PATTI J. BUSHEE

Age: 48

Birthplace: Stoneham, Mass.; moved to Santa Fe 25 years ago from Portland, Maine.

Education: Bachelor of Arts in international affairs, University of Maine (summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa); studied international economics at George Washington University; studied for a year in Spain at La Universidad de Sevilla.

Occupation: Employed at the New Mexico Office of the State Engineer, working on water conservation issues; previously owned Ladybug Landscaping for more than 20 years.

Experience: City councilor for 14 years; has worked on legislation at the local, state and federal levels; chairs the city's Bicycle and Trails Advisory Committee, Election Review and Rules Committee and Public Works Committee; serves on the Public Utilities Committee.

Personal: Lives with partner Elizabeth A. Martin and four small dogs and one cat.

Campaign finances: Reported donations of $14,469 and had cash balance of about $5,500 as of Tuesday; carried over nearly $12,073 from her successful 2004 council campaign; large contributions from individuals include $500 from art dealer Mark Alterman and Linda Alterman and $300 from attorney Frank Herdman.

Have you ever been arrested? "No."


GERALD ANTHONY GARCIA

Age: 61

Birthplace: Santa Fe

Education: Attended elementary school at St. Francis Cathedral School; attended St. Michael's High School and Santa Fe High School; earned an engineering degree from New Mexico State University through a state work/study program.

Occupation: Retired

Experience: Worked for the state Highway Department after high school beginning in 1964; also spent six years with the former state Public Service Commission, where he gained experience with utility systems; also owned a liquor license he used briefly in Albuquerque, mostly for catering for the Knights of Columbus, a Catholic men's organization.

Personal: Son, Michael, is 22.

Campaign finances: Promised not to collect more than $1 per registered voter in his district, and has raised $2,556, about half from a loan to himself, according to a Tuesday report; donations include $300 from Maria's restaurant owner Al Lucero.

Have you ever been arrested? "Yes. When I was a teenager I was charged with a misdemeanor. The charges were dismissed."



ROBERT E. DOBYNS JR.

Age: 59

Birthplace: Pensacola, Fla.; moved to Santa Fe in second grade.

Education: Wood-Gormley Elementary School, Harrington Jr. High and Santa Fe High; University of New Mexico bachelor's degree in 1972; studied for an advanced degree in historicism at Boston College until 1973.

Occupation: Licensed real-estate broker

Work experience: Longest tenure was with French & French Fine Properties; currently an associate broker with Santa Fe Realty Partners; served as regional vice president of the state Realtors association as well as president of the Santa Fe Realtors association; certified to teach Diversity in Real Estate through the state of New Mexico and teach locally on Fair Housing Law and Cultural Awareness.

Political and civic experience: Serves on the boards of public radio station KSFR and Open Hands, which serves the elderly.

Personal: Divorced father of two adult daughters, Ayesha and Andrea Dobyns; dog, Lucia, is a pit-bull/Dalmation mix.

Campaign finances: Reported $8,203 in contributions as of Tuesday, including $2,413 from the New Mexico RPAC, a political action committee of the Realtors Association of New Mexico, and $1,500 from Santa Fe Realty Partners, where he works; donations include money from at least 15 other real-estate agents.

Have you ever been arrested? "During the invasion of Cambodia and the Kent State massacre, I found myself incarcerated but without charges."



ROSEMARY ROMERO

Age: 54

Birthplace: Santa Fe

Education: Associate of Arts, Santa Fe Community College; attended College of Santa Fe's Environmental Management Program; attended Antioch College in Yellow Springs, Ohio; 200 hours of mediation, facilitation and strategic planning training; 1994 graduate of Leadership New Mexico Program.

Occupation: Facilitator/mediator

Work experience: Spent 16 years as a partner at Western Network, a nonprofit organization focused on environmental mediation and public involvement; worked seven years as a self-employed consultant.

Other experience: Former city Planning Commission member; facilitation and strategic planning for federal, state and local agencies and tribal governments; St. Vincent Regional Medical Center board member; past president and board member of Leadership Santa Fe; Farm to Table board member; has been involved with Santa Fe Conservation Trust; United Way Santa Fe County past president; Association for Conflict Resolution past president; La Nueva Vida; Friends of Farmers Market; Girls Inc.; Santa Fe County Pregnancy Taskforce; Choices Program.

Campaign finance: Reported donations of $13,091 as of Tuesday, with $500 contributions from Five and Dime owner Earl Potter Canyon Road attorney Richard Ellenberg, Walter Ganz and physician David Gunderdson.

Personal: Single, partner Rob Leutheuser; daughter Linnea Morris and fiancé Christian Moreno; dogs Angela and LitaFord; and cats Zoe and CB.

Have you ever been arrested? "No."




MIGUEL MARIANO CHAVEZ

Age: 53

Birthplace: Las Cruces; his family moved back to Santa Fe when he was 3 years old.

Education: General educational development certificate.

Occupation: Furniture maker; owns Chavez Woodworks.

Work experience: Self-employed since 1978.

Political or community experience: Worked on his father's City Council campaign in 1971; won election to City Council in 2000 and 2004; chairs city Public Utilities Committee; served on Tierra Contenta Corp. board of directors and as member of Occupancy Tax Advisory Board and Mayor's Apprenticeship Task Force.

Personal: Married to Liz Chavez since 1978; three children: Elena, Camilia and Manuel; Elena is married to Brian Tercero and they have two children; has a dog named Spike, two roosters (Dominic and Pico de Gallo), 11 hens and one goldfish.

Campaign finance: Reported collections of $13,694, including $4,994 from a previous campaign; major contributors include minimum-wage-law activists Carol Oppenheimer and Morton Simon and Dr. William Herrera, who formerly owned the land on which a south-side Wal-Mart will be built.

Have you ever been arrested? "No."



MARTIN G. LUJAN

Age: 42

Birthplace: Santa Fe

Education: Associate of Applied Science and a Bachelor of Science from New Mexico State University; certificate in executive management from The University of New Mexico's Robert O. Anderson Graduate School of Management.

Occupation: Assistant division director at the Genoveva Chavez Community Center.

Work experience: City employee for more than two decades.

Other experience: Elected to two terms on the Santa Fe Public Schools Board of Education; 2001-present, Santa Fe Regional Juvenile Justice Board; 2001-present, National Association of Latino Elected Officials; 2001-present, New Mexico School Boards Association; 2001-2004 Santa Fe Junior Wrestling Association.

Personal: Married to Sue Lujan; nearly 4-year-old son, Lucas Martin Lujan; two dogs, Lab mixes Buddy and Maggie.

Campaign finance: Lujan had collected $15,530, according to a report filed Tuesday; among major donors were investor Garret Thornburg and Canyon Road retiree Thomas Dillenberg; three partners who are building a movie theater and retail complex in the city-owned Railyard also pitched in.

Have you ever been arrested? "Twenty-three years ago, while a student at NMSU, a fraternity brother and I were detained for trespassing. No charges were ever filed and no action taken."



Matthew Ortiz is running unopposed. Ortiz is an attorney who is serving his second term on the City Council. He has a bachelor's degree in economics and politics from Lake Forest College and a law degree from Georgetown University Law Center and has advocated for labor issues and parks improvements. He serves on the city's Finance and Public Works committees.




Ann Yalman is running unopposed. Yalman, a former probate judge, was appointed by City Council in December 2005. She is the first trained attorney to hold the position. She also has work experience as a part-time U.S. magistrate judge and was a sole practitioner in Santa Fe for 29 years, handling family law and other civil cases.




A proposal to issue $30.3 million in general obligation bonds to acquire land for and to improve parks, trails and open spaces for recreational purposes would result in an increase in property taxes in Santa Fe. Estimates based on current interest rates say such a bond would add about $94 in property taxes to a home valued at $300,000.

Following is a detailed budget for the proposed bond issue, including the improvements for which funding is recommended. Estimates include design and inflation contingencies at about 25 percent:

Regional Parks: $9,181,972
Santa Fe River Parkway: $2,297,500
Archuleta Property: $30,500
Franklin E. Miles Park: $2,151,273
Genoveva Chavez Community Center Park: $921,250
Municipal Recreation Complex: $1,150,000
Ragle Park: $2,305,762
Salvador Perez Park: $325,687

Citywide Trails: $9,145,746
Rail Trail
Acequia Trail
Community College Trail
Arroyo Chamiso East and West
River Trail

Northwest Quadrant: $2,965,328


District 1: $2,218,579

Adam Gabriel Armijo Park: $40,000 for new water fountain, benches, picnic tables, signs and parking lot changes

Bicentennial Park: $15,875 for new pool cover, elephant fixture and to remove and replace non-native trees

Cathedral Park: $38,500 for new lighting to deter crime, tree replacement and new trees, water fountain

Cross of the Martyrs: $43,750 for new entrance gate, benches, signs and turf

Fort Marcy Complex: $500,000 for community flooring, computer system upgrades, racquetball court renovation, automated front doors, locker replacement, speed bumps, pool filter repair, walking path

Frank S. Ortiz Park (dog portion): $72,621 for parking lot resurfacing, doggie bag dispensers, park benches, shade structures and signs

Frank S. Ortiz Park: $78,608 for playground structures, water fountain, trees, repairs to picnic table huts, doggie bag dispensers

John F. Griego Park: $23,075 for upgrades to irrigation system and water fountain, replacement of park benches and trees, new basketball rims and court paint job

Magers Field: $582,625 for a plaza, perimeter pathway, play and shade structures, putting green, park furniture and exercise stations

Melendez Park: $11,000 for park benches, signs and a fence

Monica Roybal Park: $2,000 for tree replacement

Peralta Park: $6,250 for park benches and signs

Plaza Park: $600,000 for new hard services and irrigation system

Prince Park: $67,650 for new entrance gate, turf, tables, benches and accessibility improvements

Sunnyslope Meadows Park: $20,500 for a community garden to include a water meter, benches and planter boxes

Thomas Macaione Park: $24,000 for upgrades to irrigation system, new water fountain and signs

Torreon Park: $92,125 for playground structure, upgrades to irrigation system, new water fountain, repainting of basketball court, entrance gate, signs and accessibility improvements


District 2: $2,117,375

Amelia E. White: $100,000 for native grass seed, wildflowers, shelter, irrigation repair and park furniture

Atalaya Park: $36,250 for upgrades to the irrigation system, a new water fountain, resurfacing of tennis courts and new signs

Calle Lorca Park: $187,500 to add a dog park, security lights, turf and irrigation

Cornell Park (the Rose Park): $60,875 for new water fountains, park benches, tress, roses, pruning and signs

De Vargas Park: $512,000 to upgrade irrigation systems, renovate pathways and retainer walls, plan vegetation, install new water fountains, replace parking lot lighting, reseed park, repair ramada and plant trees

Don Diego Park: $6,250 to plant more trees

Galisteo Tennis Courts: $131,250 to demolish tennis courts and install playground

Orlando Fernandez Park: $17,875 for upgrades to irrigation system, new park benches and signs

Patrick Smith Park: $210,000 for sidewalks, upgrades to picnic area, shade structures, playground, add a dog park, plant additional shade trees, pave parking lot and install gates

Salvador Perez Pool: $85,000 for upgrade to back patio, shade structure, sod replacement, equipment for weight room and new irrigation system

Young Park: $70,375 to replace sidewalk, plant trees, resurface basketball court, install new chain-link fence

Power Plant Park: $700,000 for historical renovation of building, grounds restoration


District 3: $2,038,675

Ashbaugh Park: $425,000 for parking and access improvements from Cerrillos Road, removal of prairie dogs, landscaping, demolition of tennis courts and a new playground structure, park furniture

Cielo Vista Park: $300,000 for playground, shade structure, new irrigation system and turf, park furniture

Espinacitas Park: $5,500 for park benches and a table

Frenchy's Field Park: $661,250 to complete irrigation renovation, wetland restoration, add orchard trees

Gregory Lopez Park: $97,750 for irrigation system upgrade, picnic tables, benches and barbecue

Larragoite Park: $250,000 to complete renovations for playground, expansion of irrigation system and pave parking lot

Las Acequias Park: $150,000 for security camera, a transit stop, irrigation and turf

Los Milagros Park: $65,800 for trees, shrubs, drip irrigation, water fountain, turf, replacement of sprinkler heads

Maclovia Park: $32,000 for shade structure of park furniture

Rancho del Sol Park: $24,375 for planting of wildflowers and grass in open space, security lights and a water fountain



District 4: $2,601,325

Candelario Park: $131,425 for demolition of tennis courts, installation of picnic tables, landscaping, resurface basketball court, turf, steps and stairways repair

Genoveva Chavez Community Center Park: $201,250 for a playground structure, including an area for small children, park benches, picnic tables, irrigation system and trees

Herb Martinez Park: $246,810 to remove and replace cottonwood trees, resurface tennis courts, install picnic tables and irrigation system, reseed and resod, convert baseball field to a passive open area

Las Estancias Park: $50,000 for replacement of shade structure, park furniture and trees

Marc Brandt Park: $34,800 for concrete drainage extensions, new trees and replacement of irrigation heads

Monica Lucero Park: $76,800 to redesign the playground stairs, plant native vegetation, remove cottonwood trees, plant trees, sod or seed dirt ball field, replace irrigation system and bollards and cable at the back of the park

Nava Adé Park: $587,500 to purchase park land and design and develop it

Pueblos del Sol Trails: $1,100,000 to repave 2.9 miles of 6-foot-wide trails

Villa Caballero Park: $33,250 to install park benches and picnic tables, seed with grass and wildflowers

Villa Linda Park: $107,490 to plant shade trees, install tables and benches, upgrade playground area and erosion control


Proposed amendments to the City Charter

The Charter Review Commission was appointed in 2005 under a law that calls for review of Santa Fe's City Charter at least every 10 years. Among its recommendations — approved by the City Council for a citywide vote during the municipal election — are the following changes:

Amendments 1, 2 and 3, Referendum, Initiative and Recall: To extend the time period for collection of petitions from 60 to 90 days and to reduce the number of petitions from 20 percent of registered voters to a third of the number of those voting in the last municipal election. The effect of the these changes would be to reduce the number of signatures required by about 50 percent.

Amendment 4, Public Financing of Campaigns: To require the City Council in two years to adopt a system that would "provide meaningful public financing of election campaigns for all municipal elected officials."

Amendment 5, Ranked Choice Voting: Beginning with the 2010 municipal election, the voting system would allow voters to rank in order of their preference the candidates for each office. If no one candidate receives a majority of votes, the candidate with the fewest votes would be eliminated and votes retallied by counting a vote from each ballot for the highest-ranked candidate who has not been eliminated.

Amendment 6, Powers and Duties of the Mayor: Change the voting power of the mayor to allow a vote when his or her vote would provide the necessary number of votes for a measure to pass, a change from current rules that only allow the mayor to vote in the case of a tie.

Amendment 7, Municipal Judge: Require all municipal judge candidates to be lawyers and have a membership with the New Mexico state bar.