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Val Carpenter
6,369 votes
35.62%
- Occupation: Business Executive
- Current Los Altos Planning Commissioner
- Former Los Altos Historical Commission Chair, Vice Chair and Commissioner
- Lifetime Girl Scout and current Gold Award Advisor to Los Altos Troop 321
- Stanford MBA; BS in Business, Indiana U.
- Own and operate Los Altos-based business; Silicon Valley VP for 17 years
- 15-year resident; age 51; married; 2 daughters in college
Priorities:
- Making our streets safer and maintaining the character of our residential neighborhoods
- Restoring a public swim facility and promoting vibrant business districts
- Prioritizing spending, keeping expenses in line with revenues, and actively pursuing new sources of funds
Kurt Colehower
5,110 votes
28.58%
- Occupation: Human Resources Consultant
- Founding Partner of Colehower & Company, a Global Human Resources Consulting Firm Located in Downtown Los Altos
- 15+ Years International Business Experience Managing Culturally Diverse Teams in North America, Europe and Asia
- MBA, Institute for Management Development, Lausanne, Switzerland
- BA, Communication; MA, Sociology, Stanford Universtiy
- Raised in Los Altos and Los Altos Hills
- Four Children in the Los Altos Public School System
Priorities:
- General Safety: encourage slower traffic and efficient flows, enhance the level of emergency preparedness
- Growth in Downtown Business Activity: create more opportunity for local businesses, encourage programs that bring residents to town
- Creating a Closer Community: increase community awareness, promote youth involvement, enhance existing spaces and resources
Randall Hull
4,655 votes
26.03%
- Occupation: Advertising Creative Director
- Los Altos Planning Commissioner, '04-present, Vice Chair
- Los Altos Historical Commission, '01-'04, Vice Chair '04
- Los Altos Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee '05
- Los Altos History Museum, PR/Marketing Chair, '00-'02
- 27 years of for-profit business experience
- Business owner since 1996
Priorities:
- Maintain a balanced budget and build our reserves while providing public safety and sustaining our infrastructure.
- Enhance the economic vitality of our seven business districts, seek out and recruit anchor retail to encourage positive development downtown.
- Work with residents and city staff to intelligently address traffic safety issues as a citywide plan rather than piece-meal fixes.
Christopher J. Croudace
1,733 votes
9.69%
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