Candidates
(Vote for 2)
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Craig N. Litwin
2,219 votes
35.2%
- Occupation: Gardener, Community Organizer
- Organic Farmer
- Co-founder of Planting Earth Activation
- Ecology Major
- Former Field Manager at Sonoma County Conservation Action
- Performing Artist
- Member of the Countywide Bicycle Advisory Committee
Priorities:
- Traffic relief and pedestrian safety, from bicycle lanes to safer crosswalks.
- Affordable housing, and low to moderate income housing- basically, mixed use.
- Creating a city-wide communications network to increase Sebastopol groups effectiveness.
Sam C Spooner
2,090 votes
33.2%
- Occupation: Business Owner
- Broadcast TV Systems Design- 13 years
- Employer of five people
- Father of Three Children 5, 10, 15
- Environmentalist
Priorities:
- Walkable downtown- Pedestrian Safety- Environmental planning
- Encourage community participation
- Affordable housing
Katherine A. "Kathy" Austin
1,733 votes
27.5%
- Occupation: City Councilmember, Architect
- Former Mayor
- Former Planning Commissioner for 4 yrs.
- Former Chair and 4 year member, So.Co. Agricultural Preservation & Open Space Dist., Citizens Advisory Committee
- Master of Architecture, UCLA 1986
- Master of Fine Arts, Boston University 1978
- Member American Institute of Architects
Priorities:
- Insure fiscal stability to meet our current and future needs
- Provide pedestrian safety while easing traffic congestion by implementing many of the recommendations of "Street Smart Sebastopol."
- Work with the entire county & larger employers on solutions for housing affordability
Elizabeth McCarthy
(Write-In)
- Occupation: Child welfare attorney
- Former city attorney for city of Dunsmuir, on the upper Sacramento River
Priorities:
- Encourage broad-based participation in collaborative problem-solving
- Give weight to the values that do not have dollar signs attached
- Take care of basic city services first; strengthen the city's financial health
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