DAILY CAMERA: Five for City Council: We endorse mix of newcomers, incumbents
By Erika Stutzman, Posted: 10/11/2009 01:00:00 AM MDT (see "Press" web page for full story)
"Some of the city issues...have illustrated a marked divide on the council. ...we did see this election as an opportunity to look at the council as a whole unit, including those members who remain seated, to select five candidates who represent a broader spectrum of our residents' philosophies for City Council.
Fenno Hoffman's ideas about smart growth and urban development won't win over the entire council every time, but do present both a good balance and compelling views about current and future trends, and how they may impact our entire region, including surrounding towns. His background as an architect and urban planner will serve the city well..."
BOULDER WEEKLY: Top Five
"We endorse Hoffman because he will bring authenticity and a fresh perspective to the council. His answers to our questions, unlike most of the other candidates' responses, did not follow the most politically correct, mainstream, conformist views that public officials tend to recite. His experience as an architect and a member of the city's own Downtown Design Advisory Board will be a resource to council, as well." --Boulder Weekly
FairFAR.org: "Cream of the Crop"
Fenno Hoffman stands head and shoulders above the other candidates running for election this year. Fenno is the only candidate who consistently points out that our current zoning and building codes have "suburban DNA" in them that prevents us from achieving our other environmental goals: reducing carbon footprints by housing more of our workforce, creating a walkable city with nodes of density along its transportation corridors, and revitalizing and rezoning the city’s neighborhoods and commercial centers to be more humane. At the neighborhood forums FairFAR attended, we were also impressed that Fenno is also the fastest candidate to leave the podium to sit down at the table with the voters and actually listen to them.
Suzy Ageton is the cream of the crop among the three incumbents running for reelection. Suzy is a tireless champion of good government who asks the hard questions that too many other council members would prefer not to have raised. True to form, Suzy has been a consistent voice of reason and moderation in the compatible neighborhoods debate. In particular, we share Suzy’s views on redevelopment and density: “Done appropriately where services and transit are available, and utilizing the most current green-building technology, we can achieve more energy-efficient, compact structures with transportation needs being met significantly by foot, bike or transit."
--FairFAR.org
Elephant Journal:
"Fenno Hoffman. This guy’s brilliant. He’s the only one on Council who reallllly gets that sustainability can’t be defined within the Boulder Bubble...He’s Mr. Tough Love, and he delievers it well...vote for him...you’ll be supporting an innovative, brave, intelligent man...one of the candidates who’s both “green” and “practical.” He’s the go-to guy among the candidates on urban design. Don’t know where he gets the energy."
"Fenno is a practical visionary, just what Boulder needs as it tries to redefine itself in a rapidly changing world"
-William Shutkin, CU Leeds School
Carol Adams
David Adlai Adamson
Donald Ash
Janet Beardsley
KC Becker
Henry Beer
Erv Bell
Lesley Bell
Leonard Bell
Cheri Belz
David Biek
Nancy Blackwood
Bryan Bowen
Jeff Bradley
Garth Braun
Joan Brett
Stephen Brett
Roger Brooks
James Brew, RMI
Barry Burnett, MD
Troy Bush
Ed & Anne Byrne
Jessica Catlin
Sallie Charles
Christine Cowles
Lou DellaCava
Jeanie DeMarinis
Paul DiMarchi
Andrew & Shelley Dunbar
Leslie Durgin
"As the candidate that understands Boulder's policies can not be done in a vacuum you lead the pack in regional understanding. As Erie, Louisville, Superior, and Lafayette remain part of the solution to Boulder's housing challenges, we must work together to ensure policies around transportation, congestion, and climate change are viewed regionally. Your willingness to even say that shows your leadership and courage. Good luck!" - Mayor Andrew J. Moore, Erie, Colorado
Mollie Fager
Rob Fischer
Nick & Helen Forster
Stan Garnett
Juana Gomez
Tim Gormley
Regina Gray
Daniel Guesman
Leah Haenselman
Jay & Kasia Hahn
Betsy Hand
Robert O. Haney
Aaron Harber
Geoffrey Harris
George K. Heinrichs
Peter Heinz
Christopher Herr
John & Laurel Hickman
Harvey Hine
Michael Hirsh
Jonathan Hondorf
Connie Hoffman
Bill Holicky
Gary Horton
Kevin Hotaling
Ken Hotard
Jens Husted
Christopher C. Jeffers
Kirk Johnson
Joe Juhasz
"He was so good at defining what the vision is and then asking how we get there. It's so easy to dive into the details and the minutia before you know where you really want to go."
-Mollie Fager, former Executive Director, Dairy Center for the Arts
Martha Kabacoff
Stephen Keenan
David & Deirdre Kopel
John Knudson
Mark Kreloff
Terry & Marilyn Kreugel
Jesse & Margaret Kumin
Miles Kunkel
Emily Lawrence
Claire B. Levy
Rich Lopez
Deb Malden
Janet Martin
Francesca McCann
Roy McCutchen
EJ Meade
John Metzger
Mayor Andrew J Moore, Erie, CO
Norm Murphy
"Fenno is the only candidate that really understands sustainability and how Boulder can position itself in a win-win situation."
--Rich Lopez, former Deputy Mayor
Gary Myer
Kurt Nordback
Anne Olson
Larry Parrish
Elizabeth Patterson
Francoise Poinsatte
Richard Polk
Jim Postle
Danica Powell
Kelly Prendergast
Richard Rice
Gordon Riggle
Paul Roach
Scott Rodwin
Jane Sak
Irene Shaffer
Joan & Elliott Schulman
Stephan Sparn
Paul Saporito
Bev Sears
"Only someone with Fenno's vision, training and expertise can ensure that land use and other decisions we make today will not foreclose options we may need to secure our future."
--Ed Byrne, regional planning consultant & land use attorney
Chris Shears
Linda Shoemaker
Phil Shull
William Shutkin
Thomas Soell
Luis & Rebecca Solis
Adrian Sopher
Eric Stonebraker
Emil Tanner
Carol & Otis Taylor
Mason Thrall
Jeff Wagner
Stephen Walsh
Kirk Watson
Thomas Whitmore
Donald Wilson
Ken Wilson
"Fenno is a one-of-a-kind thinker, compassionate listener, and brilliant orator. His vast knowledge of the world's greatest places--and how they got that way--is balanced by common sense and an ability to relate to real people."
--Steven Walsh, UHNA
Leslie Durgin, Beverly Sears and Rich Lopez: Candidates for Boulder’s Past
Letter to the Editor, Posted by Daily Camera staff, Thursday, October 29th 2009
"This Boulder City Council election IS a potential crossroads. We have endorsed Fenno Hoffman because we can vote to make Boulder more livable and IMPROVE our quality of life, or we can vote to maintain our currently unsustainable "suburban" footprint. We can strive to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions, or we can ignore regional sprawl, build no affordable housing, suffer our diminishing quality of life, accept Boulder’s above national average carbon footprint, and spend the rest of our lives behind a steering wheel. We can do better!
Several candidates for City Council focus on "preserving" our current lifestyle and resisting the push to IMPROVE Boulder. They commit to governing by paying attention to what the "vast majority of citizens want", based apparently on the people who happen to attend public hearings. They assume Boulder’s citizens "want" to drive everywhere to do just about everything; that Boulder’s work force "wants" to live in neighboring communities (so 60,000 of them can drive into Boulder to work every day). These candidates are mesmerized by our past, not envisioning our future.
They admit "some course corrections are needed by our city government." However, if Boulder is lead by those who fight the very course corrections we need to achieve environmental, social & economic sustainability, then the term "leader" loses all meaning.
We can reduce our carbon footprint, strengthen our economy and save our environment, but the status quo is clearly not the answer. To his credit, Fenno Hoffman is challenging us to look beyond our backyards towards a sustainable future and a better quality of life. Protect your children’s future. Include Boulder’s working families. Make neighborhoods walkable. Strengthen our economy and above all else, VOTE!
Fenno Hoffman’s voice is critically needed on Boulder’s City Council, and we urge you to vote for him."
-Leslie Durgin, Beverly Sears & Rich Lopez, former Mayor, former member of City Council, and former Deputy Mayor, respectively 
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