Priscilla Walton has lived in Carmel Valley for 22 years and has enjoyed a long career
working on land use issues and open-space protection. While living in Davis, California
she was a board member of the Davis Rural Land Trust, member of the Agricultural
Buffer/Urban Development Task Force and Commissioner of the Davis Planning
Commission. In Carmel Valley, Priscilla has served on the Board of the Carmel Valley
Association and the Carmel Valley Democratic Women’s Club. She is the current
president of Carmel Valley White Oaks Home Owners Association. Priscilla is a retired
professor of Education at UC Santa Cruz and served for 13 years as an educational
consultant to the California Commission on Teaching Credentialing. Priscilla is supporting
the new Town of Carmel Valley and running for Town Council in order to strengthen local
control over land use decisions.
Candidates' response
The Monterey County Herald
Updated: 10/25/2009 01:29:19 AM PDT
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Walton
We are pleased The Herald has chosen to support Measure G to create the town of Carmel Valley, joining the long list of community endorsements. We are mystified, however, by The Herald's decision to support only three of the five pro-town slate candidates in the Nov. 3 election.
If one were creating a new business, shareholders would expect every board member to be fully committed to the enterprise. A business owner would not hire a person who didn't believe in its service or product. The captain of a ship would not hire a mutineer.
The same logic applies to the choice of leadership for a new town. Why put an opponent in a position responsible for governing the town? Would that not violate the intent of the voters?
Priscilla Walton holds a masters in economics and anthropology and a doctorate in education and has strong public service qualifications. She served as planning commissioner for the city of Davis and is committed to protecting the quality of life in the Carmel Valley. She served with distinction on the Davis Human Relations Commission. She worked for the state Department of Education with other state agencies and the Legislature. She is president of the White Oaks Home Owners Association.
Amy Anderson holds a doctorate in environmental biology. She will use her analytical expertise to ensure that land-use decisions reflect the intent of the community's general plan. An accomplished cellist, she has served as president of Chamber Music Monterey Bay
for 12 years and directs its community outreach and education programs. She worked in corporate America and was a small-business owner for seven years. She recently co-authored a resolution on election transparency that was adopted by the state League of Women Voters.
Both are active in the community as members of the League of Women Voters and Carmel Valley Association.
Mark Twain said, "The problem with common sense is that it's not common." Common sense says we should support the candidates who are committed to the success of the new town of Carmel Valley: Amy Anderson, Priscilla Walton, Larry Bacon, Glenn Robinson and Karin Strasser Kauffman, candidates who believe in the town of Carmel Valley and will work to make it a success.
Amy Anderson
and Priscilla Walton
Candidates who do not receive The Herald's endorsement are invited to submit responses.