As a council member, it has continued as my guide. For example, when the El Camino Merchant's Association needed help with the median reopening, I worked with them and City staff to get it done. And when residents on Greenwood needed help with creek flooding, I helped them get results and stop the flooding.

My last campaign called for Open Government. Today we have an extensive Web site, televised meetings and the time for public comment early on the agenda.

I campaigned for what I coined Smart Development. We adopted design guidelines for downtown and are soon to do the same for multi-family residential development.

For the future, I look forward to working with our newly hired City Manager and a new Council.

First and foremost, contracting issues, as pointed out in the 04/05 Civil Grand Jury Report, still need addressing.
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Second, is South County Fire. New leadership in San Carlos and Belmont offers the opportunity to keep South County Fire intact.
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Without using eminent domain, we need to focus on economic development, particularly for South Laurel and the east side.