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Emily Reilly
18,475 votes
20.5%
- Occupation: Incumbent
- Mayor, 2003
- Owner and Operator Emily's Bakery
- Santa Cruz Metro Transit District, Board Chair
- Regional Transportation Commission
- Blue Ribbon Panel for School Closure Strategies
- Founding Member of Sister Cities Network for Sustainable Development
Priorities:
- Support regional planning and careful growth. Support funding for social service programs
- Advocate community participation in public decision making.
- Pursue sustainable, long-range transportation. Promote development of affordable housing
Ryan Coonerty
17,379 votes
19.3%
- Occupation: Bookseller/University Lecturer
- Boardmember, Santa Cruz Community Credit Union
- Second Generation Owner, Bookshop Santa Cruz
- Boardmember, Dientes Dental Care
- Legal Studies Lecturer at UCSC
- Boardmember, Locally Owned Business Alliance
Priorities:
- Long Term Planning for a Sustainable Community
- Promotion of Locally Owned Business
- Protection of Our Environment
Tony Madrigal
13,227 votes
14.7%
- Occupation: Union Representative/Community Organizer
- B.A. Economics, UC Santa Cruz, 1998
- Board Member, Citizen's Police Review Board, City of Santa Cruz
- Commissioner, Latino Affairs Commission, County of Santa Cruz
- Board Member, Neary Lagoon Cooperative, a low income housing community
- Delegate, Monterey Bay Central Labor Council
- Financial sponsor, Beach Flats Soccer program which serves children and adults in the Beach Flats community at no cost
Priorities:
- Economic Development
- Increase Affordable housing
- Create qualit y local jobs
Ed Porter
12,466 votes
13.8%
- Occupation: Councilmember/Santa Cruz Teacher
- Teacher at Santa Cruz High School since 1980
- Previous City Commissions: Planning, Zoning, Transportation, Public Works
- 2 terms Santa Cruz County Democratic Central Committee
- Senior Engineer at Lockheed 1968-1980
- Current Commercial Pilot and Certified Flight Instructor
- Electronic Engineering Degree
Priorities:
- Fiscal health and responsibility ; stabilize City Budget
- City Road maintenance and transportation, people mover to UCSC Campus
- An honest appraisal of impact of UCSC growth and needed mitigations
Scott Kennedy
11,898 votes
13.2%
- Occupation: City Councilmember; staff member ResourceCtr for Nonviolence
- B.A. UCSC 1971 (College Honors; History Honors)
- Co-Founder Resource Center for Nonviolence 1976
- Elected to Santa Cruz City Council 1990, 1994 & 2000
- Mayor 1993-1994 and 2003-2004
- Regional Transportation Commission "Commissioner of the Year"
- United Way "Community Hero" (2001); Chamber of Commerce "Man of the Year" (1998)
Priorities:
- Dealing responsibly with the ongoing budget crisis
- Promoting jobs & economic development to strengthen City's tax base and revenue
- Creating affordable housing & strengthening human services
Mark Primack
11,372 votes
12.6%
- Occupation: Incumbent
- Current Santa Cruz City Councilmember
- 11-year member of the Santa Cruz Zoning Board and 5 years as Chair
- Launched Greenbelt protection with Campaign to Save Pogonip in 1977
- Awarded Distinguished Artist of the Year for 2000 by the Santa Cruz Art League
- Married for 21years with two children in public schools
Priorities:
- Affordable Housing
- A sustainable economy
- Sound planning for balanced growth
Mark Fogel
5,072 votes
5.6%
Coral Brune
(Write-in)
Robert Norse
(Write-in)
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Events.
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- Progressive forum: Sunday, October 24, 10 p.m.
Neighbors Association forum: Tuesday, October 26, 7 p.m. and Thursday, October 28, 7 p.m.
Housing Advocates forum: Sunday, October 24, 4 p.m. and Wednesday, October 27, 6 p.m.
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