[GPCA Updates] GP RELEASE: Greens win in local elections

[Green Party of California Updates]

GREEN PARTY OF CALIFORNIA PRESS RELEASE

Greens gain majority on Bay Area city council, rack up wins in local races
around California in aftermath of Tuesday's elections



SACRAMENTO (November 4, 2009) - Greens captured wins in five of five local
elections Tuesday night - including one in a Bay Area city where members of
the Green Party of California now hold a majority on the city council.

Green Pam Hartwell-Herrero was the top vote-getter in Fairfax Town Council
race, and joins Greens Larry Bragman and Lew Tremaine already on the council.
It's the third time Greens have held the majority on a city council in
California - Arcata (1996-1998) and Sebastopol (2000-2006) have also had Green
majorities.

Other Green Party victors Tuesday included: Curtis Robinson, leading
vote-getter for the Marin County Board of Education; Dana Silvernale, school
board in the Northern Humboldt Union High School District; Jim Harvey and Paul
Perkovic, Montara Water and Sanitary District in San Mateo County.

Hartwell-Herrero's victory in Fairfax mirrors other progressive wins in Marin
County and the region, including Richmond where Gayle McLaughlin is the
elected mayor. Greens hold at least 39 elected and appointed posts in the
state, including the offices of Supervisor in San Francisco, mayor in
Richmond, Marina City and Sebastopol and numerous city council and education
boards.

In other races of note to the GPCA, Green Jeremy Cloward finished third in the
10th Congressional District special election, beating all but the democratic
and republican candidates.

"I am honored and humbled to be a part of the new establishment of local
government where we understand the real issues facing our society and
environment, and are not afraid to act," said Fairfax Town Council winner
Hartwell-Herrero. "We will continue to represent the Green Party as a model of
sustainability leadership and encourage its spread throughout the country."


The Green Party of California
Web: http://www.cagreens.org
EMail: gpca at cagreens.org