Candidate Statement of Qualifications
I, JACQUELYN MCCORMICK, hereby declare that I am a candidate for an elective office in the City of Berkeley, and make the following statement:
1. That my name is Jacquelyn McCormick
2. The office for which I am a candidate is Mayor
3. That my residence is [Contact City Clerk]
4. The place of my birth is Los Angeles, CA
5. My present occupation is Small Business Owner
6. I have held the following public offices: None
7. Record of community service: Berkeley Council Watch; Berkeley Budget SOS; Claremont Elmwood Neighborhood Association; Children’s Hospital of Oakland; Family Support Services of the Bay Area; United Way; Aviva Center
8. I am a taxpayer in the City of Berkeley.
9. Berkeley should be at its best; so why isn’t it better? Our downtown and shopping districts are struggling. Streets, parks and pools are in decline. We have a billion dollars in unfunded needs and no plan to pay for them. The city had years to address these and other challenges but hasn’t done enough. That is why I am running for mayor. As a founding member of Berkeley Council Watch, Berkeley Budget SOS and a Board Member of my neighborhood association, I understand the challenges facing our city. In my 30 years of professional experience, I have successfully managed expansive budgets and am prepared to restore Berkeley’s financial health. I have attended every council meeting over the past two years and have witnessed the will of the people being ignored. I am running with the promise to put the people who live and work here first, to return our city to its people and neighborhoods. Berkeley needs independent leaders who are free to make decisions; leaders who will put our neighborhoods before developers. I have the energy to move us forward and the vision to get us there. With your vote we can, and will, build a better Berkeley. www.mccormick4mayor.com
10. I refer to the following residents of the City of Berkeley:
Mark Humbert, President, Claremont-Elmwood Neighborhood Assn
Karl Reeh, President, LeConte Neighborhood Association
Theodore Edlin, President - Council of Neighborhood Assn. (CNA)
Joan Barnett, President, Dwight-Hillside Neighborhood Association
Isabel Gaston, President, Northeast Berkeley Association (NEBA)
Cathleen Quandt, Fifth and Channing Neighborhood Association
David Bowman, Member of Potter Creek Neighborhood Association
Dean Metzger, Coordinator Berkeley Neighborhoods Association
Patrick Sheahan, Planning Commissioner, City of Berkeley
Gene Poschman, Planning Commissioner, Past Chair Zoning Adjustment Board, Past Chair Budget Review Committee, Past Vice Chair Planning Commission, Past Member Downtown Area Plan Advisory Committee
Patti Dacey, Planning Commissioner; Former Commissioner, Landmarks Preservation and Public works Commissions; Downtown Area Plan Advisory Committee Member (DAPAC)
Anne Paxton Wagley, Landmarks Preservation Commission; Animal Care Commission; former Chair Housing Advisory Commission
Barbara Gilbert, Vice-President, Northeast Berkeley Association; Director, Berkeley Budget SOS; Member, Campaign for FACTS
Patrick Finley, Environmental Attorney
L. Tim Wallace, Emeritus Extension Economist – UC Berkeley
Kahlil Jacobs-Fantauzzi, South Berkeley Block Captain, Teacher, Community Organizer
Shirley Dean, Former Mayor, City of Berkeley
Jesse Arreguin, Councilmember - District 4
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