League of Women Voters of California
Santa Clara County, CA November 5, 2002 Election
	Greg Perry Answers Questions Candidate for Council Member; City of Mountain View; 4 Year Term

The questions were prepared by the League of Women Voters of Los Altos/Mtn. View Area and asked of all candidates for this office.

Read the answers from all candidates.

Questions & Answers

1. Do you see any links between local traffic congestion and cuts in public transit services, "help wanted" signs and insufficient low cost housing? If so, what might the Council do to improve the situation?

There is no question that cuts to public transit add to local traffic congestion. When we run Caltrain less frequently, people have to wait longer. If people have to wait longer, they are more likely to choose to drive. One thing the Council can do is appoint a VTA representative who will vote for spending money on service frequency, and vote against wasting money on construction projects.

The problem with insufficient low cost housing has been created by city councils, including ours. By adding 15,500 jobs and only 1660 homes over 10 years, the city council guarenteed that there would be a housing shortage. We need a moratorium on new office space, and to rezone some commercial areas for sensible residential projects.

2. What specific concerns, if any, do you have about the recommendations in the NASA Ames Development Plan which was released in late July?

The NASA Ames Development plan add far more jobs than it adds homes. What homes are added are disproportionately added at the end of the project. It is likely that much of this promised housing will never be built.

By adding more jobs than homes, the Ames Development Plan will cause more workers to commute from the central valley, adding to traffic and air pollution. In addition, the added demand for housing will

3. As a Councilmember, how would you bring together members of the community to address local issues?

I am willing to talk to everyone, without reservations. By seeking out the opinions of various people in the community, I can bring some of those interests together in policies that make sense.