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Final Results as of March 15
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Portia P. Cohen, Esq.
2,205 votes
22.8%
- Occupation: Attorney (Licensed in DC, NJ, PA)
- Manhattan Beach Planning Commissioner
- Manhattan Beach Parks & Recreation Commissioner
- Leadership Manhattan Beach, Program Director
- Environmental and Land Use Plannng Attorney
- Public Policy and Risk Management Attorney
- Published in Law Review
Priorities:
- Protect and enhance our safe, beautiful, unique, neighborhood culture & natural environment.
- Bring government to the people with informal neighborhood councils.
- Invest in our people: youth education & senior activities.
Mitch Ward
2,184 votes
22.6%
- Occupation: Councilmember/Business Owner
- Mayor Manhattan Beach 2006, Councilmember since 2003
- Manhattan Beach Business Owner - Computer Systems Sales Repair Consulting New Media/IT - pC Help? Professionals
- Manhattan Beach Planning Commissioner - 1999 - 2003 Chairman 2002-2003
- Manhattan Beach Cultural Arts Commissioner 1996 - 1999
- Former Wall Street Consultant. Clients: LAPD, City of Los Angeles, LA City Attorney, EMI, Capitol Records, Dupont, Con Edison many more...
- Bachelor Science - IT & Quantitative Analysis - University of Arkansas, University of Southern California - IT/New Media/Internet Certified
Priorities:
- Work with community and committee members on our Strategic Facilities Plan.
- No one should be forced out of their home due to the undergrounding of utilities. I will always work to make undergrounding fair & equitable for all.
- Preserve our low profile, safe way of life for all our families. Vigorously protect our ocean/environment - advocate for a South Bay seat on AQMD
David J. Lesser
1,514 votes
15.7%
- Occupation: Attorney
- Manhattan Beach Planning Commissioner
- Manhattan Beach Parking & Public Improvements Commissioner
- City Council-Appointed Member of Mansionization Committee to Revise Building Code
- General Counsel for health services company
- Graduate, Loyola and Georgetown University Law Schools
- Pro Bono Attorney and Volunteer Judge
Priorities:
- Preserve the small town character of our community, encouraging smaller homes by making it easier to remodel rather than demolish.
- Address traffic gridlock by insuring future development does not further impact our already overburdened streets.
- Upgrade our public facilities for our seniors and kids, insuring they are financed responsibly without unnecessary debt.
Bob Bohner
1,437 votes
14.9%
- Occupation: Health Care Attorney
Priorities:
- Keeping public safety our top priority. Maintaining the highest quality first responders. Focusing on emergency preparedness with an eye on preventio
- Making your voice heard in City Hall. Building higher levels of public trust and community input.
- Preserve our quality of life and the character of our neighborhoods.
Stephen Morse
852 votes
8.8%
- Occupation: Business Owner
- Wholesale GPS navigation and fleet tracking products
- BA, New York Univ; MBA, Boston University
- 37 year Manhattan Beach home owner
- 2 terrific children and grandchildren living locally, graduates of MBUSD
- Founder, Cong. Tifereth Jacob, MB; 40-yr supporter of a woman's right to choose; establishing the PPLA clinic Lawndale
- Winner, Daytona; FIM
Priorities:
- My concern is with the people, students, first responders; not the edifices that house them
- Halt undergrounding in its tracks, and the precedent set to gerrymander for weighted 'haves' wants to outweigh others' real life needs
- Balance facility needs with citizens real needs to enhance their lives
Steven Shimek
604 votes
6.3%
- Occupation: Public Relations Executive
- Masters Environmental Studies
- Extensive Committee Experience
Priorities:
- Community Comes First
- Focus on Seniors and Students
- Retain Hometown Feel and Traditions
Louie Pastor
596 votes
6.2%
- Occupation: Educator/Coach/Musician
- B.S. Education U. Texas at El Paso
- M.A. Brigham Young University
- Moved To Manhattan Beach in 1956
- Graduate Aviation High-1968
Priorities:
- Protect the rights of residents with modest means or on a fixed income.
- Ensure that city spending is accountable to all residents.
- Promote responsible development and establish cooperative building limits
Bev Morse
270 votes
2.8%
- Occupation: Editorial writer, photographer
- Taught ethics; American history. Women's/civil/social rights activist
- Published author, photographer, classical pianist
- Queens College, Boston U, New School for Social Research, Princeton U, Art Students League, Cal State
- Art history thesis destroyed in school fire. Ah well.
- Former Assoc Dir, The Wellness Community-So Bay Cities; and Shelter First (5 homeless shelters, LA-So Central)
- Co-founder Congregation Tifereth Jacob; 1st woman president
Priorities:
- Place a moratorium on undergrounding until affordable for all. Period.
- Insist on greater ethical council & city representation and taxation
- Make sure this city's abuse of Prop 218 is not used to abuse the less affluent in our city again
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