Honestly, the history of Robert Norse and his relationship with the city council kept me from inviting him on my show for the interview . There are many things i disagree with that the city council has done over the years, but i did not want this show to be the "why Robert Norse thinks the santa cruz city council sucks". I was not interested in hearing a combative debate between Robert and Scott Kennedy, rather i was interested in the views of the candidates on current issues who do not have their own shows on FRSC.

i do not think Robert was interested in discussing the issues so much as criticising, and he has four hours a week on FRSC to do this as he pleases. as Robert stated in his first question for Mark Primack, the conversation would have no doubt gone in the direction of being a personal fight:

"1. In the past four years you have declined to answer phone calls from activists like Robert Norse, whose positions you disagreed with. Do you intend to continue insulating yourself from those whose opinions may not agree with yours when they come to you with questions or problems?"

I'm all for a diverse group of candidates, and I have nothing against Robert running. I'd be interested in reading Coral's platform but i have not seen that yet.