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Miriam "Mim" Hawley
4147 votes
56.9%
- Occupation: Transit Director
- President, League of Women Voters of Berkeley, Albany and Emeryville
- Chair, Berkeley Transportation Commission
- Board Member, AC Transit
Priorities:
- Emphasize the priority need to repair our infrastructure, particularly our sewer system, which now poses and environmental hazard
- Work for an effective, sound budget process that will result in a sustainable budget for Berkeley
- Work for rational, practical, and efficient City Council processes and procedures
Tom Kelly
1244 votes
17.0%
- Occupation: Grants Coordinator
- Vietnam era veteran
- Former public interest lawyer
- Homeless advocate
Priorities:
- Create a Green "code of conduct" for all housing, transportation, land use, and economic development activities undertaken by the City.
- Restore civility to Council proceedings and encourage a renewal of respect for the democratic process.
- Reduce the impact of the City and its residents on our local and global environment.
Carrie "Caren" Olson
1095 votes
15.0%
- Occupation: Businesswoman
- Lifelong Berkeley resident - 47 years
- Landmarks Preservation Commissioner
- Chief Operating Officer MoveOn.org
- 4 years Dir. of Ops Berkeley Systems
- 10 yrs Operations Dir. Such a Business
- 10yr classroom volunteer JeffersonSchool
Priorities:
- Democrat, but not owned by a Berkeley political party
- I understand the nuts & bolts of how large operations work
- Growth, our council will help or hurt livability of Berkeley
Benjamin Rodefer
655 votes
8.9%
- Occupation: Art Dealer
- Berkeley High School
- Cornell University
- Intern for Congressman Ron Dellums
- Intern for US Senator Jeff Bingamon (D-NM)
- Founder of ModernSculpture.com
- Father of Melina, 18 months
Priorities:
- Preserving the intrinsic values that have defined the Berkeley we love.
- Timely maintenance & repair of all City Parks, Roads and Infrastructure.
- Creating a comprehensive plan for overseeing future development in Berkeley.
Mark T. Fowler
144 votes
1.9%
- Occupation: Notary/Business Consultant
- Former welder and mechanic for the Public Works Department in Richmond
Priorities:
- To use infrastructure renovations, particularly drains and sewers, as a comprehensive employment and training vehicle
- To give the workforce of the City a better deal and create a climate of job safety by reducing stress-fatigue related incidences
- To make more use of CATV-25 to bring the working of the City to people - once a month town hall - and make CATV access to Ch. 25 free to everyone
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