League of Women Voters of California Education Fund
	Santa Clara County, CA November 6, 2012 Election
	Council Member; City of Palo Alto Voter Information 4 Year Term.

Results as of Dec 17 1:46pm, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (39/39)

Candidates (Vote for 4) Click on highlighted name for additional information supplied by candidate. Contact non-highlighted candidates and encourage them to provide information for voters. Liz Kniss 17445 votes 24.62%     Official Ballot Statement Occupation: Santa Clara County Supervisor, Fifth District Palo Alto City Council 1989-2000 Palo Alto Unified School District Board of Education 1985 -1989 Marketing and Communications Manager,Sun Microsystems School Nurse and Public Health Nurse BSN from Simmons College, Boston, MA MPA from California State University Priorities: Economic vitality Preserve and improve City services Environmental sustainability Greg Schmid 13627 votes 19.23%     Official Ballot Statement Occupation: Economist and planner Council Member, Palo Alto 2007-2012 Palo Alto School Board 1989-1993 Institute for the Future/Managing Uncertainty Federal Reserve Bank of New York Yale BA 1962 Columbia PhD 1968 Priorities: ABAG Housing Mandates must be consistent with demographics Long-term pension obligations must be consistent with revenue City must maintain infrastructure and services for residents Pat Burt 13301 votes 18.77%     Official Ballot Statement Occupation: CEO, Vascular Access Technologies Mayor, City of Palo Alto 2010 Council Member City of Palo Alto 2007-2012 Palo Alto Planning and Transportation Commission Vice Chair, Sustainable San Mateo County Santa Clara County Pollution Prevention Committee University of California, Santa Barbara Priorities: Making our government more efficient and effective Protecting and improving our exceptional quality of life Investing in our future Marc Berman 13057 votes 18.43%     Official Ballot Statement Occupation: Of Counsel, Merino Yebri, LLP Attorney, Latham & Watkins LLP Palo Alto Infrastructure Blue Ribbon Commission PAUSD Measure A Campaign Committee Independent Monitoring Committee, Clean Safe Creeks and Natural Flood Protection Program, Santa Clara Valley Water District USC Law School, JD Georgetown University, BA Priorities: Revitalizing our infrastructure Maintaining a sustainable budget Building community Timothy W. Gray 7668 votes 10.82%     Official Ballot Statement Occupation: Business Consultant, CPA Principal, Treasury Advocates Business Advisory Services, 1997 to Present Director of Revenue and Reimbursement, Lucile Packard Childrens Hospital at Stanford -- 1991 to 1997 Budget and Financial Planning, Children's Hospital at Stanford, 1990 - 19991 Board Member and Treasurer, East Palo Alto Teen Home Director of Financial Planning, O'Connor Hospital / Daughters of Charity, 19 Arthur Young, CPA's, 1984 to 1987 Priorities: Responsible spending that makes room for repair of aging infrastructure. Built a future with sustainable financial balance. Openness, transparency, and fairness in all council actions with with a strong commitment to Environmental Stewardship. Curb abuses of zoning loopholes that do not honor the spirit of the City's Comprehensive Plan, causing congestion, and sidesteps school funding. Mark Weiss 5749 votes 8.11%     Official Ballot Statement Occupation: Small business owner Gunn High School, 1982 Dartmouth College, 1986 President, Earthwise Productions, 1994-current Founder, "Plastic Alto" blog, 2010-current Founder, "Svayambh-PA: Or, New Residentialist Platform" blog, Aug. 2012-current Neighbors Abroad exchange with Oaxaca, 1981 Priorities: Residentialist Democracy advocate: one person one vote not one dollar one vote Fresh independent ideas moving us forward Basic candidate data supplied by the applicable elections official. Order of candidates is random and changes daily.

Candidates Answer Questions The League of Women Voters of Palo Alto has asked all candidates for this office to respond to 3 questions on Report Recommendations, Budget, and Regional Planning. Events Candidate Forums 10/11/2012, 8:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. City Council Chambers 250 Hamilton Avenue Palo Alto, CA 94301 Candidate and Event Videos Palo Alto City Council Forum presented by the Palo Alto League of Women Voters Video produced by MidpenMediaCenter Council Candidate Interviews 10/1/12 Produced by the Palo Alto Weekly This election is archived. Any links to sources outside of Smart Voter may no longer be active. No further links will be added to this page. Links to sources outside of Smart Voter are provided for information only and do not imply endorsement.

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