Candidates
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Mike Healy
9,423 votes
19.8%
- Occupation: Vice Mayor
- Attorney
- Member, Sonoma County Transportation Authority and Novato Narrows Policy Advisory Group
- Member, Petaluma Parks and Recreation Commission
- Member, Central Petaluma Specific Plan Advisory Committee
- Former member, Petaluma Pedestrian and Bicycle Advisory Committee
- Past President of the Petaluma Democratic Club
Priorities:
- Pursue a comprehensive solution for the 101 corridor including widening 101 to Novato and implementing passenger rail
- Implement a strategy to fix our streets up to the condition our citizens deserve and expect
- Attract needed shopping opportunities--and a movie theater--for the convenience of local residents and to keep our sales tax dollars here
Mike Harris
8,604 votes
18.1%
- Occupation: Financial Services Executive
- BA Management (Accounting) & Minor in Economics
- Served on the Board of Directors for the Sonoma State Alumni Association (including 1 yr. as Vice President).
- Appointed to the Alcohol & Drug Advisory Board of Sonoma County by Supervisor Mike Kerns
- Representative on the Large Employer Advisory Board of Sonoma County, a board that concentrates on regional transportation and housing issues.
- Served on the Executive Committee of the Petaluma Chapter of Ducks Unlimited where he helped raise $50,000.
- Ducks Unlimited focuses on the preservation of wetlands habitat.
Priorities:
- Fix our roads and fill our potholes!!!
- Improve our streets and general traffic circulation
- Fiscal Responsibility
Keith Canevaro
7,529 votes
15.8%
- Occupation: Program Manager, Cisco Systems Inc
- Major, U.S. Marine Corps Reserve
- Graduate: The Citadel, Charleston SC
- Youth Soccer Coach
- Toys for Tots Coordinator
Priorities:
- Public Safety
- Roads and Infrastructure
- Programs for Seniors and Youth
Janice Cader-Thompson
7,462 votes
15.7%
- Occupation: Councilwoman City of Petaluma
- Occupation: Dental Hygienist
- 1998: Elected to the Petaluma City Council
- 2001: Vice Mayor City of Petaluma
- Appointments: Planning Commission, Airport Commission, Music, Park and Recreation Commission
- 2002: ABAG, Regional Planning Committee
Priorities:
- Basic services: street repairs, improving public safety, and making sure our new wastewater facility incorporates Petaluma's new Wetland Park
- Completing Petaluma's new General Plan based on Sustainability
- Protecting our natural resources: water and our environment
Cindy Thomas
7,453 votes
15.7%
- Occupation: Health Care Worker
- Executive Vice President, Health Care Workers Union, S.E.I.U., Local 250
- Executive Board Member, North Bay Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO
- Member, City of Petaluma Animal Services Advisory Committee
- Member, Sonoma County Living Wage Coalition
- Member, Petaluma Tomorrow
- Fellow, Leadership Institute for Ecology and the Economy
Priorities:
- Health Care & Emergency Services
- Affordable Housing & Living Wage
- Responsible Development
Matt Maguire
7,066 votes
14.9%
- Occupation: Telecommunications Sales; Councilmember
- Senior member of the Petaluma City Council
- Elected Nov. 1994; re-elected Nov. 1998
- Vice Mayor, 1998
- Since 1999, Council Liaison to Sonoma Marin Area Rail Transportation (SMART) Commission
- Since 2001, Council Liaison to Petaluma Animal Services Advisory Committee
Priorities:
- Basic services: road repairs, improving public safety, and getting our new sewer treatment plant built
- Completing the new General Plan based on sustainability
- Protecting our water resources and the environment
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Events
Candidate Night
- Thursday, October 10, Petaluma City Council Chambers, 11 English Street, Petaluma,
7:00 to 7:30 p.m. -- Meet the Candidates Mixer,
7:30 to 9:30 p.m. -- Candidate Forum (broadcast live on Petaluma Community Access Channel)
Taped rebroadcast of forum, KRCB, Sunday, October 20, 11:00 a.m., and every night until the election on Petaluma Community Access
News and Analysis
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