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Pat Showalter
 
6945 votes
16.80%
- Occupation: Civil Engineer
 - 30 year Mountain View resident; extensive community knowledge
 - Served on EPC for 9 years (1993 to 2002) during Dot Com boom; Chair & Vice Chair
 - 30 year career in water resources management and environmental protection
 - 10+ years LAMV League of Women Voters; served as Natural Resources Chair; delegate to National & State conventions
 - 15 years on Santa Clara County League of Conservation Voters Board
 - AB in Geology & History, Mount Holyoke College, MS in Geotechnical Engineering, UC Berkeley
  
Priorities:
- Increase housing supply, improve traffic, encourage biking and walking
 - Work with neighboring cities on issuing like traffic and housing that cross borders
 - Protect local environment & prepare for climate change
  
 
Ken Rosenberg
 
6181 votes
14.95%
- Occupation: Family Financial Planner
 - MV Human Relations Commission, Commissioner
 - Creator, MV Civility Roundtable Discussion Series
 - Former Chair, Old Mountain View Neighborhood Association
 - Chair, Board of Directors, Chamber of Commerce Mountain View
 - LASD Enrollment Taskforce, former member
 - UC Irvine BA, '89, Purdue University MBA, '93
  
Priorities:
- Housing / Traffic / Land Use
 - Fiscal Respsonsibility
 - mproving dialogue and communication between residents and City officials
  
 
Leonard M "Lenny" Siegel
 
5673 votes
13.72%
- Occupation: Environmental Oversight Executive
 - Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
 - Founder, Campaign for a Balanced Mountain View (2014)
 - U.S. EPA National Superfund Citizen of the Year (2011)
 - Founder, Save Hangar One Committee (2005)
 - Founder, Alliance for a New Moffett Field (1996)
  
Priorities:
- Plan for multi-story housing in North Bayshore and other change areas
 - Limit new office construction
 - Include space for schools and parks in all neighborhoods
  
Lisa Matichak
 
4777 votes
11.55%
- Occupation: Technology Business Executive
 - Environmental Planning Commissioner (2010 - Present)
 - Chair EPC 2013, Vice Chair EPC 2012
 - Founding President Wagon Wheel Neighborhood Association
 - VP WWNA (2011-Present), President WWNA (2008-2010)
 - MBA, Anderson School at UCLA
 - 15 year resident of Mountain View
  
Priorities:
- Quality of Life
 - Parks, Open Space, and Sports Facilities
 - Financially Strong City
  
Greg Unangst
 
4273 votes
10.33%
- Occupation: Retired Aerospace Engineer
 - BS, US Military Academy, West Point, NY
 - MSEE, University of Pennsylvania
 - Wharton MBA, University of Pennsylvania
 - MPhil, New York University
 - 10 years Active Duty, 18 years Army Reserve, Retired Lieutenant Colonel
 - 33 year Aerospace Career
  
Priorities:
- Additional housing, particularly housing for middle and lower middleclass families
 - A transportation network that more equally considers cars, bikes, pedestrians, the handicapped, and transit
 - The city needs addtional park space, particularly in underserved areas.  Even small parks are beneficial.
  
Ellen Kamei
 
4265 votes
10.32%
- Occupation: Government Policy Aide
 - Environmental Planning Commissioner (2012-Present), Vice Chair (Present)
 - Leadership Mountain View (2012)
 - Masters in Public Administration, University of Pennsylvania's Fels Institute of Government (2011)
  
Priorities:
- Smart Growth while preserving our City's character and diversity
 - Infrastructure for transportation, bicycle and pedestrians, and open space
 - Fiscal responsibility & Community oriented services for all residents
  
Margaret Capriles
 
3938 votes
9.52%
- Occupation: Community Volunteer
 - Business and Data Analyst
 - YMCA Distinguished Service Award, 2012
 - Environmental Planning Commissioner
 - BS Information Systems Management
 - Hewlett-Packard 27 years
 - Owned Consulting Business
  
Priorities:
- Attainable Housing and Balanced Development
 - Expand Transportation Infrastructure
 - Water Conservation
  
Mercedes Salem
2842 votes
6.87%
- Occupation: Family Practice Attorney
  
James R "Jim" Neal
 
2453 votes
5.93%
- Occupation: Systems Administrator 4
 - MBA Business Administration w/Finance Emphasis
 - Member, Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie 2356
 - Member, Mountain View Historical Association
 - Served in US Air Force
 - Worked almost 30 years in Hi Tech Indistry
 - 8 year Mountain View Resident
  
Priorities:
- Affordable Housing
 - Preserve Neighborhoods
 - Save The Milk Pail
  
  
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3 questions on Experience, Concerns, and Balancing interests.
 
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- 10/6/14, 6:30-8:30 PM
 
Mountain View Library Community Room 
585 Franklin Street 
Mountain View, CA 94041 
Sponsored by: Old Mountain View Neighborhood Association
 - 10/8/14, 8-10 PM, submit questions in advance
- KMVT 15 Studios
 
1400 Terra Bella Avenue, Suite M 
Mountain View, CA 94043 
Also live on Comcast Channel 15 and AT&T Uverse Channel 99, and streamed live. 
Sponsored by: KMVT 15 
 - 10/9/14, 6:30-8:30 PM
 
California Station Clubhouse 
381 Pacific Drive 
Mountain View, CA 94043 
Sponsored by: Whisman area homeowners' and neighborhood associations.
 - 10/10/14, 6:30-8 PM
 
Trinity United Methodist Church 
748 Mercy Street 
Mountain View, CA 94041 
Sponsored by: San Francisco Organizing Project and Peninsula Interfaith Action
 - 10/15/14, 4-6 PM, reservations required
- Google Headquarters 
 
1600 Amphitheatre Parkway 
Mountain View, CA 94043 
Hosted by: Google 
Sponsored by: League of Women Voters of Los Altos-Mountain View Area, and Google 
 - 10/16/14, 7-8:30 PM
 
Mountain View Senior Center 
266 Escuela Avenue 
Mountain  View, CA 94040 
Sponsored by: Greater San Antonio Community Association
 - Video of the 10/16 Form Sponsored By League of Women Voters of Los Altos-Mountain View Area & Google Inc.
  
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