Politics & Government

Watch Four Larkspur City Council Candidates Debate in Race for Three Open Seats

Dan Hillmer, Kevin Haroff, Daniel Kunstler and Catherine Way weighed in on a wide range of local issues.

There four candidates vying for three open seats on the Larkspur City Council, and the quartet of local residents squared off in a debate hosted by the League of Women Voters last month.

Watch the debate above, which spans a wide range of issues, including high-density development and Plan Bay Area, proposed infrastructure upgrades, pension reform and the so-called Greenbrae Interchange, where Hwy. 101 intersects with Larkspur and Corte Madera.

The candidates also threw their respective weight behind Larkspur's Measure C, a proposed half-cent sales tax measure on the Nov. 5 ballot. The tax hike would last for five years.

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Here are the candidates:

  • Kevin Haroff, 58, an attorney who lives in Greenbrae and sits on the city's Planning Commission
  • Dan Hillmer, 57, architect, longtime Larkspur City Councilman, four-time mayor and a member of the Transportation Authority of Marin board
  • Daniel Kunstler, 62, writer, served on Larkspur Public Library board and Larkspur Citizens Advisory Committee
  • Catherine Way, 51, consultant and business owner, member of the Marin County Search and Rescue Team and sits on board of Redwood High School Foundation

What did you think of this debate? What issues are most important to you among that were discussed? Tell us in the Comments below.

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