League of Women Voters of California Education Fund
	Sonoma County, CA November 4, 2008 Election
	Council Member; City of Sebastopol Voter Information 4 Year Term.

Results as of Dec 3 8:30am, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (6/6) (10 Total Write-In Votes 0.2%)

Candidates (Vote for 2) Click on highlighted name for additional information supplied by candidate. Contact non-highlighted candidates and encourage them to provide information for voters. Guy Wilson 2,382 votes 35.4% Occupation: Civil Attorney Sebastopol School Board Member, 2004-08 Sonoma West Columnist, 1995-2008 Sebastopol Resident, 20 years Youth Sports Coach, 15 years Hastings Law School, Juris Doctorate, 1984 UC Berkeley Grad., Phi Beta Kappa Honors Priorities: Creating a Northeast Plan that Works for Small Town Sebastopol Providing Better Community Representation Improving Streets, Traffic, and Public Transit Kathleen Terry Shaffer 2,382 votes 35.4% Occupation: Community Volunteer Former business owner & public school teacher Masters, Organizational Development, USF Board member: Palm Drive Health Care Foundation, Sebastopol Area Senior Center, Sebastopol Chamber of Commerce, Sunrise Rotary Club Steering Committee for Rebuilding Together/Sebastopol which helps low income home owners with repairs, and helps Seniors age in place in a safe enviro Priorities: Advocate for a county wide water management plan and create a city wide conservation program Use my business experience to help build a strong, sustainable local economy, and attract new businesses that sell products we drive elsewhere to buy Build neighborhood organizations that will serve as hubs for promoting city programs like walking, biking and conservation programs Jen Thille 1,540 votes 22.9% Occupation: Appointed Incumbent Sebastopol City Council Member Sebastopol Planning Commissioner Founding Board Member Sebastopol CERT (Community Emergency Response Team) 15 years business and financial experience Green MBA Degree in Sustainable Enterprise, Dominican University Bachelors Degree in Geology, Sonoma State University Priorities: Local Economy: Sebastopol is cash strapped and facing a serious budget crisis. We must revitalize our local economy and maintain vital City services. Alternative Transportation: We need to reduce traffic and GHG's. I support SMART, better bus service and a more walkable/bikeable downtown core. Unsustainable Growth: We are rapidly losing our precious open space and farmlands. We must protect our urban growth boundary and reduce sprawl. Colleen Fernald 427 votes 6.3% Occupation: Mother/Consultant/Artist Basic candidate data supplied by the applicable elections official. Order of candidates is random and changes daily.

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