Candidates
(Vote for 3)
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Lesa Heebner
 
3,099 votes
18.7%
- Occupation: Councilmember/Designer
 - SANDAG Board Member
 - SANDAG Executive Committee Member
 - SANDAG Regional Planning Committee Member
 - San Dieguito River Valley JPA Board Member
 - Graduate of UCSD, BA in History/Minors in Economics & Communications
  
Priorities:
- Preserve Community Character
 - Maintain Fiscal Accountability
 - Protect Public Safety Services
  
 
David Zito
 
3,033 votes
18.3%
- Occupation: Software Architect
 - M.S. Engineering, U.C. Berkeley
 - Member, Solana Beach View Assessment Commission, 2 Years as chair
 - Senior technical leader at Hewlett-Packard Company
 - Member of Council committee in 2008 to update our View Ordinance
 - Member of Council committee in 2000 to update our housing ordinances
 - Author, "Solana Beach Community Protection Act", also known as "Prop T."
  
Priorities:
- Maintain high levels of city services, including public safety
 - Keep Solana Beach fiscally sound with balanced budgets
 - Protect the character of Solana Beach, promote progress while ensuring compatible development
  
 
Peter Zahn
 
2,991 votes
18.0%
- Occupation: Attorney/Business Owner
 - Founder and Chair, U.S. Green Chamber of Commerce
 - Former Board Member and Vice President, Solana Beach Chamber of Commerce
 - Board Member, Moxie Foundation
 - Recipient, Solana Beach Sustainability Award
 - Former Board Member, San Diego Council of TechAmerica, TechAmerica's National Board, American Lung Association of CA, San Diego, and Imperial Counties
 - Member, Bar of California, New York, and New Jersey, American and San Diego Bar Associations
  
Priorities:
- Protect our quality of life and beaches
 - Attract quality businesses for a vibrant commercial sector and tax revenues
 - Fiscal discipline to maximize the City's resources
  
Vickie Driver
 
2,697 votes
16.2%
- Occupation: Businesswoman/Scientist/Mother
 - Operations Leader of the Community Emergency Response Team
 - Co-developer of "Are You Ready Solana Beach?" disaster preparedness program
 - Member of the Solana Beach Civic and Historical Society
 - Public Safety Commissioner
  
Priorities:
- Protection for our beaches.
 - Property rights.
 - Fiscal responsibility.
  
Daniel Powell
 
2,413 votes
14.5%
- Occupation: Business Owner
 - Chair of the President's Council of the San Elijo Conservancy
 - Solana Beach Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors and Executive Committee
 - Philanthropist
 - Graduate of Marshall School of Business at USC
 - Ironman Triathlete
  
Priorities:
- Get the city's finances back on track without raising taxes or fees.
 - Increase city revenues by strengthening local businesses.
 - For a sustainable environment and sustainable economy.
  
Paul Frankel
 
2,370 votes
14.3%
- Occupation: Business Owner
 - Long Time Community Volunteer
  
Priorities:
- Rigorous permit processing without sacrificing property rights
 - Focus on families with school age children
 - Stop needless interference by local government in our lives
  
  
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