Both incumbents returned to their chairs on the Half Moon Bay City Council, while former Councilwoman Naomi Patridge came back after a four-year hiatus.
Patridge had the most votes, winning more than 20 percent in the six-candidate field. She was followed by Grady who had nearly 18 percent of the votes. Ferreira came in third with a little more than 17 percent.
 Once and future Half Moon Bay City Councilwoman Naomi Patridge, left, enjoys the taste of victory Tuesday night at Cameron's Inn with City Councilwoman Marina Fraser. |
While election results were pouring in, Patridge was at Cameron's Inn, surrounded by friends and supporters while incumbents Grady and Ferreira could be found celebrating across town at San Benito House.
"I'm really happy to see that the voters came through," said Grady. "I think we have a track record that the people can count on."
Grady, currently serving a term as mayor, says he is looking forward to another four years.
He was first elected to the council in 2001 and will now serve through 2009.
Grady is a senior vice president of a financial service company and has worked for 30 years with for-profit and nonprofit pharmaceutical healthcare industry organizations.
He has also served as a past board member of the Half Moon Bay Open Space Trust and has been active with various environmental organizations on the Coastside for more than 15 years.
His primary motivation for running again, he says, was seeing the completion of several crucial projects.
Among those are resolving the issue of substandard lots and updating the city's Local Coastal Program. Also high on the list: completion of the Highway 92 expansion.
"Those are the big ones," he said. "I think the previous council has a really accomplished a great deal. I'm really proud to be a part of it."
Ferreira shared a victory celebration with Grady at the San Benito House.
"I must express gratitude that so many people put in so much time and money and effort to support me," he said.
Ferreira has been a Coastsider for more than 20 years, and currently lives in Casa Del Mar.
He is retired from the high-tech industry, where he performed sales and business development functions.
He also was first elected to the City Council in 2001, but has a long history of public service. He sat on the City Planning Commission from 1998 to 2001, the Wavecrest Redevelopment Advisory Committee in 1990, the Senior Coastsider board from 1990 to 1991 and the TV-Azores board for 14 years.
Ferreira said his main goals in his next four years are seeing the completion of the Half Moon Bay community park, the widening of Highway 92, the LCP general plan update and tertiary water service to the area.
Patridge is perhaps one of the most familiar members in Half Moon Bay City Council history and is preparing to serve yet another four years.
"I feel good," said Patridge. "I'm really looking forward to it."
Patridge has already spent 16 years on the City Council, with four terms as mayor before leaving elected office in 2000.
Some of her appointed offices include 14 years on the city Parks and Recreation Commission, the San Mateo County Transportation Authority, and eight years on the San Mateo County Criminal Justice Council.
Currently she works part-time for the San Mateo County Farm Bureau.
Patridge has argued for more openness in city government, and says she will lobby for town-hall style meetings with staff.
"Hopefully ... we will be more open," she said. "I think that I will speak up when (other council members) don't."
Patridge lists substandard lots and a mobile home ordinance among her priorities.
Measure D - the city's growth measure limiting growth to 1 percent, and the Kehoe ditch issue also were high on the list for Patridge.
"There's a lot of things that need to be resolved," she said. "There are a lot of things we need to work on."
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