Sebastopol City Council Forum video and candidate profiles

[Barry]

There was a good turnout of citizens, mostly from Burbank Heights, for Wednesday's City Council Forum. All 4 candidates were there. The three seasoned incumbents did a good job of speaking about their values and accomplishments, along with some comments about goals for the future. Vaughn presented himself well and offered some fresh view on some issues, including his perspective from being a volunteer fire fighter.

I found it informative. It was more like a town hall that included good updates about what's happening in the city.

Here's a guide to the questions:

0:00:00 Introduction and opening statements
0:13:47 - Sebastopol City Government 101 - Who makes decisions?
0:22:10 - Vaughn - How are you helping young people vote in the midterms?
0:24:40 - Affordable housing (density) - What is the community response?
0:45:19 - What are our community values?
0:55:30 - Convert Burbank garden into housing. Additional density?
1:03:12 - What is the city doing to be better prepared for fire? Evacuation Plans?
1:22:40 - Things are changing...Getting people to slow down...road rage...new bike paths
1:45:50 - Traffic Circles & Mission Statement for Sebastopol
1:49:30 - Emergency Communication systems to residents (besides phone - which may not work or be turned off).
1:56:40 - (long question!) Skateboard on sidewalks
2:09:00 - Sebastopol FREE bus (will be electric and will have a new schedule)


AND... The Sonoma West has posted an article with profiles of each of the candidates:



Four vie for three city council seats in Sebastopol

[MikeH]

It's funny how they say there is a severe housing shortage, and traffic congestion is one of the biggest concerns. As if adding lots of new housing will alleviate the traffic congestion problem.

[jbox]

It's funny how they say there is a severe housing shortage, and traffic congestion is one of the biggest concerns. As if adding lots of new housing will alleviate the traffic congestion problem.

It's the birth rate that actually causes all these issues.