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Yoriko Kishimoto
11,705 votes
15.50%
- Occupation: Palo Alto City Council Member and Management Consultant
- MBA, Stanford University and 15 years running own business
- Chair, VTA Policy Advisory Committee
- Council liaison to PAUSD and Stanford University
- Palo Alto resident for 18 years, married with two daughters
Priorities:
- Vibrant, engaged, and livable Palo Alto
- Walkable, safe neighborhoods and high environmental standards
- Open and accountable government
Peter Drekmeier
11,158 votes
14.77%
- Occupation: Conservationist, Environmental Educator
- Palo Alto native; UC Berkeley graduate
- Founder/Director, Bay Area Action/Acterra, Stanford Open Space Alliance
- Executive Director, Earth Day Network; managed $4 million budget
- Helped secure $4 billion in state park and water bonds
- Award-winning documentary filmmaker
Priorities:
- Environmental Leadership
- Fiscal Responsibility/Balanced Budget
- Building Community
Larry Klein
11,046 votes
14.62%
- Occupation: Attorney
- Palo Alto Council member 1981 to 1989
- Mayor, 1984, 1989
- Chair, Storm Drains for Palo Alto, 2005
- Chair, Palo Alto Centennial, 1992-1994
- Author of measures to preserve Palo Alto school playing fields in open space --1987
- Co-founder, Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District -1972
Priorities:
- Fiscal Responsibility
- Limitation on Amount of new market rate housing
- Leadership
John Barton
9,419 votes
12.47%
- Occupation: Architect/Stanford Lecturer
- B.A. Architecture, UC Berkeley
- M. Arch, UC Berkeley
- PAUSD Trustee 1997 - 2005
Priorities:
- Creating a shared vison of what we want Palo Alto to be
- Creating fiscal autonomy and clarity
- Craeting affordable housing
Jack Morton
9,234 votes
12.22%
- Occupation: Certified Public Accountant
- PhD Greek Philosophy and Decision Analysis
Priorities:
- Fiscal Caution
- Preservation of Services
- Revenue Retention
Karen Holman
8,990 votes
11.90%
- Occupation: consultant, small business owner
- Vice-chair, Planning & Transportation Commission \
- Project director, Palo Alto History Museum
- 1st Vice-president, Woman's Club of Palo Alto
- Co-chair, South of Forest Avenue Working Group
- Alumna, Leadership Palo Alto
- BA, University of Arkansas
Priorities:
- Council leadership in policy direction
- Economic vitality of our retail centers
- Protection of quality of life and environmental leadership
Harold "Skip" Justman
4,916 votes
6.51%
- Occupation: Land Use Attorney
- Stanford 1972; Hastings College of Law 1975
Priorities:
- To create a sustainable budget
- To maintain city infrastructure
- To support our vibrant local businesses
Roger V. Smith
(Withdrawn)
2,430 votes
3.22%
- Occupation: CEO and former bank President
- Founder and President, Silicon Valley Bank
- Vice-President and Manager, Wells Fargo Bank
- Founder of Friends of the Palo Alto Parks
- M.B.A., University of Santa Clara
- B.S. in Business, University of Colorado
- Board member of various civic organizations
Priorities:
- Leadership of the City Council
- Financial Management of the City budget
- Private/Public partnerships
Danielle Martell
2,287 votes
3.03%
Sanford Forte
(Withdrawn)
1,536 votes
2.03%
Norman Carroll
1,378 votes
1.82%
Victor Frost
1,345 votes
1.78%
- Occupation: Homeless Advocate
- Video Producer
- Gardener
- Former Hardware Engineer
- Mainstream Coordinator
Priorities:
- Develop a Shelter to serve the survival needs of Palo Alto homeless in an effective manner.
- Develop an effective employment program for residents of Palo Alto.
- Partner with Stanford to gain use of two 5-acre parcels for growing fresh food and also providing jobs.
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3 questions on Finances, Priorities, and Diversity.
Events
- Community Media Center - Election Programming on Local Cable and Internet
- Complete playback schedule of candidate forums, candidate statements, and state proposition pros and cons - for cable TV in midpeninsula and some on the Internet - available on demand
- League of Women Voters of Palo Alto Candidates Forums--
- Evening Forum, Wednesday, Sept. 21 at 7:00 PM,
Live TV Broadcast on Channel 27,
Community Media Center,
900 San Antonio Rd., Palo Alto
- Daytime Forum,Tuesday, Sept. 27 at 11:30 AM, (Brown Bag lunch),
Lucie Stern Community Center-Fireside Room,
1305 Middlefield Rd., Palo Alto
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