Candidates
(Vote for 4)
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Emily Reilly
14,350 votes
16.0%
- Occupation: Owner and Operator of Emily's Bakery
- As a member of Mission Street Widening Task Force, helped to effect over 60 changes in the project.
- As a single mother re-entry student at UCSC, completed study necessaryto earn a BA in fine art in 1981.
- Member, City Transportation Commission
- Co-founder, Transportation Think Tank
- City Master Transportation Study steering committee
- Numerous community service positions and activities
Priorities:
- We must take strong action about traffic congestion, housing and the future of neighborhoods.
- When complete, we must fund implementation of the Master TransportationStudy, with safety improvements.
- We must take a committed aggressive approach to increasing the supply ofhousing.
Scott Kennedy
9,801 votes
10.9%
- Occupation: Educator/Nonprofit Coordinator
Mark Primack
9,577 votes
10.7%
Ed Porter
9,576 votes
10.7%
- Occupation: Teacher, Flight Instructor
Scott Bugental
6,918 votes
7.7%
- Occupation: Non-Profit Program Director
Priorities:
- Affordable Housing
- Alternative Transportation
- Environmental Protection
Bonnie Morr
6,812 votes
7.6%
- Occupation: Bus Operator
- Union Representative United Transportation Union
- Legislative Representative
- Metro-Base Fact Finding and Development Tassk Force
- Workers Health and Safety Committee
- Rainforest Futures Organizer and Facilitator Non-Profit
Priorities:
- Affordable Housing
- Traffic congestion and neighborhood gridlock
- Homeless
Arnold Sterne "Arnie" Leff
6,146 votes
6.8%
- Occupation: Family Doctor/Innkeeper
- former public and environmental health administrator
- AIDS/Hospice/Geriatric Specialist
- Chair, Citizens' Police Review Board
- Adjutant, Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 5888
- Former Medical School Faculty (Environmental and Preventive Medicine)
- Part Owner/Manager, Small Bed & Breakfast (http://www.adobeongreen.com)
Priorities:
- Affordability (Housing,Living Wage,Homelessness)
- Transportation(bus service support; traffic moderation, alternatives to auto)
- Growth (water availability, university growth)
Michael Felix Hernandez
6,095 votes
6.8%
Dick Doubrava
5,558 votes
6.2%
- Occupation: Retired Technology Manager
- Planning Commission - Chair 1998
- City Ad Hoc Budget Committee
- Santa Cruz MasterTransportation Study Steering Committee
- Founded and led Terrace Point Action Network to preserve wetlands, coastal bluffs, and Younger Lagoon
- De Anza Homeowner's Association - President
- Mission Street Corridor Design Advisory Committee
Priorities:
- Create affordable housing
- Create shelters and safe sleeping areas for the homless
- Protect the environment - protect the greenbelt, reduce traffic, increase water reserves, eliminate beach pollution
Peter J. Cook
4,785 votes
5.3%
- Occupation: Realtor/Handyman/Surfer
Steven Argue
2,947 votes
3.3%
- Occupation: Native Plant Restorationist
Jake Fathy
2,357 votes
2.6%
- Occupation: Student Political Organizer
Martin Bryant
1,901 votes
2.1%
Jake Olthof
1,656 votes
1.8%
Stephen Steward
1,222 votes
1.4%
- Occupation: Design Consultant
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