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Matt Neely
6,782 votes
17.5%
- Occupation: Assistant Principal
- Chair Elect, Chamber of Commerce
- Co-Founder, Mountain View Civic Forum
- Co-chair, Diversity Youth Forum
- Past President, District Teachers' Association
Priorities:
- Making Mountain View Family Friendly
- Affordable Housing
- Local Economy
Mike Kasperzak
6,641 votes
17.1%
- Occupation: Incumbent/Mediator
- Vice Mayor & Councilmember
- Environmental Planning Commission: Commissioner 1996-1998
- Parks and Recreation Commission: Vice Chair 1995
- Chair, Nowthwest Watershed Advisory Committee, Santa Clara Valley Water District
- Lewis and Clark College, BA 1976
- Hastings College of the Law, JD 1982
Priorities:
- Develop affordable housing options to preserve Mountain View's unique community charactor
- Ensure sound fiscal decision making for a safe community
- Advance balanced growth initiatives which add to our quality of life
Greg Perry
5,583 votes
14.4%
- Occupation: Math Teacher
- Former member, Parks and Recreation Commission
- co-chair of Sustainable Mountain View
- Volunteer English teacher with the Saint Joseph the Worker Center
- Former Software Engineer
Priorities:
- Balance the budget; cut waste
- Protect the environment
- Campaign finance reform
Patricia Figueroa
4,219 votes
10.9%
- Occupation: Homemaker
- Mountain View Homeowner, 34 y ears.
- BA in Mathematics
- Former Mountain View Councilmember and Mayor
Priorities:
- Provide you with the best level of services along with the facilities to provide those services.
- Ensure sound management of your City's financial resources.
- Preserve integrity of the residential neighhborhoods
Laura Brown
3,463 votes
8.9%
- Occupation: Retired Federal Manager
- Mountain View Area Social Security Manager for 17 Years
- Environmental Planning Commissioner
- YMCA Childcare Advisory Board Member
- United Way Youth Services Allocations Committee Member
- Mountain View Preservation Alliance Founding Member
- North Waverly Park Neighborhood Association President
Priorities:
- Giving Residents A Voice in City Decisions
- Protecting and Enhancing Neighborhood Quality of Life
- Stregthening Public Safety, Traffic Control and Disaster Readiness in All Neighborhoods
Rosiland Bivings
3,274 votes
8.4%
- Occupation: Businesswoman
- Board-Mountain View Library Foundation
- Past Board-Community Services Agency
- Past Board-Mountain View Community Television
- Past Local & District President-Business & Professional Women (BPW)
- Life Member-NAACP
- B.A. Economics & Business
Priorities:
- Community Housing Needs
- Diversity in Community Representation
- Providing leadership for all of the Community
Liz Boewer-Ambra
3,084 votes
7.9%
- Occupation: Educator/Program Manager
- 14 years at Fremont Union High School District
- Co- chair, Asian Parade
- President, Common Cents Club
- Stand Up for Children, Member
- South Bay Older Adult Educational Network, Member
- Board Member, Mtn. View Historical Association
Priorities:
- Fiscal responsibility by government before any more tax increases to taxpayers.
- Support public transportation, street maintance and traffic management.
- Ensure safe neighborhoods, strengthen youth/senior programs.
Robert H. "Bob" Weaver
2,421 votes
6.2%
- Occupation: Photographer/Business Owner
- Chair-Environmental Planning Commission
- Chair- Mountain View Centennial Planning Committee
- Co-founder Middlefield-Whisman Neighborhood Assn.
- Founding Member- Moffett Field Historical Society
- Vietnam Veteran- Three Tours
- Moffett Federal Airfield Community Advisory Committee
Priorities:
- Affordable housing for Public Safety personnel
- Establishing a truely independent auditor that reports directly to the city council
- Preserving and protecting open space
Christopher Lee "Chris" Kuszmaul
1,639 votes
4.2%
- Occupation: Teacher/Research Scientist
- Senior Research Scientist for CSC at NASA
- Engineer for 2 startup companies
- 4th degree black belt in Aikido
- Volunteer in local schools, father of 2.
- Masters of Science, Univiersity of Illinois
- Bachelors of Science and Engineering, MIT
Priorities:
- Housing for teachers using blighted land
- Means to provide equity for renters (rent to own)
- More autonomy for local neighborhoods
Tom Frankum
1,413 votes
3.6%
- Occupation: Remodeling Contractor
- BA, Sacramento State, History and Economics, 1967
- 22 years teaching high school
- 31-year Mountain View resident
- Eight years on Mountain View's Environmental Planning Commission, two years as Chair
- Extensive board involvement with local non-profits
- Active supporter of services for youth and families
Priorities:
- Affordable housing that fits with our community
- Safer driving in our neighborhoods
- Restoring civility and respect to City government
Timothy P. Devitt
312 votes
0.8%
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- Candidates Forum
- Oct. 4, 7 - 9 p.m., KMVT Channel 15, 950 N. Rengstorff Ave., M.V.
sponsored by KMVT, Mountain View Community Television
- Candidates Forum
- Oct. 24, 8:00-9:30 p.m., M.V. Council Chambers (and Mtn. View-Whisman School Dist. 7-7:55)
sponsored by the League of Women Voters of Los Altos/Mtn. View Area
News and Analysis
Mountain View Voice, Oct. 25
San Jose Mercury News, Oct. 23
Mountain View Voice, Oct. 18
Mountain View Voice Oct. 11
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