Patridge, Grady, and Ferreira elected to HMB City Council

The biggest news in Tuesday’s election was the election of Naomi Patridge and the re-election of Jim Grady and Mike Ferreira to the Half Moon Bay City Council.

Patridge, in her first election in eight years, returned at the top of the balloting with a significant lead over second-place Jim Grady.  Third place was a squeaker, with Mike Ferreira defeating second-time candidate Bonnie McClung by just 59 votes.  Newcomers George Muteff and Steve Skinner brought up the rear.  Both Muteff and Skinner ran surprisingly strong campaigns and it showed in the tallies.

The results meant that the LCP-backed group of Ferreira, Grady, and David Gorn will continue to hold a majority of seats on the City Council. Patridge and ally Marina Fraser will be in the minority.  Both advisory measures (O & P) on eminent domain and water recycling passed overwhelmingly.

In the Half Moon Bay Fire Protection District, Gary Burke and former firefighter Lane Lees (who just won a $600,000 settlement against the district) will be seated on the board.

Both incumbents in the Coastside County Water District election, Chris Mickelson and Ev Ascher, will return.

All incumbents in the Montara Water and Sanitary District will return to office.

Ginny McShane will return to the Point Montara Fire Protection District board, but will be joined by Alex King.  Board member Bruce McKimmie was the only Coastside incumbent to be defeated on Tuesday.

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