Ledger-Dispatch

By Kelly Scott (kenos@ledger-dispatch.com) =

David = Pincus
Editor's=20 note: This is the fourth in a series profiling candidates for the Amador = County=20 Board of Supervisors.

Along with a strong education in = finance=20 and a successful mortgage planning business, David Pincus has the = benefit of=20 being described as a "well trained man" by his wife, Laura.

On = June 3, he=20 is hoping all those qualities will give him the edge over incumbent = Supervisor=20 Louis Boitano in the race for the District 4 seat.

Before moving = to=20 Amador County eight years ago, Pincus had a 20-year career in law = enforcement in=20 the East Bay and was elected president of the San Francisco region's=20 International Police Officers Association. Although there are currently = issues=20 that concern him with the county's governmental body, he said he moved = to Amador=20 for the same reasons everyone does.

"It's a great community, a = great=20 place to raise children and I love it," he said.

Professionally, = Pincus=20 is a certified mortgage planner and credit advisor. He also serves with = the=20 Jackson Lions, the Amador County Chamber of Commerce and Visitors = Bureau, and is=20 the founder of the Gold Country Chapter of Business Networks = International,=20 where he serves as president. He is an active member of the Amador = County Parole=20 Board, an attending member of the Sutter Creek Church of the Nazarene = and is=20 involved with the Boy Scouts with his son, Daniel.

Pincus said = the=20 current board of supervisors isn't doing enough to address the current = lag in=20 economic development in the county.

"I understand that what was = working=20 10 or 15 years ago is no longer working in the county," he said. "No one = here=20 wants another Folsom or Elk Grove, but also those on the board are not=20 addressing the changes that are being forced on us."

The time for = making=20 economic development a central priority has come, Pincus = added.

"Most=20 people will say there are no good jobs here," he said. "A lot of the = community=20 commutes, so how do we look at that and develop without destroying what = we=20 have?"

His goal, he said, is to encourage small business = investment in=20 economic development, tourism, public safety, the county's traffic = issues,=20 education and the cultural and historical resources, rich in the Mother=20 Lode.

"After all, these are the things that attract people to = this area,"=20 he said.

His stance against more casinos in the county conflicted = with=20 his opinion that the board of supervisors overlooked the real issue = during the=20 votes on the Buena Vista agreement. Pincus said the real issue was not = another=20 casino, but what a proposed Intergovernmental Services Agreement with = the Buena=20 Vista Band of Me-Wuk Indians would secure in terms of mitigations. The = duty of=20 an elected official, he said, is not only to a constituency's desires; = there is=20 a judiciary aspect as well. What Pincus characterizes as the board's = mishandling=20 of the Buena Vista casino issue convinced him to "step up to the plate," = he=20 said.

"When the board of supervisors made a counter offer that = was=20 accepted, but then they rejected their own offer, well, that is just bad = business," he added.

A self-described fiscal conservative, Pincus = considers himself an avid supporter of local agribusiness. As if to = prove his=20 allegiance, Pincus grows wine grapes in his spare time.

"If I = don't step=20 up to the plate, then how will I take care of the county?" he said. "I = believe=20 in a more responsible government."

Kelly = Scott