- Occupation: Incumbent
- Educated in England. BA in Zoology, University of Oxford.
- Santa Barbara School Board member 1975-1992 (4 terms).
- Resident of Goleta since 1956 when my husband joined the Biology faculty at UCSB; 4 children and 9 grandchildren.
- Founding member of GoletaNOW! - the group that worked successfully for Goleta incorporation.
- Elected to the first Goleta City Council in 2001 and as highest vote getter served as first Mayor.
- Current Chair, Santa Barbara County Air Pollution Control District.
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Top Priorities if Elected |
- Implementing the newly adopted General Plan to maintain the quality of life in Goleta that makes it a great place to live.
- Achieving affordable housing that addresses the needs of local workers and families.
- Creative solutions for relieving traffic congestion beyond simply adding lanes, taking into account the needs ofcyclists and pedestrians.
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- U.S. Rep. Lois Capps, State Superintendent Jack O'Connell
- Goleta Mayor Jonny Wallis, Councilmembers Cynthia Brock and Jack Hawxhurst
- SB County Democratic Central Committee, Planned Parenthood Action Fund
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- Housing and the Goleta General Plan
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The need for affordable housing is a force that will shape, not just the city of Goleta, but the whole south coast, with impacts already spreading to communities to the north and south of us.
- Oil Drilling off the Goleta Coast - Future Planning and Limits of Arco Settlement
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Goleta has retained recreational zoning in this area in the Draft General Plan with the stated objective of promoting the discontinuation of these operations.
- The Bishop Ranch Proposal
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The Bishop Ranch proposal would dramatically transform a 240-acre area north of Highway 101. While 30% of the units would be affordable, the other 70% would almost certainly be unaffordable to most working people on the South Coast.
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