Candidates
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Heather Fargo
66,332 votes
54.1%
- Occupation: Parks Manager
- Council Member, 3rd term
- BS, Enviromental Planning and Management, UC Davis
- Certificate, State and Local Government Executive Program, Kennedy School of Goverment, Harvard University
- Natomas Community Association, founding board member and past president
Priorities:
- Quality schools in a safe environment
- Strong business with incentives for job development
- Safe streets free from drug and gun violence
Robert "Rob" Kerth
56,343 votes
45.9%
- Occupation: City Councilmember/Engineer
- Rob, his wife Tracy and 4-year old daughter Katie live in the Woodlake Neighborhood
- 3rd Generation Sacramentan
- Bachelors & Masters degrees from Stanford in Mechanical Engineering
- Small business owner, Ice Unlimited, he designed and built the downtown holiday ice rink and the ice rink at Squaw Valley U.S.A.
- Elected to Sacramento City Council in 1992 and re-elected in 1996
- Former or present Chair of Sac. Area Council of Governments, Sac. Area Flood Control Agency, Regional Transit and Sac. Transportation Authority
Priorities:
- Education; the City should be the first partner to the schools in all the 9 school districts of Sacramento
- Regional Economic Development; only helping our small businesses and working with neighbors can we build the economic foundation of prosperity for all
- Quality Neighborhoods; Working with the community, each neighborhood will have an agenda so that progress can be made in all parts of town
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News and Analysis
Sacramento Bee
- Mayoral debate grows heated: Fargo, Kerth sling distortion charges
- November 2, 2000
- Ailene Voisin: New arena or no arena? Next mayor may play big role in Kings' future
- November 1, 2000
- Kerth mailer angers Fargo: Voter ad links her to sprawl, builders
- October 31, 2000
- Mayoral race is a squeaker: Fargo, Kerth nearly tied in poll
- October 30, 2000
- Most in poll want full-time, better-paid mayor
- October 30, 2000
- Political twist to religious fervor Black, Latino churches grill elected officials
- October 30, 2000
- Kerth, Fargo in fight of the fliers: Barbs fly over fair play, Auburn dam
- October 27, 2000
- Teens put mayoral contenders to the test
- October 27, 2000
- Mayor's race: All hands and feet -- Hopefuls press flesh, pound pavement
- October 26, 2000
- Mayor's race big on bucks: Kerth heads toward a spending record
- October 22, 2000
- Few jabs thrown in mayoral debate
- October 20, 2000
- Campaign 2000: Mayor's race primed for prime-time debate
- October 19, 2000
- Mayoral race features duel of perspectives
- October 15, 2000
- Fargo known for advocacy: Mayoral candidate champions neighborhoods
- October 1, 2000
- Engineer Kerth wants to retool city
- September 24, 2000
- Politics break new ground in diversity
- September 8, 2000
- Tit-for-tat: Who's the true Democrat?
- September 3, 2000
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