September 12, 2003

Re:  Palo Alto Neighborhoods - Candidate Questionnaire and Forums

Dear City Council Candidates:

Palo Alto Neighborhoods, PAN, is an organization comprised of neighborhood leaders across Palo Alto, working together for a City government more responsive to the needs of residents.  We respectfully submit the attached questionnaire, also copied below, anticipating that your answers will help us become more fully informed as voters. We look forward to the upcoming election and the opportunity it affords to improve our community.

Your responses will be distributed to Palo Alto’s 23 neighborhood associations for their websites, their neighborhood listservs, and at candidate forums.  Hard copies will be made available at city libraries. Candidate responses will also be posted on the Palo Alto Neighborhoods web site at www.paneighborhoods.org for the convenience of the public and media.

Your responses should include specific details, including measures you will support in the future. Please keep your replies succinct and focused.

Dates for City Council Candidate Forums:

October 2, 7:00 - 9:00 p.m., Palo Alto Art Center Auditorium, 1313 Newell Road

       College Terrace, Community Center, Crescent Park, Duveneck/St. Francis,

       Leland Manor and Old Palo Alto

October 23, 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. (Doors open 6:30 p.m.), Mitchell Park Community Center,

3800 Middlefield Road

       Barron Park, Charleston Gardens, Charleston Meadows, Fairmeadow,

       Greenacres, Meadow Park, Midtown, Palo Alto Orchard, Walnut Grove        

Please submit your completed questionnaire to Karen White by e-mail, KarenWhite4@sbcglobal.net, fax, 650-494-2689 or mail to 146 Walter Hays Drive such that responses are received NO LATER THAN Thursday, September 18, at 5:00 p.m. 

Thank you.

Sincerely,

Annette Ashton, Doug Moran, Karen White

Co-Chairs, Palo Alto Neighborhoods