Candidate for
Council Member; City of Palo Alto

Occupation: Business Advisor           Age: 49
Education and Qualifications:
     Bachelors of Business Administration, Licensed Certified Public Accountant (CPA), and 27 years of helping businesses, including serving as a business advisor to children's hospitals throughout the nation.
     My independence will offer a financial voice really needed by the City. The Council needs a diversity of skills. There are five open seats and you have five votes. I am the finance guy that will work well any other four candidates you choose. I know how to cooperate and I know how to get things done.
     I own and operate (Treasury Advocates) in downtown Palo Alto. My wife Susan Gray and I have three children (Catherine age 10, and twins Michael and Julia, age 7,)
     I am committed to doing the right thing for the environment (A Green Future is a Golden Future), and fiercely protecting our quality life (I moved here 22 years ago for a reason, and our neighborhoods and schools must not be eroded.)
     Palo Alto must elevate financial discipline to the top of the agenda if we really want to assure balance and make progress on neglected infrastructure. Applying benchmarking to the budget and demonstrating best management practices must be achieved. I will invite more citizen participation.