Candidates
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John Stidham
3198 votes
19.0%
- Occupation: Restaurant Owner
- A.A. Degree- Busines Management
- Chamber of Commerce Honoree
- PG Pride Honoree
- PG Pony Baseball sponsor/coach/manager
- Feast of Lanterns Board Member
- member-PG Kiwanis
Priorities:
- Prevent sewer system spills from entering the Bay
- Control the costs of government and protect our cash revenues
- Improve communication and notice from the City to the residents
Ron Schenk
2774 votes
16.5%
- Occupation: Retired Insurance Executive
- St.Vincent dePaul Thrift Shop - Developer, Manager, Volunteer
- United Way of Monterey - Board of Directors - Served 4 years
- Pacific Grove Resident of the Year - 2001
- St. Angela's Church - Finance committee
- Pacific Grove Chamber of Commerce
- B.S. St. Joseph University - Industrial Management
Priorities:
- To provide fiscal responsibility
- Continue sewer repairs to avoid polluting our Monterey Sanctuary
- To actively support efforts to make Senior Housing a reality
Susan M. Goldbeck
2435 votes
14.5%
- Occupation: Attorney
- Former Pacific Grove Planning Commissioner
- Former publisher of The Beacon
- Chamber of Commerce member/volunteer
- Representative to the State Fish and Game Long-Range Planning Team
- Long-time resident and resident's advocate
- Leader in effort to preserve Pt. Pinos tide pools
Priorities:
- We all must share the responsibility for finding the money to fix the sewers: city staff, residents, and the business community must share the burden.
- City government has refused to tighten its belt. There is plenty of fat to be cut without a reduction in essential city services.
- Bring residents back into the equation by doing the public's business in public. No more secret deals for special interests.
Bruce J. Obbink
2317 votes
13.8%
- Occupation: Retired CEO
- BSEd Missouri State University
- Founding Member Fresno Food Bank
- Founding Chairman, Produce for Better Health Foundation
- Chairman, Pacific Grove Golf Links Advisory Committee
- Chairman, Produce Marketing Association
- Merit Award for Vision by American Socity of Enology and Viticulture
Priorities:
- Our sewer system is on the mend, but we must continue to finance the effort
- Zoning laws must be clear and fair and uniformly enforced.
- We should re-evaluate how we give notice of public hearings. The Pacific Grove Golf Links club house need to be replaced.
Lee Yarborough
2286 votes
13.6%
- Occupation: Engineer/Administrator
- Executive Director, Trans. Agency for Monterey Co.
- BA,BS, MPA San Jose State Univ. Graduate of Yale Univ. Bureau of Highway Traffic
- Public Works Director: Daly City, Cupertino, Marina
- City Manager: Placerville, King City
- Licensed Traffic Engineer
- Licensed Civil Engineer
Priorities:
- Sanitary Sewer System Improvements to prevent spills to Bay.
- Planning Processes & Procedures
- Senior Housing & Affordable Housing
Jennifer McKnight
1921 votes
11.4%
- Occupation: Consultant/Writer/C.P.A.
Robert Pacelli
1836 votes
10.9%
- Occupation: Filmmaker
- Community Activist
- United Nations Photographer
- Network TV News Photographer & Editor
Priorities:
- Preservation of the Monterey Bay Sanctuary
- Cable Television in the Public Interest
- Under-represented Members of the Pacific Grove Community
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