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Mike Wasserman
8,583 votes
33.16%
- Occupation: Incumbent
- Immediate past Mayor ('04 -'05) and current LG Town Councilman
- Psychology degree and Certified Financial Planning license from the Univ. of Southern Calif.
- 30 year resident of Los Gatos; Married 26 years
- Former owner of Collector's Corner II: Voted "Best Volunteer & Best Civic Minded Citizen in LG" for working w/ kids in schools & sports
- A proven track record on Council of Common Sense and Reasonableness
- "http://www.mikewasserman.com" website with public comments and lots more!
Priorities:
- To continue to improve the Community Unity between Seniors, schools, faith organizations, service clubs, etc.
- To continue to improve upon Senior, library and youth services
- To continue to make decisions based on common sense and experience
Diane McNutt
6,637 votes
25.64%
- Occupation: Incumbent
- President, McNutt & Company, Inc. Public Relations
- Current Mayor of Los Gatos
- Founder, Certificate in Marketing Communications, San Jose State University
- Board of Directors, West Valley Sanitation District
- B.A. in Journalism, M.S. in Mass Communications, San Jose State University
- Founder, Leadership Los Gatos Program
Priorities:
- Maintaining balanced Town budget and healthy reserves
- Preparing community for natural disasters and pandemic flu impacts
- Anticipating needs of the changing demographics of Los Gatos residents
Joe Pirzynski
6,010 votes
23.22%
- Occupation: Incumbent
- Educator/Psychotherapist
- MA Counselor Education - San Jose State University
- Senior Counselor/Psychology Teacher - Archbishop Mitty High School
- Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (Private Practice)
Priorities:
- Maintaining fiscal responsibility without reducing service delivery
- Assuring commercial and residential development is aligned with town character
- Providing enhanced disaster preparedness for the entire community
Dennis W. Byron
3,750 votes
14.49%
- Occupation: Businessman/Instructor
- B.A., San Jose State University
- Past Chairman, Los Gatos/Saratoga District, Silicon Valley Assn. of Realtors
- Married for 35 years with 2 children
- Junior Achievement, High School Career Course Instructor
- Owned 4 real estate offices
- Completed San Jose & Sheriff's Community Police Academies
Priorities:
- It is difficult to remodel your own house, sometimes taking years to do so.
- Los Gatos Blvd. is in a transition period. We need to have responsible growth.
- The granting of business permits to operate in town is too random.
Carlos Novillo
907 votes
3.5%
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Official Information
- Town of Los Gatos
Events
- Oct. 3: Candidates Forum, Council Chambers, 110 E. Main St., Los Gatos 6:00-Los Gatos City Council Candidates 7:40-21st Assembly District Candidates 8:15-Santa Clara Valley Water District Runoff Candidates
News and Analysis
- San Jose Mercury News
- Los Gatos Observer
- Los Gatos Weekly Times
- Candidates' Forum
- Dennis Byron
- Diane McNutt
- Carlos Novillo
- Mike Wasserman
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