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San Mateo County, CA November 3, 2009 Election
Smart Voter Full Biography for Karyl Matsumoto

Candidate for
City Council; City of South San Francisco

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I am a native Californian and have lived in South San Francisco for 29 years. I was first elected to City Council in 1997 and have had the honor and privilege of serving as your mayor in 2000, 2004 and 2009. I am only the second woman in the City's 101-year history to serve on City Council.

Council Assignments:

  • Housing
  • Kaiser Hospital
  • Facilities Naming
  • Day-in-the-Park
  • Farmers Market
  • Improving Public Places
  • New Main Library

Other Regional Assignments:
  • City/County Association of Governments (C/CAG)
  • SMC Regional Housing Needs Allocation Committee

Significant Accomplishments in 2009:
  • Completion of Centennial Way and the Bay Trail
  • State of the City Address televised
  • Established Volunteer Day
  • Established a holiday program for home-bound seniors
  • Initiated the adoption of Echo Company Marines
  • Broke ground for Ferry Service to South San Francisco
  • Skateboard Park to be completed before year's end

I bring to the City Council extensive work experiences in the public (District Chief of Staff, State Senator Quentin Kopp; Legislative Aide, San Mateo County Supervisor Anna Eshoo), private (Executive Assistant to the Vice President of Finance, California Casualty Management Company; Project Manager, Hayden J. Lee Consultants; Customer Service Coordinator/Sales Support Representative, PPG Industries) and nonprofit (Interim National Director, Japanese American Citizens League) sectors.

Community involvement includes having served or been a member of 30+ civic/nonprofit city and county boards, commissions and committees.

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