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Birthdate: 1937 (Wisconsin)
Married: Patty
Family: five adult children-Kathy, Zoe, Fabian, Colleen and Michael; six grandchildren
Marquette University High School
Marquette University
Lincoln University School of Law
City Council member and Mayor Pro Tem of the City of El Paso de Robles Land use consultant
Newspaper reporter, columnist, editor-in-chief and publisher
Electronic media news, commentary and talk show host
Lobbyist in Sacramento, six other states, and at local governments state and nationwide
CEO of Concerned Citizen groups in S.L.O. and Sonoma counties
College and University level department head and lecturer
Painting contractor in the Midwest prior to 1960
Partisan political party offices: youth group, clubs and Central Committee
President or C.E.O. of large citizen’s and special interest organizations
Member of various issues research and advisory committees
Member:
Paso Robles City Council
Ad Hoc Committees:
Uptown/Town Centre Specific Plan
ADA Transition Plan
Olsen Ranch/Beechwood Specific Plan
Review Downtown Parking Management Action Plan
City Council Liaison, or alternate representative, to:
Air Pollution Control District (APCD)
Integrated Waste management Authority (IWMA)
Paso Robles Chamber of Commerce
Paso Robles Wine Country Alliance
Senior Citizens’ Advisory Board
Paso Robles Redevelopment Agency, Chairman
Economic Vitality Corporation (EVC)
San Luis Obispo Council of Governments (SLOCOG)
San Luis Obispo Regional Transit Authority (SLORTA)
League of California Cities’ Revenue and Taxation Policy Committee and sub-committees on State legislation and issues affecting cities
League of California Cities’ Housing, Community and Economic Development Policy Committee and sub-committees on State legislation and issues affecting cities
California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation Committee on Repurposing of the Former Juvenile Justice Facility in Paso Robles
Member:
Paso Robles City Council (elected Mayor Pro Tem in 2009)
City Council Liaison to:
Paso Robles Main Street Association
North County Transit Policy Committee
Paso Robles Housing Authority
Library Board of Trustees
Member, alternate, representative or alternate representative, to:
San Luis Obispo Council of Governments (SLOCOG)
San Luis Obispo Regional Transit Authority (SLORTA)
LOSSAN Rail Corridor Agency Joint Powers Board
Coast Rail Coordinating Council
Air Pollution Control District (APCD)
Integrated Waste management Authority (IWMA)
League of California Cities’ Revenue and Taxation Policy Committee and sub-committees on State legislation and issues affecting cities
League of California Cities’ Housing, Community and Economic Development Policy Committee and sub-committees on State legislation and issues affecting cities
League of California Cities voting representative of the Channel Counties Division on the Water Task Force
California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) Committee on Repurposing of the Former Juvenile Justice Facility in Paso Robles
CDCR Committee on site and design factors for Pre-release Rehabilitation Facility