Published: September 19, 2008

Iraq Veteran Takes on Wal-Mart, Embattled City Council

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Iraq War veteran takes on Wal-Mart, embattled Suisun City Council incumbents who voted themselves a 118 percent pay hike

An Iraq War veteran - fed up with what he calls incompetence and greed in City Hall, and the too powerful presence of Wal-Mart - will officially kick-off his campaign for Suisun Council here Saturday when he hosts a community picnic.

The campaign event will be held 12 Noon to 3 p.m. Saturday at Montebello Visa Park (Capistrano Dr. and Montebello Drive).

Brian Cain, 39, decided to run just a month ago. He's a telecommunications specialist, who served in several Iraq War campaigns, including one in Baghdad at the beginning of the war.

He's in a field of five vying for two seats on the embattled Suisun City Council. Three other members of the council face a Recall Election after they voted to build a Wal-Mart Supercenter despite warnings by public safety experts that the project was too close to Travis Air Force Base and would be unsafe for shoppers and residents.

The council has also been tainted after the discovery of a large sum of missing city money, and other financial irregularities - including spending $300,000 for a monument, while the local YMCA closed. The council also voted themselves a 118 percent pay increase.

Cain says he plans to "clean up City Hall." He also said he will vote to rescind the "outrageous"pay hike and call for a city audit and term limits.