I hope you are all done digging out from the snow storms.  I joined some other parents in our neighborhood in digging out the bus stops, and the kids were all glad to be going back to school.  From what I’ve seen and heard, the City handled the mess much better than most of the jursidictions around the region.

On the campaign front: by March 1 we should know better how the race is shaping up.  I have heard that there may be six candidates for the five seats (including three incumbents), which would mean we have a race on our hands.

For our part, we have begun collecting signatures for our petitions and are more than half way there.  The snow did limit the ability for my volunteers and I to collect more signatures.  With a clear weekend before us, we will need to take advantage to collect the remainder that we need.

I also sent a letter to roughly 200 family, friends and activists in the community seeking their help.  The whole family pitched in to get the mailing out, with Stacie and I folding the letter and putting it in the envelope with the matching address label, Shauna & Sierra putting on stamps and return address labels, and Elana helping to put a return card in the envelope before sealing it.  Hopefully we will be able to include more family activities as the campaign moves on.

Drafting the mailing also helped me to crystalize some of my goals and positions.  I’ll post them on this site shortly.

Thank you to all of you who have already offered your support.  I’ll try to keep you up to date on what we are doing and how you can continue to help.

-Jim