I am running for City Council in Mountain View, CA. These have been my stories.
I just looked at the schedule for the next three weeks and decided to write another diary now because there doesn’t look to be much opportunity for a while. As you can guess, the amount of community “forums” (our local word for debate) are heavily skewed toward the beginning of October. We’ve had a few thus far and I think most of the 9 candidates (for three uncontested seats) have found their voices. I’m proud to have picked up some important endorsements recently. One of the last “big” endorsements is the community newspaper. I had my interview last week and am anxiously awaiting their release. I don’t think they will announce, however, until the first week of October. That’s too late for most end-of-campaign marketing literature, but enough time to have it be known around town.