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Cynthia Mathews
12,748 votes
25.27%
- Occupation: Santa Cruz City Councilmember
- Founder & former Public Affairs Director, Santa Cruz Planned Parenthood
- 3-Term Council member (Elected 1992, 1996, 2002); Mayor 2006
- Member, Economic Development Council, Conference & Visitors Council
- 35-year resident of SC; active with schools, parks, neighborhoods
- Member, Library Joint Powers Board, Monterey Bay Sanctuary Interagency Task Force
- Recipient, ACLU 2006 "Bell of Freedom" award
Priorities:
- Sustain essential city services and programs by strengthening our local economy and tax base
- Maintain streets; protect our parks and public safety: Yes on Measure H!
- Reflect community needs in long-range plans for City's future: General Plan and proposed UCSC growth
Mike Rotkin
11,580 votes
22.96%
- Occupation: College Teacher/Councilmember
- Four-time Mayor of Santa Cruz
- Five terms on Santa Cruz City Council
- Founding member: Westside Neighbors; Westside Comm. Health Center
- Chief Negotiator, UC-American Federation of Teachers
- Director: Santa Cruz Comm.Credit Union; Vision Santa Cruz; Food and Nutrition Services
- Five terms, Board Member, Santa Cruz Transit District
Priorities:
- Protect and expand City services and salaries/benefits for public employees.
- Expand City tax base to support environmental protection, affordable housing, and City services.
- Involve Santa Cruz residents in City planning and decisions that affect their neighborhoods
Lynn Robinson
10,223 votes
20.27%
- Occupation: Garden Designer/Businesswoman
- Member of the Santa Cruz General Plan Advisory Committee
- Member of County Transportation Funding Task Force
- UCSC Liaison for the Good Neighbor Student Internship
- Member of the Locally Owned Business Alliance
- Co-founder of Santa Cruz Neighbors
- BA Fine Art - UCSC; AA Art - Cabrillo College
Priorities:
- Sustain our community values and environment
- Ensure Neighborhood networking and safety
- Support local business and create a sustainable economy
Bruce Van Allen
6,763 votes
13.41%
- Occupation: Software Developer
Simba d Kenyatta
4,873 votes
9.66%
- Occupation: Community Volunteer
- chair: American Civil Liberties Union (2 yrs.)
- National Coalition Building Institute steering commitee member S.C. chapter
- Parent
- Chair: Louden Nelson Comm. ctr. advisory committee
- Santa Cruz youth outreach coordinator
- gang intervention and drug abuse prevention work with teenagers
Priorities:
- santa cruz's budget woes
- youth/young adult violence BEFORE there's another seven stabbed downtown.
- I want to increase community involvement in city government particularly by traditonally underrepresented people( people of color,poor people,etc.)
Chris Cobb
4,125 votes
8.18%
- Occupation: Business Development Professional
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