Former Mayor Liz Kniss gave $500 contributions to Lythcott-Haims and Forssell. Economist Steven Levy gave $1,000 contributions to Lythcott-Haims and to Forssell and $500 to Veenker. Larry Klein gave $1,038 to Lythcott-Haims and $1,000 to Veenker and Forssell. They rarely miss a chance to say something nice about each other, and their respective lists of campaign contributors contain some of the same names.Ĭouncil member Alison Cormack, for example, contributed $1,000 to each of them, as did local resident Susan Rosenberg. Forsell and Lythcott-Haims gave $1,000 to each other Summa gave $500 to Lauing.įorssell, Lythcott-Haims and Veenker appeared, for example, at the same campaign event on Sept. In some cases, they have even donated to others within their affinity group.

The other not-a-slate is composed of Ed Lauing and Doria Summa.Ĭandidates within each given group have received endorsements from many of the same people, have advocated for similar policies and have many of the same donors. One not-a-slate group consists of Lisa Forssell, Julie Lythcott-Haims and Vicki Veenker. With some exceptions, many donors tend to float into one of two camps: one dominated by housing advocates, executives and council members who tend to support more city growth-friendly policies and another that has traditionally supported slow-growth policies and candidates affiliated with the 'residentialists.' Photo by Gennady Sheyner.Ĭheck out Palo Alto Online's City Council Voter Guide for comparisons of all seven candidates' views on housing, rail crossings, sustainability and public safety.Įach of Palo Alto's seven candidates for City Council is officially running an independent campaign and is not a party to any slate.Ī look at the recent campaign finance disclosures suggests, however, that even if there are no formal slates, there are strong affinities. 22, 2022 forum facilitated by Palo Alto Neighborhoods. Candidates for the Palo Alto City Council debate issues at City Hall during a Sept.

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