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Sarah Glade Gurney
2,574 votes
29.1%
- Occupation: Business Owner/Mayor
- 32-Year Resident of Sebastopol, married 36 years with two children raised in Sebastopol
- Mediator and Collaborative Attorney
- Alternate to the California Coastal Commission, North-Central Coast
- Former Sebastopol Planning Commissioner and Parks and Recreation Commissioner
- Chair and Former Vice Chair of Sonoma County Mayors and Councilmembers Association
- Founder of Sebastopol Walks and Dine Out Sebastopol
Priorities:
- Responsibility to the Environment
- Fiscal Sustainabilty
- Economic Vitality
Michael J Kyes
1,616 votes
18.3%
- Occupation: Energy Consultant
- I have owned my own business for 30 plus years providing energy/solar consulting and software developement for business and consumers.
- My wife, Una Glass, and I have been married 30 years and have a 16 year old daughter. We have lived in Sebastopol for 21 years.
- I have served on the Boards of the Laguna Foundation and the Sebastopol Chamber of Commerce. I am also a long time environmental activist.
- . I am onthe Zone 1A Flood Control Advisory Committee (county government) and served on the City of Sebastopol's Energy Committee.
- I am on the Solar Sonoma County Advisory Board and served on the City of Sebastopol Parks and Recreation Commission.
Priorities:
- Continue the environmentally and fiscally sound direction that the City has been following. We have a balanced budget thanks to good management.
- Maintain high quality of life - supply first rate City services, support our General Plan, avoid the kind of development that makes traffic worse.
- Create an environment where local businesses and ther economy can thrive.
Patrick Slayter
1,567 votes
17.7%
- Occupation: Architect
- Sebastopol Planning Commissoner, 2007 - present
- Sebastopol Business Outreach Committee, 2008 - present
- Sebastopol Business Incubator, founding board member
- BikeWalk Sebastopol, founding member
- Sonoma County Humane Society, volunteer
- Sonoma County Bicycle Coalition, member
Priorities:
- Increasing economic vitality
- Working towards greater sustainabilty in business, building, government and ecology
- Reducing the influence over the City Council by special interest groups
Ronald Basso
1,282 votes
14.5%
- Occupation: Entrepreneur/Business Owner
- DRB Vice Chair
- Member of Sebastopol Business Incubator
Priorities:
- Environment / Sustainability
- Traffic
- Revitalizing Downtown
Maureen Ann Shea
1,271 votes
14.4%
- Occupation: Businesswoman/Volunteer
- Consultant/Director: 2001 Homeless Count for Sonoma County
- Former Board President: The Children's Village of Sonoma County
- MA Organization Development, Sonoma State University
- Part Owner Xolar Corp dba The Hot Tub Store
- Deputy Field Organizer, New Mexico, Obama Campaign
- Sebastopol MoveOn Council member, trainer, facilitator, organizer, not active during campaign
Priorities:
- Protecting our water sources and encouraging ongoing implementation of water conservation programs
- Understanding and increasing revenue sources for city management
- Helping to continue, and expand, the current outreach programs of the current council
Colleen Shea Fernald
517 votes
5.9%
- Occupation: Sustainability Consultant/Artist
- Mother
- Green Building certified
- Former Board member of the Russian River Watershed Council & Graton Community Projects
- Sales, Marketing & Advertising Consultant for Sol Solutions and other cool businesses
- 2008 Regional Campaign Director for Dennis Kucinich
- Super Progressive & Omni-partisan Candidate for PEACE!
Priorities:
- Sustain a thriving economy while protecting our environment
- Water quantity & quality security
- Affordable wellness care
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