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Pleasanton businessman and city Planning Commission Chairman Jerry Pentin has filed the official papers in the City Clerk's office for election to the City Council in the Nov. 6 municipal election.

So far, Pentin is one of four candidates in an election when two council seats will be filled. Both council members Cindy McGovern and Matt Sullivan complete eight years on the council this year and must step down.

Also campaigning for a City Council seat are businesswoman Karla Brown, former BART board member Erlene DeMarcus and Mike Harris.

Two other council members, Cheryl Cook-Kallio and Jerry Thorne, are seeking election to the mayor's post, aiming to succeed Mayor Jennifer Hosterman, who must also step down this year due to term limits. No one else has indicated an interest in vying for the mayor's position, which means that there could be another council seat to fill, probably in a special election next spring.

Pentin, with his daughter Joi at his side, filed his election papers with Assistant City Clerk Karen Gonzales. Candidates must have at least 20 signatures from registered voters in Pleasanton on their filing petitions and pay in advance a fee to have their candidate statement on the Sample Ballot to be distributed by the Alameda County Registrar's office.

Joi, a championship golfer while a student at Amador Valley High School, will graduate from UC Berkeley next year. A championship player there, she recently competed in an international women's golf tournament in Scotland.

Pentin is serving is fourth year on the Pleasanton Planning Commission, is vice chairman of the city's Bicycle Pedestrian Trails Committee and is a member of the Downtown Hospitality Guidelines task force. He owns Spring Street Studios, a video production company.

Pentin's volunteer work includes numerous community activities. He served as president of Pleasanton North Rotary; co-founded a Pleasanton-based charity of cyclists titled "Cycling for a Cause" that raises thousands of dollars for Pleasanton high school civic activities; assisted in the renovation of Kaleidoscope for disabled children in Dublin; and has helped many charities such as Bridge of Opportunity, an organization supporting foster children and at-risk children with college scholarships.

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