2016 ENDORSEMENTS

 

Press

ORGANIZATIONS

REPRESENTATIVES

  • Jerry Hill, State Senator, District 13

  • Fiona Ma, Chairwoman, California State Board of Equalization; Assembly Speaker pro Tempore Emeritus; Former San Francisco Supervisor; California Film Commissioner

  • Liz Figueroa, State Senator (1998–2006), State Assembly (1994–1998); Vice President of Public Affairs, Planned Parenthood Mar Monte

  • Gary A. Patton, Supervisor, Santa Cruz County (ret—served 20 years)

  • Ash Kalra, Councilmember, City of San Jose

  • Kirsten Keith, Mayor Pro Tem, City of Menlo Park

  • Deborah Ruddock, Mayor Pro Tem, City of Half Moon Bay

  • Deborah Penrose, Councilmember, City of Half Moon Bay

  • Brian Holt, Chair, City of HMB Recreation Committee; Environmental Planner

  • Sue Digre, Mayor, City of Pacifica

  • John Keener, Councilmember, City of Pacifica

  • William Leo Leon, Chair, Former Planning Commissioner, City of Pacifica

  • Neil Merrilees, Commissioner, San Mateo County Parks Commission

  • Billy James, Commissioner, Redwood City Senior Affairs Commission

  • Deirdre Finnegan Martin, Commissioner, Pacifica Parks Beaches & Recreation Commission; Member & Site Captain Pacifica Beach Coalition; Member Pacifica Climate Committee; Product Manager, IT Services, Pasha Hawaii-The Pasha Group

  • Matthew R. Clark, President, Granada Community Services District

  • Ric Lohman, Director, Granada Community Services District

  • Rob Silano, President, Menlo Park Fire Protection District

  • Ginny McShane, Secretary, Coastside Fire Protection District

  • Harvey Rarback, Director, Coastside Fire Protection District

  • Karen Anderson, Director Emeritus, Coastside Fire Protection District

  • Scott Boyd, Director, Montara Water & Sanitary District

  • Kathryn Slater-Carter, Director, Montara Water & Sanitary District

  • Dave Olson, Immediate Past Chair, Midcoast Community Council

  • Nancy Yarbrough, Member, San Mateo County Democratic Central Committee

  • Doreen Gerrity, Vice President, Coastside Democrats

  • Barbara Dye, Alternate, San Mateo County Democratic Central Committee; Secretary, Coastside Democrats

  • Meg Fried, Director, Coastside Democrats; Volunteer, Coastside Land Trust

ENVIRONMENTAL LEADERS

  • Susan Jordan, Director, California Coastal Protection Network (for identification purposes only)

  • Edmundo Larenas, Chair, Surfrider Foundation San Mateo County Chapter; Director, Committee for Green Foothills (for identification purposes only)

  • Nancy Reyering, Director, Committee for Green Foothills; Member, Woodside Architectural & Site Review Board; Member, Open Space Committee (for identification purposes only)

  • Brian Gerrity, Student, Master's in Coastal & Marine Management

ADVOCATES FOR WOMEN ATHLETES

  • Dayla Soul, Documentary Filmmaker, It Ain't Pretty: a film about women who surf Ocean Beach

  • Karen Fuller Tynan, Founder, Karen Tynan Law Offices

  • Vicki Veenker, Founder, Veenker Law Offices & Law Foundation Director

  • Bianca Valenti, Professional Big Wave Surfer

  • Paige Alms, Professional Big Wave Surfer

  • Sachi Cunningham, Documentary Filmmaker, Multimedia Journalist & Professor, San Francisco State University

  • Margaret Seelie, Founder, The Other Project

  • Beth O'Rourke, Founder, SeaLevelTV

  • Elizabeth Pepin Silva, Filmmaker, Photographer, Writer, On The Water Front Creative

  • Sarah Bearmore, Cofounder, Global Strategist, Dorsal Limited

Commercial Fishing

  • Mike McHenry, Commercial Fisherman & Fish Offloader, Pillar Point Harbor

  • Steve Trusso, Commercial Fisherman, Pillar Point Harbor

  • Dave Mallory, Commercial Fish Buyer, Pillar Point Harbor

  • Yuri Daher, Princeton Fishing Gear, Princeton by-the-sea

Media

  • Kouichi Shirayanagi, Graduate Teaching Assistant, Missouri School of Journalism

Community Leaders

  • John J. Parman, Lead Editor, Gensler, Urban Design Laboratory

  • Colleen Rinehart Murray, Vice President Software Development, Oracle

  • Patty O'Connor Lauritzen, Integrated Marketing Partner, Wire Stone

  • Jennifer Schmich, Senior Content Strategist, Intuit

  • Dana Stevenson, Sr. Database Analyst, Wells Fargo

  • Ed Bierdeman, Managing Director, Woodside Capital Partners Research

  • Jack Sutton, Mechanical Engineer, FMC; Wildlife Photographer

  • Greg Merkes, President, Salty Dog Films; Volleyball Advocate

  • Margaret Goodale, 2016 Recipient, City of Pacifica Open Space and Parkland Preservation Award

  • Deb Wong, Photographer; Co Owner, Spring Mountain Gallery

  • Sarah Soul, Psychotherapist, Sarah Soul Therapy

  • Cecilia Wilson, Seton Medical Center Coastside

  • Matt Wilson, Boat Owner, Pillar Point Harbor; Enviornmental Advocate

  • Tony Medina, Tenderloin Housing Clinic

  • Tara Bradley, Consultant, Geriatric Care Manager

  • Brenda Hattery, Sailor, Schooner Mahdee; Owner, Schooner Chandlery Marketplace

  • Suzanne Elliott, President, Woodsorrel, herbal body & bath products, workshops

  • Fred Rinne, Artist, self-employed, San Francisco

  • Bill Hunter, IT Professional (ret); Workers' Rights Advocate

  • Lee Engdahl, Real Estate Broker/Agent, Coldwell Banker, Half Moon Bay

  • Kasondra Jansson, Yoga Teacher; Dancer; Fitness Instructor; Spiritual Seeker

  • Jeanne Vargas, Co Owner, Get Ur Beach On; Owner, Jeanne Vargas CMT

  • Walter Butler

  • Pauline Taini

  • Lisa Colson

  • Rebecca Bergstrom

  • Allison Perry

  • Marnie Bell

Family

  • Aimee Luthringer, Operations Manager & Quality Systems Manager, Bay Materials

  • Lee Fernandez, Master's Degree in Child Development, RIE® Alliance Associate, and Certified Montessori Teacher; 40 years of experience as a parent educator, trainer of child care professionals, administrator of child care programs, and author

  • Dr. Thomas A. Brennan, University Professor, Ph.D in English, University of South Alabama

  • Nyssa Brennan, President, Spot and Little Mew Services

  • Al Luthringer, Aimee's dad, Point Pleasant, New Jersey