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- Incumbent, two newcomers win Redwood City Council seats
- Redwood City rejects business license tax
- Patridge, Alifano and Kowalczyk elected to Half Moon Bay City Council
- San Mateo Union High School District: Incumbent trustees re-elected
- Atherton approves tax for emergency services
- San Bruno Park School District: Newcomer joins two incumbents
- Hillsborough City School District: One incumbent, two newcomers win
- One incumbent, two newcomers win in San Mateo-Foster City district race
- Nov 3:
- Papan and Holober cruise to victory in Millbrae City Council race
- Frisella, Bronitsky headed for victory in Foster City
- South San Francisco City Council: Incumbents regain seats
- Burlingame City Council: An end of an era, O'Mahony likely out after 20 years
- Ruane lands massive victory in San Bruno Mayoral race
- Measure W defeated in Foster City
- Burlingame Measure H: Hotel tax hike cruises to victory
- Burlingame Measure I: Voters make city clerk appointed post
- Portola Valley voters support utility-users tax
- Portola Valley voters support utility-users tax
- Millbrae city treasurer measure too close to call
- Measure O: South San Francisco voters pass hotel tax hike
- Newcomers Lim and Ross join Grotte on San Mateo City Council
- Newcomers Lim and Ross join Grotte on San Mateo City Council
- Voters turn out in force for hotel tax increase in San Bruno
- Familiar faces dominate Belmont City Council election
- Brisbane voters approve hotel tax hike
- San Mateo Measures L, M: Voters approve tax hikes
BRISBANE — Voters delivered a surprise election victory to City Council newcomer Cliff Lentz on Tuesday night, sending current City Councilman Michael Barnes to the sidelines.
Two incumbents joined Lentz atop the polls. Longtime councilmember W. Clarke Conway was re-elected with 25.7 percent of the vote, followed by Lentz with 24.4 percent and Mayor Sepi Richardson with 22.2 percent.
Richardson pulled ahead of Barnes by a mere 19 votes, however, raising the possibility that her seat might still be in play in the weeks before the final election results are certified.
"My only comment is, the people have spoken," said Barnes, who implied that he had been under attack politically in the weeks before the election but would not say more about it.
All five candidates cited the future development of the Brisbane Baylands as among the most important issues facing the city. In the next year, the City Council will be called upon to analyze a developer's proposal for a mixed-use development on the 600-acre property. Candidates asked Brisbane voters to give them the power to help shepherd the process along, although the public will also have a say in the final result.
Lentz, a current planning commissioner, emphasized the importance of making the Baylands development the "greenest" project in the region in terms of building design. Lentz did not return calls for comment Tuesday night.
Conway, the top vote-getter, is mayor pro
Of all sitting council members, Clarke is most adamant that housing should not be erected on the Baylands for safety reasons and will be sure to repeat that message as the project moves ahead.
Reach Julia Scott at 650-348-4340.
