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Kevin McKeown
14,000 votes
19.21%
- Occupation: Education Consultant/Councilmember
- 30-year Santa Monica resident
- Works with our kids in Santa Monica schools
- Champions affordable housing for working families
- Council liaison to Task Force on the Environment
- Consistently responsive to residents and neighborhoods
- Rep to Westside Cities Council of Governments
Priorities:
- Protect your neighborhood from over-development, traffic
- Support schools, parks, playfields and youth programs
- Insist L.A. and the region help on homeless issues
Pam O'Connor
13,315 votes
18.27%
- Occupation: Councilmember/Urban Planner
- Masters Degrees in Planning (Historic Preservation) and Technology Management
- Selected Preservation Projects: UCLA (Royce Hall, Powell Library), USC (Doheny Library), LA City Hall, LA City College, Rancho Los Amigos
- Santa Monica City Councilmember (Mayor: 1997, 1999, 2005)
- First Vice-Chair, Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority/Metro Board of Directors
- Regional Council, Southern California Association of Governments; Chair, Regional Comprehensive Plan Task Force
- 2005 American Planning Association, LA Section, Distinguished Leadership Award, Elected Official
Priorities:
- Transportation: Improve fuctioning of streets; new transit services (Rapid Bus/local shuttles); fund Expo Light Rail segment 2 to Santa Monica
- Environmental Programs: Continued implementation of Sustainable City Plan with emphasis on GHG emission reductions and clean environment
- Public Safety: Intervention/prevention of youth violence; housing first for homeless/focus on chronic homeless; highest level police and fire services
Bob Holbrook
13,041 votes
17.89%
- Occupation: Santa Monica Mayor/Pharmacist
- Santa Monica City Councilmember since 1990, two terms as mayor
- Santa Monica-Malibu Board of Education member, 1983-1990, one term as president
- Community Pharmacist, 1965-1989
- Director of USC Pharmacy, 1990-2004
- Outstanding California Pharmacist Award
- Santa Monica High School Distinguished Alumnus Award for Community Service
Priorities:
- Helping homeless people move off our streets and into housing
- Serving our youth through support for schools and alternatives to gang violence
- Keeping our city's character by controlling development
Terry O'Day
11,756 votes
16.13%
- Occupation: Environmental Executive
- Vice Chair, Santa Monica Planning Commission
- Environment Now, Executive Director, The premier environmental foundation in So. California, has an entrepenurial approach to grassroots activism.
- EV Rental Cars, LLC, President , Co-founded the only environmental vehicle rental company in the United States.
- Anderson School at UCLA - MBA Business Administration
- Stanford University - B.A. - Public Policy with Departmental Honors
- Pico Neighborhood resident, life-long Democrat from a union family, father expecting second daughter in Nov.
Priorities:
- Environmental Sustainability -- Reduce traffic, Safeguard clean air & water, Reduce waste generation, Increase safe bike lanes, life long learning.
- Public Safety & Homelessness -- Reduce youth violence and crime, Move homeless into housing, Hire more case workers to get homeless into services
- Education -- Support life-long learning, Provide safe routes to school, ensure quality education facilities
Gleam Olivia Davis
9,471 votes
12.99%
- Occupation: Corporate Counsel
- Married to John Prindle with one son, Jackson; Twenty Year Santa Monica Resident
- J.D., Harvard Law School, 1981, B.A. University of Southern California, 1978
- Former Civil Rights Attorney with the United States Department of Justice
- Chair, School District Facilities Planning Committee
- Former Member, Board of Directors of WISE Senior Services
- Former Chair, Santa Monica Child Care & Early Education Task Force
Priorities:
- Promoting and Expanding Lifelong Learning Opportunities in Santa Monica
- Protecting the Scale and Diverse Character of Our Neighborhoods
- Reducing Youth Violence
Jenna Linnekens
3,077 votes
4.22%
- Occupation: Event Planner
Priorities:
- Working with community leaders I will propose new policies to stem the endless flow of vagrants to our city.
- I believe we need to increase the uniformed police presence in our parks, Promenade and neighborhoods with a high-propensity for crime.
- I will fight for moderate for-sale housing to maintain our community's essential diversity.
Terence Later
2,606 votes
3.57%
- Occupation: Entertainment Consultant
Mark C. McLellan
2,184 votes
3.00%
- Occupation: Real Estate Agent
Linda Armstrong
1,815 votes
2.49%
- Occupation: Data Entry Operator
Jonathan Mann
1,631 votes
2.24%
- Occupation: Flight Attendant
- Teacher
- Probation Officer
- Parole Agent
- Mediator
- US Navy Musician
- Classified
Priorities:
- Represent residents, NOT special interests. Audit City Budget
- Free WiFi internet for residents to access Virtual Town Hall
- Create City Weblog to empower resident participation in City Government
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City of Santa Monica
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Candidate Forum
- Tuesday October 17, 2006, 7:00pm
- Council Chambers, Santa Monica City Hall, 1685 Main St, Santa Monica
- Sponsored by the League of Women Voters of Santa Monica Education Fund
- Taped for broadcast and webcast by Santa Monica City TV
- The public is welcome
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