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Pols' staffs rely on voters for security: if the boss loses election, then employees must find new jobs.

Publication: San Diego Business Journal
Publication Date: 20-DEC-04
Format: Online - approximately 710 words
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

Article Excerpt
Thanks to San Diego voters, Clifton Williams can keep his job for four more years.

Williams, the chief of staff for 1st District San Diego City Councilman Scott Peters, would have lost his job had Peters not won his re-election bid against local businessman Phil Thalheimer on Nov. 2.

Staff members for politicians rely on the tide of the voters and their bosses for job security.

"All of our (Peters' staff) jobs are at the pleasure of the person we work for," Williams said. "When you work for a member of the council, you are at the will of that person."

But Williams said uncertainty...

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