Cari Templeton (Palo Alto City Council At-large, California, candidate 2024)
Cari Templeton ran for election to the Palo Alto City Council At-large in California. She was on the ballot in the general election on November 5, 2024.[source]
Templeton completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
[1]Biography
Cari Templeton provided the following biographical information via Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey on October 7, 2024:
- Bachelor's: Vanderbilt University
- Graduate: Stanford University
- Gender: Female
- Profession: Program Manager
- Incumbent officeholder: No
- Campaign website
- Campaign endorsements
- Campaign Facebook
Elections
General election
General election for Palo Alto City Council At-large (4 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for Palo Alto City Council At-large on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | ||
| Pat Burt (Nonpartisan) | ||
| Katie Causey (Nonpartisan) | ||
Anne W. Cribbs (Nonpartisan)  | ||
| Henry Etzkowitz (Nonpartisan) | ||
| George Lu (Nonpartisan) | ||
| Keith Reckdahl (Nonpartisan) | ||
| Greer Stone (Nonpartisan) | ||
| Doria Summa (Nonpartisan) | ||
 | Cari Templeton (Nonpartisan) | |
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Election results
Endorsements
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Campaign themes
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Cari Templeton completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Templeton's responses.
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I spent 6+ years on the Planning and Transportation Commission, promoting pragmatic policies for zoning, safer streets, wildlife protection, and more. I worked to improve the Housing Element, fought for safe and practical train crossings, and delivered a plan to develop the North Ventura site. I also served on Valley Water's Measure S Oversight Committee keeping our creeks safe, clean, and natural. I successfully campaigned for increasing Palo Alto’s available funds via the business tax. Most recently I served in the office of State Senator Josh Becker.
I believe Palo Alto has a bright and thriving future. It will have safer streets for all, a variety of housing options, enhanced restaurants and retail, after-school programs, and entertainment. Our vibrant local economy promotes a connected, inclusive, and tolerant city. Palo Alto has the potential to be all we want and more. Together, we can make a difference by choosing a vision of a flourishing Palo Alto. More at CariForCouncil.Com.- Inclusive Communities: Ensure that the 6k new homes that Palo Alto has agreed to create include affordable housing, create an inclusive sense of community, and foster retail recovery. New Palo Altans deserve the same status and amenities as existing Palo Altans.
- Safer Streets: Invest in safety-related bike, pedestrian, and road infrastructure that keeps residents safer while protecting against climate change and simultaneously creating quality construction jobs. Palo Alto should be a safe, walkable city that prioritizes the welfare of its residents, including students biking to school and seniors using the sidewalks.
- Green Spaces: Improve open spaces and parks by expanding such that new homes will have ample access to open space just as our existing residents. Palo Alto’s relationship with nature is a significant part of its identity. As we expand housing, we should also expand access to nature.
Green Housing: Affordable Housing Combining District, RHNA updates, Below Market Rate (BMR) program
Negotiation: My goal is to bring together the different views of my colleagues into the best possible position that is acceptable to most (if not all) of us.
Pragmatism: Though I seek a strong solution that will work for most parties involved, I am not someone who is only satisfied by the ideal solution. Sometimes in order to make progress, we may have to choose a “good enough” solution for all parties, and get it done.
Pragmatism: Though I seek a strong solution that will work for most parties involved, I am not someone who is only satisfied by the ideal solution. Sometimes in order to make progress, we may have to choose a “good enough” solution for all parties, and get it done.
Hon. Anna Eshoo, United States Representative
Hon. Josh Becker, State Senator
Hon. Marc Berman, State Assembly
Hon. Joe Simitian, Santa Clara County Supervisor
Organizations include, with more pending:
Santa Clara County Democratic Party
Silicon Valley Young Democrats
Silicon Valley Asian Pacific American Democratic Club
Planned Parenthood Mar Monte
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
