On Saturday July 12, the Mountain View Chamber of Commerce hosted a “Candidate School” and invited all eight of the listed candidates. The agenda started at 8:30, ended at 5:30 followed up by a cocktail reception at a nearby restaurant. Seven of the eight Council candidates showed up, plus a school district board candidate as well as a candidate for the local water district. The first two hours were devoted to how to run and think about campaigning. The hours that followed had to do with how to get your message out, targeting voters, etc. By the end of the day, we had all gotten to know each other a bit better. Given we are going to be together for the next few months, I’d say that was an important first step.
Your servant, to the right of the woman in pink. And yes, that's my photo on the wall, lower right as this is the Chamber of Commerce, and I just ended my term as Chair. :-)