Candidates
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Liz Kniss
17445 votes
24.62%
Official Ballot Statement
- Occupation: Santa Clara County Supervisor, Fifth District
- Palo Alto City Council 1989-2000
- Palo Alto Unified School District Board of Education 1985 -1989
- Marketing and Communications Manager,Sun Microsystems
- School Nurse and Public Health Nurse
- BSN from Simmons College, Boston, MA
- MPA from California State University
Priorities:
- Economic vitality
- Preserve and improve City services
- Environmental sustainability
Greg Schmid
13627 votes
19.23%
Official Ballot Statement
- Occupation: Economist and planner
- Council Member, Palo Alto 2007-2012
- Palo Alto School Board 1989-1993
- Institute for the Future/Managing Uncertainty
- Federal Reserve Bank of New York
- Yale BA 1962
- Columbia PhD 1968
Priorities:
- ABAG Housing Mandates must be consistent with demographics
- Long-term pension obligations must be consistent with revenue
- City must maintain infrastructure and services for residents
Pat Burt
13301 votes
18.77%
Official Ballot Statement
- Occupation: CEO, Vascular Access Technologies
- Mayor, City of Palo Alto 2010
- Council Member City of Palo Alto 2007-2012
- Palo Alto Planning and Transportation Commission
- Vice Chair, Sustainable San Mateo County
- Santa Clara County Pollution Prevention Committee
- University of California, Santa Barbara
Priorities:
- Making our government more efficient and effective
- Protecting and improving our exceptional quality of life
- Investing in our future
Marc Berman
13057 votes
18.43%
Official Ballot Statement
- Occupation: Of Counsel, Merino Yebri, LLP
- Attorney, Latham & Watkins LLP
- Palo Alto Infrastructure Blue Ribbon Commission
- PAUSD Measure A Campaign Committee
- Independent Monitoring Committee, Clean Safe Creeks and Natural Flood Protection Program, Santa Clara Valley Water District
- USC Law School, JD
- Georgetown University, BA
Priorities:
- Revitalizing our infrastructure
- Maintaining a sustainable budget
- Building community
Timothy W. Gray
7668 votes
10.82%
Official Ballot Statement
- Occupation: Business Consultant, CPA
- Principal, Treasury Advocates Business Advisory Services, 1997 to Present
- Director of Revenue and Reimbursement, Lucile Packard Childrens Hospital at Stanford -- 1991 to 1997
- Budget and Financial Planning, Children's Hospital at Stanford, 1990 - 19991
- Board Member and Treasurer, East Palo Alto Teen Home
- Director of Financial Planning, O'Connor Hospital / Daughters of Charity, 19
- Arthur Young, CPA's, 1984 to 1987
Priorities:
- Responsible spending that makes room for repair of aging infrastructure. Built a future with sustainable financial balance.
- Openness, transparency, and fairness in all council actions with with a strong commitment to Environmental Stewardship.
- Curb abuses of zoning loopholes that do not honor the spirit of the City's Comprehensive Plan, causing congestion, and sidesteps school funding.
Mark Weiss
5749 votes
8.11%
Official Ballot Statement
- Occupation: Small business owner
- Gunn High School, 1982
- Dartmouth College, 1986
- President, Earthwise Productions, 1994-current
- Founder, "Plastic Alto" blog, 2010-current
- Founder, "Svayambh-PA: Or, New Residentialist Platform" blog, Aug. 2012-current
- Neighbors Abroad exchange with Oaxaca, 1981
Priorities:
- Residentialist
- Democracy advocate: one person one vote not one dollar one vote
- Fresh independent ideas moving us forward
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Candidates Answer Questions
The League of Women Voters of Palo Alto has asked
all candidates for this office to respond to
3 questions on Report Recommendations, Budget, and Regional Planning.
Events
Candidate Forums
- 10/11/2012, 8:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
City Council Chambers
250 Hamilton Avenue
Palo Alto, CA 94301
Candidate and Event Videos
- Palo Alto City Council Forum presented by the Palo Alto League of Women Voters
- Video produced by MidpenMediaCenter
- Council Candidate Interviews
- 10/1/12
Produced by the Palo Alto Weekly
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