It’s election season, and signs are everywhere.

Commissioner of Public Safety Ron Kim is upset that the Recreation Center is moving forward, and he is continuing to distance himself from some of his colleagues, calling Mayor Scott Johnson and Commissioners Franck and Ivins, in an on-the-record conversation with me this afternoon, “fiscal fools,” for pursuing the rec center at a time when litigation could interrupt the process, and at a time when the city is very strapped for money. Still, Kim does recognize that the “fiscal fools” have the majority.

In a quieter political drama, Commissioner Ivins announced last week that he wanted to look at Complete Streets in conjunction with the Saratoga Healthy Transportation Network, and apparently got an earful from the Mayor’s office, which wanted to claim that election-year softball for itself.

So the lines are being drawn, and the arguments are shaking out into what should be a spirited election season.

With the Democrats for Change now in control of the city committee, will we see someone primary John Franck? Last week, he told me that he would like to see the party put aside it’s differences and get behind its candidates, but chairman Al Turkheimer was playing his cards close to the chest, and said not decisions had yet been made. Stay tuned…