October 6, 2010 (El Cajon ) – “We need to think outside the box,” El Cajon City Council candidate Duane Swainston said at a candidate forum sponsored by the League of Women Voters this week, “even though we’re in El Cajon, which is `the box’,” he quipped noting the Spanish meaning of the City’s name.
In an interview with East County Magazine, Swainston elaborated on his views. Recent redevelopment in downtown El Cajon has been a good thing, he noted, “but you still need the businesses in El Cajon….You’re basically dressing up the box, but without anything inside, it’s an empty present. I want to add value to it and make it a real present—bring a smile to the faces of the folks who live here.”
