If you confused and overwhelmed by the number of people running for City Council in Palo Alto, you are not alone! It is a crowded race, with 12 people running for five open spots on a nine-person council.
Palo Alto Pulse is working to help readers sort out these candidates and figure out where they stand on the issues that matter most to Palo Alto citizens, including development, density and the future of Palo Alto.
photo courtesy of City of PA
Here is an snapshot of the current City Council, who’s up for re-election and the list of candidates.
- Pat Burt (not up for re-election in 2014)
- Marc Berman (not up for re-election in 2014)
- Greg Schmid (not up for re-election in 2014)
- Liz Kniss, Vice Mayor (not up for re-election in 2014)
- Gail Price (up for re-election but opted not to run)
- Larry Klein (termed out so cannot run in 2014)
- Karen Holman (running for re-election)
- Greg Scharff (running for re-election)
- Nancy Shepherd, Mayor (running for re-election)
Candidates for City Council
- Wayne Douglass
- Tom DuBois
- Eric Filseth
- John Karl Fredrich
- Karen Holman (incumbent)
- Alan Johnston
- Lydia Kou
- Seelam Reddy
- Greg Scharff (incumbent)
- Nancy Shepherd (incumbent
- Mark Weiss
- Cory Wolbach
(any candidates without links did not have official election pages as of 9/18/14)
“Alan Johnston” is called A.C. Johnston. He filed at last minute. He is a managing partner at local law firm. Long time P.A. resident. You’ll hear a lot ore about him in weeks to come I suspect. Very smart guy , moderate and reasonable. Terrific leadership skills. That’s what this next council will need.