Ernesto Olivares

Opponents: Michael Allen, Eddie Alvarez, Carol Dean, Hans Dippel, Bobbi Hoff, Lee Pierce, John Sawyer, Don Taylor, Marsha Vas Dupre, Gary Wysocky

Age: 50

Hometown: Santa Rosa

Occupation: Santa Rosa police lieutenant, manager of gang prevention and intervention services

Background: Current board of directors member for Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital, Volunteer Center of Sonoma County and United Way of Wine Country, and member of Sonoma County Hispanic Chamber of Commerce

Web site: www.olivares4santarosa.com

Priorities:

BUDGET

Problem: Budget gap expected to reach a $10 million.

Solution: Temporary salary reductions or freezes to save jobs and services while reducing costs, perhaps cutting salaries based on a sliding scale.

ECONOMY

Problem: "We are bleeding money out of our area."

Solution: Develop plan to entice emerging companies like video game designers to locate and bring their high-paying jobs to Santa Rosa. "The traditional thing, manufacturing jobs, isn't working."

PUBLIC SAFETY

Problem: The police department has gotten away from neighborhood-oriented policing.

Solution: Greater outreach to and familiarity with neighborhoods by police and expansion of Neighborhood Watch programs would provide a first line of defense to prevent crime from gaining a foothold.