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Kevin Faulconer
15912 votes
34.54%
- Occupation: Businessman
- Father
- Chairman, Mission Bay Park Committee
- Member, Park and Recreation Board of Directors
- Citizen's Charter Reform Committee
Priorities:
- RESTORE FISCAL SANITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY
- OPEN CITY HALL TO THE PUBLIC
- KEEP NEIGHBORHOODS SAFE
Lorena S Gonzalez, JD
11543 votes
25.06%
- Occupation: Environmental Attorney/Mother
- Serves on the California State Lands Commission
- Vice President - League of Conservation Voters San Diego
- Board of Directors - Planned Parenthood San Diego and Riverside Counties
- Juris Doctorate - UCLA School of Law
- Master's Program - Georgetown University
- Bachelor's Degree - Stanford University
Priorities:
- Fixing the City of San Diego's finances
- Protecting our beaches and bays
- Making public safety a priority
Carolyn Chase
4090 votes
8.88%
- Occupation: CEO, San Diego Earth Day
- Planning Commissioner, City of San Diego
- Columnist, "Cut to the Chase"
- Christine Kehoe's "Woman of the Year," 2004
- Peacemaker Award, Mediation Center
- Small Business owner, Earth Media, Inc.
- UCSD graduate, BA Computer Science, minor in music
Priorities:
- Fix our city's finances and restore our reputation
- Require accountability and do the public's business in public
- Balance community needs with growth
Rich Grosch
2906 votes
6.31%
- Occupation: Teacher/Businessman/College Trustee
- B.A., education, California Western University
- M.A., education, USIU
- Life time California Teaching Credential
- Chairman, Ocean Beach Community Development Corporation
- Chairman, Miramar College Citizens Advisory Board
- Founder, Relocate Now!
Priorities:
- Balance the City Budget & Fix the City Pension Fiasco
- Protect Jobs
- Improve our Communities & Safeguard the Environment
Tim Rutherford
2442 votes
5.30%
- Occupation: Faith Based Non-Profit Lawyer
- 5th generation San Diego resident
- Economist
- Expert in tax system, including employee benefits, pension, & city debt
- VP & General Counsel for a faith based nonprofit serving people in need
Priorities:
- Public safety
- Fixing our streets, parks, libraries, water and sewer systems, & other critical infrastructure
- Fixing the City's fiscal mess
Kathleen Blavatt
1848 votes
4.01%
- Occupation: Small Business Owner/Teacher
- Teacher, Author, Artist & Graphics Communications Specialist
- 15 Years Working with Developmentally Disabled
- SDSU Graduate
- A Fifth Generation Native Californian, Grew up in Point Loma, Married 25 Years to Ray Blavatt
- Co-founder of the San Diego Coastal Alliance
- Former Peninsula Community Planning Board Member
Priorities:
- Defend our 30 ft. Coastal Height Limit Law.
- Protect OUR Public Lands and Assets. She will hold developers accountable and end sweetheart deals that are draining our general fund.
- Stop Redevelopment & Eminent Domain Abuse. She will protect businesses, homes and properties.
Ian Trowbridge
1746 votes
3.79%
- Occupation: Retired Professor/Investor
- Salk Institute/UCSD Professor, Director Cancer Biology laboratory, Salk Institute 1984-2003
- Education: B.A. Summa cum Laude, Biochemistry, Ph.D Immunology, Oxford University England
- Former member University City Community Planning Group
- City Watchdog- Exposed corruption at San Diego Data processing Corporation helped restore the size of the Park at the Park at Petco Park
- 33 year San Diego resident last 14 years in Mission Hills
- Inventor of biologicals (monoclonal antibodies) that have generated 8 million dollars in royalties
Priorities:
- Restore the fiscal health of San Diego
- Ensure redeveopment projects are appropriate and limit the use of eminent domain i.e. no to expansion of Lindbergh Lield
- Change the corporate culture at City Hall and restore honest efficient and open government
Pat Zaharopoulos
1273 votes
2.76%
- Occupation: State Deputy Attorney General
Phil Meinhardt
1054 votes
2.29%
- Occupation: Retired Military Officer
- Seaman Recruit, Navy through Lieutenant Colonel, Air Force. USAF/FAA Instructor Pilot. Plans, advanced programs for Dept. of Defense.
- Air Force Academy, BS, General Engineering
- UCLA Graduate School of Business, MBA
- Assistant Comptroller, Space & Missile Systems Organization, $1.5 billion budget. Cost schedule/accounting. Mgt Info Systems. Cost Analysis.
- Director of Advanced Space Development, staff of 105 engineers/scientists with 30 aeropace firms under contract, $80 million annual budget.
- Policy Officer, 130,000 person organization. METLIFE, Financial Services. Small Business experience.
Priorities:
- Solve underfunding of current defined benefits pension/medical system. For future employees, promote a defined contributions system.
- Assist transition to strong-mayor govt. As finances permit and creditworthiness returns, upgrade infrastructure such as sewers, police and fire.
- Push for joint-use of Miramar to relieve pressure on Lindbergh Field. Plan a trolley extension from South Runway/Terminal to downtown.
Tom Eaton
754 votes
1.64%
- Occupation: Public Middle School Teacher
Greg T. Finley
615 votes
1.33%
- Occupation: Business Management
- 2nd Generation Native San Diegan
- Owner & CEO, Finley's House of Carpets, 1979-97
- Graduate of Crawford High, SDSU 1965-70
- Former Peninsula Planning Board Member
- Former North Bay Redevelop PAC Chair & Vice Chair
- Founder and President Morena Business Improvement District
Priorities:
- Eliminate the city's pension debt through negotiations and/or bankruptcy
- Streamline and reduce the size of government
- Provide political leadership to move forward on a new airport location
David W Diehl
470 votes
1.02%
- Occupation: Small Businessman
- Teaching Degree 1964, Edinboro State University
- Law Degree 1971, University of San Diego
- Past President, San Diego Alliance for Clean Elections
- Founder, Ocean Beach Preservation League
- Co-founder, Ocean Beach People's Food Coop
- Co-founder, Ocean Beach Community Planning Board
Priorities:
- Clean Money Campaign Finance Reform
- Community Control of Development
- Government By The People: You Make All Major Decisions In District 2
James Joaquin Morrison
441 votes
0.96%
- Occupation: Business Person/Apartment Manager/Community Volunteer
- Mesa Community College, major business administration
- Pacific Beach Town Council member
- Pacific Beach Community Planning Committe member
- Represented Pacific Beach at the city-wide Community Planners Advisory Committee for Transportation (COMPACT)
- Volunteer for the Kendall-Frost Mission Bay Reserve
- Christmas in April Organization of the Greater San Diego
Priorities:
- Audits and the Bond Ratings
- Pension Fund and Medical Insurance
- City Government Positions and Pay Scales
George Richard Najjar
280 votes
0.61%
- Occupation: Attorney
- University of California, Berkeley
- Worcester College, Oxford University
- California Western School of Law
- Business and Real Estate Litigator
- Judge Pro Tempore, San Diego Superior Court
- Martial Artist and Surfer
Priorities:
- FREE CITY HALL FROM PARTISAN POLITICS
- INCREASE PUBLIC SAFETY
- INTELLIGENTLY MANAGE TRAFFIC, PARKING AND GROWTH
Robert E. Lee
250 votes
0.54%
- Occupation: Security Officer/Web Designer
- B.A., Radio/TV, University of Houston, 1995
- A.S., Web Development, Cuyamaca College, 2006*
Priorities:
- Pension and fiscal reform
- Public safety, by supporting Police and Fire departments
- Infrastructure improvement: streets, sewers, clean beaches
Allen Hujsak
242 votes
0.53%
Linda Susan Finley
202 votes
0.44%
- Occupation: Retired Business Owner/Student
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