Mountain View City Council Mountain View City Council (October 22, 2004)

With Rosemary Stasek and Mary Lou Zoglin retiring after reaching the two-term limit, four seats are up for grabs this year.

Two incumbents are among the six candidates: retired police captain Nick Galiotto and Mayor Matt Pear

The four challengers include education trustee Margaret Abe-Koga, business consultant Laura Macias, economics professor Tom Means and software engineer Stephanie Schaaf.

In the following profiles by Voice reporter Jon Wiener, the candidates state their views and positions on issues, including housing, the budget, toxics and economic development.

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