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Mayor Jennifer Hosterman and City Council members Cindy McGovern and Matt Sullivan were sworn in—again—Tuesday night to new terms of office following their victories in the Nov. 4 municipal election.
Alameda County Registrar Dave Macdonald certified the results of the election, reporting that Hosterman received 17,192 votes against 14,717 votes received by her opponent Steve Brozosky. It was Brozosky’s second try in as many years to unseat Hosterman, who now goes on to a third two-year term. Under term limits, Hosterman can serve eight years, which means that she still has another term to serve if she again seeks re-election in 2010.
In the council race, McGovern led the ticket with 18,152 votes. Sullivan received 16,235, with businessman Jerry Pentin finishing third in the contest for two council seats with 11,020 votes. Former teacher and school principal Howard W. Neely received 6,063 votes despite announcing shortly after he registered that he was stepping out of the race for personal reasons.
In the registrar’s canvass of all votes cast in Pleasanton, Macdonald reported that a total of 35,071 votes were cast in the Nov. 4 election here, representing 83.98 percent of the city’s eligible voters.
In the two hillside protection measures on the ballot, Measure PP, sponsored by the Save Pleasanton’s Hills and Housing Cap citizens’ coalition, received 18,623 favorable votes against 12,667 votes opposed to it. The council-backed initiative, Measure QQ, received 17,142 favorable votes, with 14,675 votes cast against it.
The election leaves the same council intact for at least another two years, when the terms of Hosterman and council members Cheryl Cook-Kallio and Jerry Thorne expire. Since Thorne and Cook-Kallio are serving their first four-year terms of office, all three will be eligible to seek re-election in 2010.
At the regular City Council meeting that followed the official seating of the newly-elected members, Cook-Kallio was appointed Vice Mayor of Pleasanton for a one-year term lasting through next December. She succeeds Thorne, who has served in that position this year.
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Mayor Jennifer Hosterman (right) is officially sworn is as mayor for a third two-year term of office Tuesday night by City Clerk Karen Diaz. Photo by Joanne Hall. -
Councilwoman Cindy McGovern is joined by her husband Ed and their children and grandchildren after she was officially sworn in Tuesday night for a second four-term on the City Council. Photo by Joanne Hall. -
Councilwoman Cindy McGovern is sworn in by City Clerk Karen Diaz for a second, four-year term to the City Council. Photo by Joanne Hall. -
City Councilman Matt Sullivan is officially sworn in for a second four-year term of office Tuesday night by City Clerk Karen Diaz. Photo by Cheryl Cook-Kallio.
I am so happy Mayor Hosterman has been re-elected. Imagine what would happen if Brozosky had won.
“Under term limits, Hosterman can serve eight years, which means that she still has another term to serve if she again seeks re-election in 2010.” <— This is great news!!!
Cheers everyone!
I am hopeful Hosterman will recognize that nearly half of Pleasanton wanted her out of office. She has been so vindictive to non-supporters, perhaps she will take a page out of our president elects book and reach out to her opponents.
I challenge Mayor Hosterman to represent all Pleasanton residents, and bring our community together.
No doubt some people wanted her out of office. However there are about 41,000 registered voters in Pleasanton. Hosterman received about 53% (17,192) of the votes cast. Brozosky received about 45% (14,717)of votes cast. There are about 68,000 people in Pleasanton. Of the people who voted, a bout 10,000 people did not even vote for mayor. There are usually two reasons for this, people are fed up with both, or they like what is going on in town. With the high voter turn out this election, most times the lack of a vote is one of confidence in the system.
Having said all that, of course the mayor should represent all of Pleasanton and supporters and non supporters deserve representation and respect.
Having the advantage of the incumbency many of Hosterman’s votes were voters that probably couldn’t name Pleasanton’s mayor if asked (not supporters). The flip side is every one of the 14,717 votes for Brozosky was either a vote against Hosterman or an informed vote for Brozosky.
As an elected official you should post with your name.
No matter the outcome of the election or how anyone feels about it, I find Kim’s posts rather insulting, or at least highly ironic. I wonder if she would say the same thing about all of the voters who voted for McGovern or any of the other people who won? Even more facetious is Kim’s apparent logic that because an anonymous poster writes about election data easily available to anyone with an Internet connection that person must be an elected official. Well, we will never know who anonymous really is and Kim is free to speculate all she wants.
Earlier Kim challenges Hosterman to become more representative of all Pleasanton residents and yet Kim appears to have failed to notice that Hosterman has been trying to do this more within the last two years.
Every incumbent knows they have a tremendous advantage, uninformed voters vote incumbent. Brozosky would have won the last two elections without Hosterman’s incumbent advantage.
Given the pre-election editorials in nearly every paper challenging the poor citizen representation of Hosterman and Pleasanton’s council majority, I am not the only one that recognizes that she is not trying hard enough.
Stacy feel free to be insulted.
Kim, I beg to disagree. I am not a Hosterman supporter, but I give credit where credit is due. In the last election, Jennifer Hosterman beat Steve Brozosky by several hundred votes. Steve’s name was certainly not unknown then, as he’d been a Councilmember, Parks and Rec Commissioner and 4H advisor up to that time. Since then, he was appointed to fill an empty spot on the school board. He certainly wasn’t someone who was not visible in the community. This election, he lost by several thousand votes. So did he lose because he was running against an incumbent, or in my humble opinion, did he lose because too many peope really did know him this time?
Hmmm, I vote for the latter, particularly when noticing that he really had no endorsements, as evidenced by the fact the he took his endorsement list webpage off his site. Many individuals who worked hard to get him elected last time, worked hard to get Hosterman elected this time.
In 06 Hosterman won by 188, far less than the incumbent advantage.
In this high-voter-turnout election there were easily more than two thousand uninformed voters that went to the polls to vote for President but did not have a clue about local issues.
I do believe Hosterman had new developer and pro-growth supporters.
I will continue to hold Hosterman accountable for her vindictive, citizen hostile actions.
Kim wrote: “I will continue to hold Hosterman accountable for her vindictive, citizen hostile actions.”
Good! Then we agree that elected officials can be freely criticized on this blog by anyone. It is, after all, protected free speech. I’ll continue to do the same then for “The Community Voice” (Matt Sullivan) and Cindy McGovern, who is arguably the one who benefited the most out of all the candidates from incumbent advantage this election. And this is the lady who wants the City to now spend taxpayer money to notify for over-the-counter permits because someone made a mistake on a single issue. Heck, why doesn’t the City start notifying for work neighbors have done that don’t need a permit?! Let’s make everyone happy even if it is detrimental to the public good! That’s government’s job, right?
Stacey, you have been determined to being a Grinch. Suggestion… join Mayor Hosterman’s team and your transformation should start immediately. How to start you ask? Your 15 minutes of fame is over.Get it? Consider promoting opportunity for others. Our Mayor needs someone like you. It’s called H.O.P.E., Hosterman’s Own Pleasanton Effort. I know there is good in you somewhere.
HAHA! See, Kim? When you criticize elected officials, no matter if you use facts, spin, or even outright lies and even though it is all protected free speech, you will get attacked personally or your words criticized too and you should expect that without taking it personally.
Thanks, Pete, for the illustration! Interesting that you did not attack Kim for criticizing Hosterman and not “promoting opportunity for others”!
I knew your exact response Stacey. 🙂 I hold you to a higher standard because having more to offer is a gift. I don’t attack those who can not take it. Besides, Steve didn’t want to win. He is more valuable within the public sector to assist other needs. You tend to simplify things for others. Why stop that? That is a gift. Don’t go head to head with others. How do you know that Kim is not Barbara Boxer? Lighten up…. :)))))): Have to go work on my six pack