Palo Alto City Council

( Vote for 5; 4 year terms)

Micki Schneider

• Owner: Spirals Gallery
• Councilmember, City of Palo Alto, elected 1993
• Chairperson, Finance Committee, City of Palo Alto, 1997
• Co-Chair, Comprehensive Plan Advisory Committee
• Chairperson, Downtown Marketing Committee, 1989-1993
• Liaison, Neighbors Abroad, Public Art Commission, East Palo Alto
• Co-Founder, Another Way Foundation

Priorities:

• Traffic congestion
• Controlled growth
• Alternative transportation methods

Sandra Eakins

• Occupation: Manager, Eakins Open Systems
• Member, Palo Alto City Council (Appointed Jan, 1997)
• Palo Alto Planning Commission, 1995-1997
• Public Art Commission, 1991-1995
• Co-chair, Comprehensive Plan Advisory Committee, 1994-1996
• Founding Member, Palo Verde Neighborhood Association
• BA, Wellesley College; MSSW, Boston University; MBA, University of Santa Clara

Priorities:

• New Comprehensive Plan - adoption and implementation, new zoning, noise and historic ordinances
• Transportation and Traffic - calm traffic, encourage local transit(shuttle), bikes, pedestrians
• Neighborhood Based Planning - encourage range of new housing, balance community and business

Liz Kniss

Andrew L. Freedman

• This candidate has not supplied information to the Smart Voter project.

Gary Fazzino

• Occupation: Mgr, Government Affairs, Hewlett Packard; Pres, Technology Network
• City Council Member and Former Mayor, Palo Alto
• MBA, University of Washington
• BA, Stanford University
• Former Chair, Santa Clara County Transportation Authority
• Former President, Palo Alto Foundation for Education
• co-author City of Palo Alto Traffic Safety Initiative

Priorities:

• Approving a Comprehensive Plan that preserves high standards of residential quality.
• Traffic Safety & Transportation issues, including a city-wide shuttle service.
• Maintaining economic vitality with emphasis on revitalization of neighborhood shopping areas.

Tru Love

• Occupation: Writer

Trina Lovercheck

• This candidate has not supplied information to the Smart Voter project.

Victor Ojakian

• Occupation: Accounting Supervisor, Hewlett Packard
• Planning Commissioner (1992 to present)
• Neighborhood Association member/officer (1979 to 1992)
• Youth sports coach (1981 to present)
• Treasurer and founding member of Farmers' Market
• Finance Chair, St. Ann's Newman Center
• School activites: site council chair and elementary closure committee

Priorities:

• improve the traffic and transportation situation
• provide more housing
• assure healthy city finances

Eric J. Bloom

• Occupation: Computer Software Trainer & Consultant
• Education: BA in American Studies, University California Davis, 1989
• 30 year Palo Alto resident
• 3 years PASCO Operations Manager
• Bicycle enthusiast
• Family and youth advocate
• Eagle Scout & Scout Leader, Troop 2, Palo Alto

Priorities:

• Slo-go on Sand Hill road
• Design review for "monster houses"
• Improve and expand bicycle routes