I can’t believe I last submitted a diary a month ago. Where has the time gone? Oh yeah, nearly every minute of my days (and nights) have been filled with campaign activities and as such, I’ve had no time to write.
The date for filing to become a candidate and appear on the ballot closed on August 8th. We officially have nine candidates for three open seats (that is, no incumbents) . Even though this is a large field, it’s not the largest in Mountain View’s history. Indeed, a number of years ago, there were twelve! However, the field of candidates this year is very strong. We have three candidates who have run before and know how to run a campaign, five of the nine have been on the Planning Commission, often seen as a stepping stone to council, two lawyers, four MBAs, two who have worked for congress members, etc, etc. There really isn’t a slouch in the bunch.