Question 1

Who is Santosh Sabnis and why is he running for Placentia City Council District 2?

Accepted Answer

Santosh Sabnis is a Placentia resident, local business owner, and father running for City Council in District 2. After spending over twenty years helping organizations eliminate waste and make financial decisions using data and technology, he believes City Hall should manage your hard-earned tax dollars with the same care you use at your own kitchen table. He is running to bring strict contract discipline to Placentia so that every public expenditure delivers a clear return on investment to our neighborhoods. As a dad raising his daughters here, keeping Placentia safe, thriving, and affordable is a personal mission.

Question 2

How can you promise to fix the budget deficit without raising our local taxes?

Accepted Answer

Because Placentia doesn't have a tax funding problem - it has an administrative purchasing problem. By forcing open competition via competitive bids (RFPs) on major service accounts and capping vendor margins, the city can close the gap using existing tax dollars without a fee hike.

Question 3

If your goal isn't to lay off city workers, where do the savings actually come from?

Accepted Answer

The savings come from loose contract details, missing multi-year warranties, and unmanaged vendor loopholes - not from cutting hard-working local staff. Corporate-grade vendor management can turn leaked funds into a structural surplus.

Question 4

How can residents verify your data? Can we cross-reference this information independently?

Accepted Answer

Residents can verify the data through the Placentia Civic Vault at https://santoshsabnis.com/vault/civic/placentia-city-council/ and cross-reference public meeting records through the City of Placentia Meetings and Agendas page at https://www.placentia.org/667/Meetings-and-Agendas.

Question 5

How will you handle contract contingencies to stop projects from ballooning?

Accepted Answer

Every major city project needs hard limits before work begins: no contract changes without competitive review, mandatory builder warranties on public infrastructure projects, and absolute caps on contingency spending.