Politics & Government
Decision 2013: A San Anselmo-Fairfax Election Guide
Town Council seats are up for grabs in both towns. San Anselmo voters will cast their ballots on a sales tax measure.
San Anselmo
City Council
With all three candidates in San Anselmo’s race for a four-year term running unopposed, the real action is on the junior varsity circuit, where three candidates are vying for one open two-year seat to replace appointee Liz Dahlgren on the Town Council.
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Business owner Doug Kelly, commercial property broker Matt Brown and political consultant Stephen Burdo are all candidates for the two-year term.
Incumbents Kay Coleman (the current mayor) and Tom McInerney and Tamalpais Union High School District President John Wright are running unopposed for the three four-year terms.
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Notes: Dahlgren’s April appointment followed Councilwoman Lori Lopin’s February resignation. … Sitting councilmembers Dahlgren and Jeff Kroot (the current Vice Mayor) opted out of this year’s council race.
Measure D
Sales Tax for San Anselmo Street Repair, Public Safety & Essential City Services Measure
A simple majority is required to approve this measure.
“To repair potholes, repave roads, reduce traffic congestion, maintain and improve sidewalks/drainage/street medians, preserve public safety, and improve other general Town services, facilities, and infrastructure, shall the Town of San Anselmo establish a one-half percent (.5%) sales tax for ten years, with annual independent audits, mandatory public expenditure reports, and an independent citizens' oversight committee with all funds staying in San Anselmo under local control?”
- Source: League of Women Voters
Fairfax
City Council
Fairfax voters will elect three candidates from a field of four vying for four-year terms. Incumbent Renee Goddard is running unopposed for an abbreviated two-year term.
Incumbents John Reed (the sitting mayor), Barbara Coler and David Weisenhoff will look to defend their seats against challenger Christopher Lang.
Notes: Reed’s appointment to the Mayorship in December made him the fourth consecutive Green Party member to take the city’s top post. … Coler recently retired from her post as an Enforcement Manager for the Bay Area Air Quality Management District. … Weinsoff, an environmental attorney, founded the Fairfax Documentary Film Festival. … Lang founded the Marin County Bicycle Coalition and heads the Fairfax Chamber of Commerce. … Goddard was appointed to the council in February after Councilman Ryan O’Neil’s resignation.
