Candidates
(Vote for 2)
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Cathryn B. "Cassie" DeYoung
9,660 votes
30.2%
- Party: Republican
- Occupation: Laguna Niguel Planning Commissioner
- Planning Commissioner, Laguna Niguel, 96-present; Environmental Review Board Member for Laguna Niguel 95-96; Laguna Niguel Parks Commissioner 91-94
- Deputy District Attorney for Orange County 1987-1989, Juvenile Gang Deputy & South Court Deputy D.A.; Graduate of UCLA (B.A.) & Loyola Law School
- Law Clerk to the Chief Judge of the US Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
- Admitted to Practice before the California Supreme Court and the U.S. District Court and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
- Member, South Laguna Review Board for the Unincorporated Area of Laguna Niguel & Dana Point 1988-1989 (Orange County Board of Supervisors' Appointment
- Member of the Task Force to Build the Laguna Niguel Senior Citizens Center
Priorities:
- My top priority is to stop the proposed airport at El Toro
- Our city needs more sports fields and more recreational opportunities for people of all ages as well as more community programs for senior citizens.
- We need to build a renewed partnership with our school district for the benefit of all of our children in Laguna Niguel.
Joe Brown
6,445 votes
20.2%
- Party: Republican
- Occupation: Anti-airport Leader/Business Executive
- TRP Advisory Board (El Toro), Vice Chair
- ETRPA Economic Subcommittee (El Toro Reuse Planning Authority)
- Member, Rotary Club
- Past Chair, CSU Dominquez Hills Foundation
- Director, California State University Institute
- Laguna Niguel Parks & Recreation Commissioner
Priorities:
- My top priority is to stop the airport at El Toro and to implement the Millennium Plan, the non-airport alternative.
- My next priority is an even safer city witha delcining crime rate, based on a long-range plan to achieve this objective.
- Improved parks and recreation programs, and an increase in sports fields as well as bike and jogging trails.
Eddie Rose
5,953 votes
18.6%
- Party: Republican
- Occupation: City Council Member
Priorities:
- stop proposed commercial airport at El Toro
- preserve remaining open space in Laguna Niguel
- protect health and safety of residents
Vito Ferlauto
2,847 votes
8.9%
- Party: Republican
- Occupation: Captain, Orange County Sheriff's Department, retired
- Bachelors Degree in Criminology & Public Administration / Graduate of the FBI National Academy
- Chairman of the Laguna Niguel Community Events Commission
- Past Director and an active member for the past 15 years of the Laguna Niguel Chamber of Commerce
- Former Commander of the Laguna Niguel Sheriffs Substation with 32 years of law enforcement experience
- Chairman / Laguna Niguel Christmas Tree Lighting Commission (10 years)
- Advisor / Orange County Boy Scout Sea Base
Priorities:
- As the top anti-airport candidate, I will strongly oppose an airport at El Toro and support the Millenium Plan, which is the non-airport alternative.
- Support police programs that protect our seniors from fraud and will work to prevent drug and gang activity. Safe schools for all is a top priority.
- Demand responsible planning to maintain the viability of established businesses, and to ensure proper future development.
Ira Schaffer
2,750 votes
8.6%
- Occupation: Laguna Niguel Parks Commissioner
Gregg Cox
2,235 votes
7.0%
- Party: Republican
- Occupation: Small Business Owner
- Vietnam Veteran
- Sports Advisory Member
- Past City Commissioner
Priorities:
- Stop the El Toro Airport
- Promote the building of our own City Hall
- Promote a Youth Commission
Carl Gelbart
1,071 votes
3.4%
- Party: Republican
- Occupation: Information Technology
- 15 year resident of Laguna Niguel with wife and two children 8 & 13
- Committed to significantly enhancing the quality of life and making Laguna Niguel the premiere O.C. city
- Avid volunteer in the community including my recent apointment to the San Joaquin Hills Transportation Aesthetics Committee
- As the technology leader I support internet access in the schools and library, fixing our cities Y2K issues and publishing full agendas on the web
- Not supported by special interest groups and unlike other candidates that feel they need to buy their way into the council by spending between 30-50K
- A vote for Carl Gelbart is a vote for an open City Council that is not afraid to let the public in on what's happening in their city
Priorities:
- Stop the commercial airport at El Toro MCAS and support the Millenium plan as the preferred alternative
- Create a city goverment that is more accessible to the residents, end close-door sessions, hold public hearings for all projects, communicate to HOAs
- Stop pouring money down the drain on high rent and build a city hall that residents can be proud of
Leni Gillis
919 votes
2.9%
- Occupation: Professor Emeritus
- Office
- B.S., M.S. University of Southern California
Priorities:
- I will Uphold the Millennium Plan and intensely resist the proposed airport at El Toro.
- I will Continue to support a ban opposing the use of toxic leaf blowers--similar to the ban passed in Laguna Beach.
- I will advocate the synchronization of our City traffic lights to ease traffic flow and reduce pollution.
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