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PEOPLE WITH PULL
Howard was first elected to the
City Council in November 1994.
She was re-elected in 1997,
appointed in 2001 (no election was held
due to a lack of candidates) and was the
top vote getter in November 2005 even
without the Police Officers Association
endorsement.
During her terms she has participated on
the board of Redwood Family House, a
shelter for homeless families in Redwood
City. She is also on the Executive Board
of the Redwood City YMCA, a member
of Redwood City International, and a
member of the Redwood City-San Mateo
County Chamber of Commerce.
Howard is Vice Chair of the Peninsula
Congestion Relief Alliance, and Chair of
the Community Advisory Committee for
the Bay Area Water Transit Board. She
also serves on Redwood City 2020, a
joint venture of County, City, school and
citizen representatives. She is perhaps
best known as Chair of the City's Pride
and Beautification Committee.
Howard and her husband live in the Mt.
Carmel neighborhood. She has one adult son.
Overseeing an annual budget of
131 million dollars, Everett
became Redwood City's city manager
in 1991 after moving over from the
equivalent position in Belmont. Prior
government positions include serving as
a county administrator in Nevada and as
Palo Alto's fire chief.
Since then, he's managed Redwood City's
staff through good economic times and
bad, as well as through some of the
Peninsula city's greatest spurts of development.
He has been praised by some for his leadership
ability and although he answers to
seven council members, criticized by others
for allegedly running the city himself.
Everett lives in the Woodside Road area
of Redwood City.
JIM HARTNETT
It has been 12 years since
Hartnett was first elected
to the Redwood City
Council. During that
time, his well-thought-out
opinions have gained him
respect from residents and
colleagues alike.
An attorney by trade, Jim
graduated from Sequoia High
School in 1968 and from Cañada College two years
later as part of the college's first graduating class.
He still lives in the home he was raised in on Grand
Street.
CARLOS BOLANOS
Since moving from
Salinas and taking over as
Redwood City's police
chief in 1994, his advocates
say Bolanos has seen
crime rates fall and professionalism
rise.
Among Bolanos' initiatives
since taking office
were installing the acoustic
“shot-spotter” system in Friendly Acres neighborhood
and forming a joint anti-gang “crime suppression”
team with the Sheriff's Department.
Bolanos also served as interim fire chief in 2003.
THE NEXT FOUR
ALPIO BARBARA
THOSE PEOPLE WHO DO POWERFUL THINGS
Having one of the most
successful businesses in
Redwood City, Redwood
General Tire Service.
Barbara donates his time
and monies to various
nonprofit agencies.
But his influence stretches
far beyond that as he
serves as the Vice President of the Downtown
Business Group and is an active member in Rotary.
As President of the Police Athletic League's Board of
Directors, the league recently completed the construction
of a new building which provides an after
school facility for youngsters. Activities such as
tutoring, karate, dancing, boxing and computer
access are provided at the new facility.
SUSAN MOELLER
As the Redevelopment
Manager for the City of
Redwood City, Moeller is
possibly the most pressured
resident of our community.
The success of
failure of the Downtown
Cinema project rests solely
on her shoulders. Should
the project succeed, it puts
her and her department in a position to redevelop
the downtown area block by block.
PAULA UCCELLI
Active in the community for many years with her late husband, Pete, Paula Uccelli is a mainstay
for stepping up to help those in need. Look for Paula to heal from losing Pete and come
back stronger than ever.
MIKE SCANLON
San Mateo County Transit District Chief Executive Officer Michael J. Scanlon is committed to
the community. Since joining the district more than eight years ago, community service has
become a tenet of SamTrans' culture.
Scanlon has led the district's employees in raising nearly $200,000 in charitable contributions
to organizations like United Way and for events like the America Heart Walk. Those close to
him say Scanlon's primary passion will always be providing efficient, effective and safe public
transportation, helping to relieve traffic congestion throughout the county, acting as the mobility manager
for a complex network of shuttles, buses and trains and providing the administration for the Transportation
Authority, the agency tasked with relieving traffic throughout the county through the expenditure of the
Measure A half-cent sales tax receipts.
DANI GASPARINI
Making her first appearance on the Redwood City political scene with a first place finish in
the City Council race of 1992, Dani Gasparini has never left the community she loves. She
became Mayor in 1994, and retired from the City Council in 1995.
Dani is an active member of the Chamber of Commerce, has served in executive leadership at
Bay Area Bank, and is now the Director of Special Gifts at the Sequoia Hospital Foundation.
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