Finding Common Ground

“It was sad that it has come down to this, to somebody possibly losing their life over it.”

Following an attempted assassination of former president Donald Trump on Saturday, Saratoga mayor Chuck Davis and other local elected officials echoed comments on the national level about the need to “turn the rhetoric down.”

Mayor Davis said while he hopes the country can steer away from violent political rhetoric, he’s not sure it’s possible.

“There’s so much hatred in the world today, in the United States especially,” said Mayor Davis. “I don’t think they’ll get [the rhetoric] toned down because now...