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Los Angeles County, CA April 8, 2008 Election
Smart Voter Full Biography for Carl Jacobson

Candidate for
Member, City Council; City of El Segundo

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About me

  • Resident 37 years
  • 2007 Citizen of the Year
  • 26 years of city involvement
  • Devoted husband for 38 years
  • Wife, Nancy, is a teacher at Richmond Street School
  • Daughters, Jennifer & Jill, are ESUSD graduates & El Segundo homeowners
  • Two grandchildren
  • IT Director at El Segundo based company, Glentek
  • Hobbies include Ham Radio, Girl Scouts, Classic Cars

Accomplishments & Continued Efforts
  • Balanced budgets to ensure financial stability
  • LAX
  • New early turn camera system
  • 100% funding for LAX sound insulation program
  • Noise mitigation negotiations (we've come a long way, but still have lots of work to do)
  • City-School Library & Joint Use Agreements
  • Escalation of Southern California Edison issues
  • Most Business Friendly City designation
  • Program to preserve and/or replace our city trees
  • Dedicated land and budget for new Fire Station 2
  • Douglas Street Gap Closure Project
  • Campus El Segundo Athletic Fields
  • Improved Recreation & Parks programs

Community Leadership
  • City Council: 1984 + 1996; 2004 + 2008
  • Mayor: 1988 + 1996 (didn't seek re-election in 1996)
  • LAX Area Advisory Committee
  • LAX Petitioners Advisory Committee
  • FAA Roundtable
  • Aviation Safety & Noise Abatement Committee
  • Senior Citizens' Housing Board
  • Hyperion Citizens Forum
  • Los Angeles County Sanitation District
  • El Segundo Chamber of Commerce Board Member & Committee Chair
  • Economic Development Advisory Committee
  • Chevron Community Advisory Panel
  • Planning Commission
  • Municipal Area Express
  • SBCCOG Homeland Security
  • El Segundo Disaster Council
  • Community Emergency Response Team (CERT)
  • RACES (Disaster Amateur Radio)
  • Los Angeles County Vector Control District
  • Automobile Driving Museum Docent & Driver

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