Politics & Government

New Mayor Richard Sun Q&A: Taxes (Video)

Richard Sun, who was chosen as the new Mayor of San Marino Wednesday, weighs in on City taxes and why he chose to pursue a position in local government in the first part of our Patch video Q&A series with Sun.

At their annual reorganization, the San Marino City Council chose members Richard Sun as the new City mayor and Richard Ward as vice mayor among its members Wednesday.

In a Patch video interview, Sun answered questions about city taxes, financial sustainability, relations between the Chinese and non-Chinese community in San Marino and the upcoming Centennial, among other things.

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In this first part of the series (seen in the videos above) we asked Sun why he chose to run for city council in the first place a few years ago and why he suggested the City report on how much each San Marino resident, business and entity pays for taxes on average and where those taxes go.

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Check back each day this week for more installments of the Patch video Q&A with Sun.

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