Full Biography for Bruce A. Rittenhouse

Candidate for
Council Member; City of Santa Barbara

BRUCE RITTENHOUSE FOR CITY COUNCIL

18 year resident of Santa Barbara; Age 58; Single; Place of Birth: Ann Arbor, Michigan

1958 - 1961: United States Army: Fort Leonardwood, Missouri; Fort Gordon, Georgia; 7th Army, Stuttgart, Germany; Fort Devans, Massachusetts; Military Police Officer; Honorable Discharge;

1961 - 1963: Police Officer: Dearborn Heights, Michigan; Graduate - Metropolitan Police Academy; Detroit, Michigan

1963 - 1995: Equifax Incorporated: International corporation engaged in providing information to business. Special Projects Director - Detroit, MI; Claims Director - Detroit, Michigan; Special Projects Director - San Diego, CA; Manager, San Luis Obispo, California; Auditor and Loss Control Specialist; Account Executive;

1970 - 1973 University of Detroit, Major in Business Administration

1975 - Present Licensed Private Investigator - State of California

1986 - 1999 Actively involved in every major City Council decision.

Rittenhouse on the Record

Supported the anti-trespass ordinace that has protected the public property.

Led the support for the Farmers Market and its locations and will continue to do so.

Consistently opposed rent control.

Consistently supported private property rights.

Consistently supported Personal Choice by adults in all matters.

Consistently opposed special treatment for lawless vagrants and transients who abuse the system and take from those truly in need.

Consistently have supported the business community and the economic vitality of this community.

Consistently supported and worked with the youth of this community, and believe in the youth of this city.

Consistently supported the public safety of this community as a number one priority, both the Police and Fire departments.

Consistently opposed efforts by the City Government to remove the rights of all to attempt to control a few.

Conceived the plan to prohibit Lawless Vagrants and Transients from occupying private property or public property as their personal camping area. Responsible for ending the 8 month occupation of De La Guerra Plaza and the siege of City Hall by forcing an unwilling council to take action.