STATEMENTS: What is at stake in this election.
created school overcrowding and city budget problems. Not long ago, the city
gave entitlements for gas stations, fast food restaurants and towering signs
along the freeway. Not long ago, the city almost cut down the street trees
along 5th Street and B Street to make way for road widenings.
But we cannot take this success for granted. I share the goals and values
of the citizens who have kept Davis so special, and if elected, I will continue
to uphold these values.
From the Gunnell campaign, we would like to thank the community of Davis for
letting Pam speak, visit and interact with you, the citizens of Davis. It has been
one of the most enjoyable campaigns in terms of city-wide goodwill that I and
many have worked. As a worker in her campaign, I got to know her much better.
I have known who Pam was and her qualifications and her capabilities since 1994,
when she was put forward by a personally beloved city council member as a
member of the planning commission. She is one of the most kind, but firm, people
I have ever met. And, one of the most optomistic in spirit; there was time and time
again, when I just heard from her how the "glass is half-full," not "half-empty."
As chair of the planning commission she has shown patience and compassion,
allowing the public to speak and actually listening to what is being said. She does
all of this while keeping the meetings on track through the agenda. What I hear
is that people that appear before the planning commission feel that they have been
heard and been dealt with fairly in regards to the commissioner and chair, Pam
Gunnell. She is one of the top three, most constructive and civil people I personally
know in Davis. Davis is a better place because of her civic participation and I
personally believe in and agree with what she has and continues to do in Davis.
- G Richard Yamagata
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“Pam is the only council candidate with significant experience in Davis planning issues. We are facing challenging times and we need Pam’s expertise and her thorough and thoughtful approach to problem solving.” |
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actively involved in the community, I trust Pam to make decisions that will be in the community’s best interest.” |
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“Pam has the talent for consensus building that is needed for this job. She has my vote."
“I know first hand that Pam has a |  |
that is beneficial to both the city and UC Davis.” |