can no longer let the threat of an early frost send a chill of fear throughout a large portion of our workforce.

High tech companies that focus on research, development and production will learn that they can be the perfect complement to our world-renowned agriculture heritage.

All of the factors that make up a quality city – safe streets, high paying jobs, strong neighborhoods, etc. – emanate from a strong educational premise.

I support public and private partnerships whenever appropriate in order to achieve our goal of a prosperous and vibrant downtown.

I will lobby tirelessly in cooperation with other mayors around the country to insure that federal funding for our recently added police officers continues.

Leadership requires the courage to make decisions that will benefit the next generation.

I’ll continue to work to ensure that safety and I am honored to have earned the endorsement of the men and women who provide public safety in our city.

Fresno is an All America city and deserves real, honest, strong leadership and I pledge to the people of Fresno to be that kind of leader.

Leadership demands that we make tough choices.

You don’t need a city charter to know that education is the foundation of any community.

But the West is trying to weaken Islam from outside and inside. They attack our people and invade our countries from outside, and they weaken us from within with ideas like secularism, liberalism and democracy.

Love of Allah gives us spiritual life; hope in His Reward is the greatest incentive to do good; and fear of His Wrath stops us from evil.

But the weakness comes from these Westernised co-opted Muslim leaders who just want to look good in the eyes of the West and Western media.

In addition to the social pressures from the scientific community there is also at work a very human trait of individual scientist.

There is no difference in the realization of the Truth either by a Muslim, Hindu, Zoroastrian, or a Christian. The difference is only in words and terms. Truth is not the monopoly of a particular race or religion.

Choosing leaf or flesh, factory farm or family farm, does not in itself change the world, but teaching ourselves, our children, our local communities, and our nation to choose conscience over ease can.

Disrespect earns the displeasure of the creator and the creation.

All the Muslims are happy, and Godwilling this earthquake… will be felt right up to the White House.