Grady, Ferreira are running for reelection

Half Moon Bay City Council members Jim Grady and Mike Ferreira announced their intention to run for reelection in November, at a fundraiser for the League for Coastside Protection on Saturday. While they have taken out the necessary paperwork from City Hall, neither incumbent has yet officially filed.

Council member Toni Taylor, the third City Council member whose seat is up for election this year, has not yet announced whether she will run again. Four years ago, Taylor was the top vote-getter in the City Council election, with 20.5% of the votes, followed by Grady and Ferreira.

If Taylor doesn’t file before the Friday deadline, the filing deadline will be extended until Wednesday, August 17.

So far, only Bonnie McClung has filed the necessary paperwork to run for office. In the 2001 election, McClung finished fifth in the race for three seats, but with a vote count close to that of the victors.

As of 4:40pm Monday, in addition to Grady and Ferreira, four potential candidates have taken out papers to run for office, but have not yet filed: Naomi Patridge, Peter Bodnar, George Muteff, and Steve Skinner.

I’ve added the results from the last two City Council elections to give you an idea how these candidates have done relative to one another in the past.

• Bonnie McClung

• Peter Bodnar
• Mike Ferreira
• Jim Grady
• George Muteff
• Naomi Patridge
• Steve Skinner