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Ruth Asmundson

harvardslacker — 2009-07-26 16:40:20

Mayor vs Mayor Pro Tem is very confusing... as far as I can tell she's mayor now

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JoePomidor — 2009-01-20 17:05:43

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- Dr. Asmundson was born in the Phillipines and graduated with a BS in chemistry from Adamson University in Manila. She went on to become a Fulbright Scholar in the US, earning an MS degree in chemistry from Wilkes University in Pennsylvania. She was later awarded a PhD in ["Agricultural Chemistry"] from ["UCD"] in 1972, again as a Fulbright Scholar.	+ Dr. Asmundson was born in the Philippines and graduated with a BS in chemistry from Adamson University in Manila. She went on to become a Fulbright Scholar in the US, earning an MS degree in chemistry from Wilkes University in Pennsylvania. She was later awarded a PhD in ["Agricultural Chemistry"] from ["UCD"] in 1972, again as a Fulbright Scholar.

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WillArnold — 2008-11-09 00:37:18

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CaryArnold — 2008-10-22 12:59:25

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- Asmundson showed questionable leadership during the [http://www.breitbart.com/news/2005/08/24/D8C6FF180.html Aug. 23 city meeting] about spraying for ["West Nile Virus"] when angry citizens overthrew the meeting because the format - people write questions and the mayor chooses which ones get read - was too strict. Asmundson left and ordered the panel of experts to leave because she [http://www.sacbee.com/content/news/ongoing/west_nile/story/13469250p-14310132c.html didn't like being shouted at.] Asmundson later said that there wouldn't be anymore meetings because this one had left her feeling "embarrassed and disillusioned and frustrated."	+ Asmundson showed questionable leadership during the [http://www.breitbart.com/news/2005/08/24/D8C6FF180.html Aug. 23 city meeting] about spraying for ["West Nile Virus"] when angry citizens overthrew the meeting because the format - people write questions and the mayor chooses which ones get read - was too strict. Asmundson left and ordered the panel of experts to leave because she [http://www.sacbee.com/content/news/ongoing/west_nile/story/13469250p-14310132c.html didn't like being shouted at.] Asmundson later said that there wouldn't be anymore meetings because this one had left her feeling "embarrassed and disillusioned and frustrated. + + Feature story on Ruth in [http://aug-2008.davislifemagazine.com/ruth/pg1 Davis Life Magazine]

Ruth Asmundson

JasonAller — 2008-08-31 12:35:59

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	+ + * I've seen more grace under fire from the 2004-2005 ASUCD ["Elections Committee"] than the impression the Sac Bee article gave of Asmundson. Welcome to real politics. --["Users/BrentLaabs"] + + * That's it! I am leaving this town. I am literally moving from Davis tomorrow (no joke) and I am glad! I think reading about an event like this only reaffirms my desire to leave the People's Republic of Davis. If the mayor doesn't have the ability to hold a meeting regarding my safety, i think i will live somewhere in ["Sacramento county"]. Davis...you were a great place because I made many life long friends...but the politics of this place with its history of toad tunnel/hurt feelings mayors makes it the laughing stock of the nation. Thank you Mayor Asmundson for being a great leader when it actually counts. I really hope that Yolo County will be ok from West Nile...because if something happens, I think we all know who to blame....the paranoid hippies of this community and the politicans who can't hold meetings! Folks..here is some advice; running for political office is great, but never take the duty of public service lightly. If you melt under pressure, PLEASE dont be a leader ...for the sake of our health...literally! -- ["Users/GeorgejAndrews"]
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- * I've seen more grace under fire from the 2004-2005 ASUCD ["Elections Committee"] than the impression the Sac Bee article gave of Asmundson. Welcome to real politics. --["BrentLaabs"] - - * That's it! I am leaving this town. I am literally moving from Davis tomorrow (no joke) and I am glad! I think reading about an event like this only reaffirms my desire to leave the People's Republic of Davis. If the mayor doesn't have the ability to hold a meeting regarding my safety, i think i will live somewhere in ["Sacramento county"]. Davis...you were a great place because I made many life long friends...but the politics of this place with its history of toad tunnel/hurt feelings mayors makes it the laughing stock of the nation. Thank you Mayor Asmundson for being a great leader when it actually counts. I really hope that Yolo County will be ok from West Nile...because if something happens, I think we all know who to blame....the paranoid hippies of this community and the politicans who can't hold meetings! Folks..here is some advice; running for political office is great, but never take the duty of public service lightly. If you melt under pressure, PLEASE dont be a leader ...for the sake of our health...literally! -- ["GeorgejAndrews"]	+ ''2005-11-03 06:31:10'' [[nbsp]] was she first asian ever to be elected, or just the first one in the 90s? If the latter, what an asian town we live in. --["Users/ApolloStumpy"]
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- ''2005-11-03 06:31:10'' [[nbsp]] was she first asian ever to be elected, or just the first one in the 90s? If the latter, what an asian town we live in. --["ApolloStumpy"]	+ ''2006-03-18 03:42:38'' [[nbsp]] Asmundson is "comfortable with the procedure we followed" in ["Halema Buzayan" Buzayan case]. I think anybody who takes a good look at it will see that she is very wrong to be comfortable with the procedure the police followed here. Phil and I have both written to her in protest of her support for this obvious misconduct and I hope a lot of other citizens will too. --["Users/KenjiYamada"]
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- ''2006-03-18 03:42:38'' [[nbsp]] Asmundson is "comfortable with the procedure we followed" in ["Halema Buzayan" Buzayan case]. I think anybody who takes a good look at it will see that she is very wrong to be comfortable with the procedure the police followed here. Phil and I have both written to her in protest of her support for this obvious misconduct and I hope a lot of other citizens will too. --["KenjiYamada"]	+ ''2006-03-18 17:20:39'' [[nbsp]] [http://community.livejournal.com/ucdavis/2945359.html She has been known to hate 16 year-old girls and civil rights. ] --["Users/JamesSchwab"]
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- ''2006-03-18 17:20:39'' [[nbsp]] [http://community.livejournal.com/ucdavis/2945359.html She has been known to hate 16 year-old girls and civil rights. ] --["JamesSchwab"] - ------ - ''2006-05-10 12:12:15'' [[nbsp]] Ruth has been endorsed by the ["Davis Police Officers' Association" Davis Police Officers Association] --["JamesSchwab"] - Huh! I wonder why... -["KarlMogel" KJM]	+ ''2006-05-10 12:12:15'' [[nbsp]] Ruth has been endorsed by the ["Davis Police Officers' Association" Davis Police Officers Association] --["Users/JamesSchwab"] + Huh! I wonder why... -["Users/KarlMogel" KJM]
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Ruth Asmundson

JeremyOgul — 2008-08-24 07:54:38

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- '''Dr. Ruth Uy Asmundson''' is a political moderate currently serving as ["Mayor"] of the ["City of Davis"] -- she was first elected to the ["City Council"] in ["2002 City Council Election" 2002] and then reelected in 2006. She served as Mayor Pro Tem from 2006 to 2008, at which point she assumed the office of Mayor of Davis. She will hold that position until her term expires in 2010. Dr. Asmundson was born in the Phillipines and graduated with a BS in chemistry from Adamson University in Manila. She went on to become a Fulbright Scholar in the US, earning an MS degree in chemistry from Wilkes University in Pennsylvania. She was later awarded a PhD in ["Agricultural Chemistry"] from ["UCD"] in 1972, again as a Fulbright Scholar. Dr. Ruth Asmundson was the first asian to be elected to the school board in Davis in the early 90s.	+ '''Dr. Ruth Uy Asmundson''' is a political moderate currently serving as ["Mayor"] of the ["City of Davis"]. She was first elected to the ["City Council"] in ["2002 City Council Election" 2002] and then reelected in 2006. She served as Mayor Pro Tem from 2006 to 2008 and is now serving as mayor until her term expires in 2010. + + Dr. Asmundson was born in the Phillipines and graduated with a BS in chemistry from Adamson University in Manila. She went on to become a Fulbright Scholar in the US, earning an MS degree in chemistry from Wilkes University in Pennsylvania. She was later awarded a PhD in ["Agricultural Chemistry"] from ["UCD"] in 1972, again as a Fulbright Scholar.
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- She was named the ["Davis Citizen of the Year"] in 1989. - - She is one of 3 people to serve two terms as Davis' Mayor.	+ She was named the ["Davis Citizen of the Year"] in 1989. Dr. Ruth Asmundson was the first Asian-American to be elected to the school board in Davis in the early 90s. She is one of three people to serve two terms as Davis' Mayor.
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- Asmundson showed questionable leadership during the [http://www.breitbart.com/news/2005/08/24/D8C6FF180.html Aug. 23 city meeting] about spraying for ["West Nile Virus"] when angry citizens overthrew the meeting because the format - people write questions and the mayor chooses which ones get read - was too strict. Asmundsen left and ordered the panel of experts to leave because she [http://www.sacbee.com/content/news/ongoing/west_nile/story/13469250p-14310132c.html didn't like being shouted at.] Asmundson later said that there wouldn't be anymore meetings because this one had left her feeling "embarrassed and disillusioned and frustrated."	+ Asmundson showed questionable leadership during the [http://www.breitbart.com/news/2005/08/24/D8C6FF180.html Aug. 23 city meeting] about spraying for ["West Nile Virus"] when angry citizens overthrew the meeting because the format - people write questions and the mayor chooses which ones get read - was too strict. Asmundson left and ordered the panel of experts to leave because she [http://www.sacbee.com/content/news/ongoing/west_nile/story/13469250p-14310132c.html didn't like being shouted at.] Asmundson later said that there wouldn't be anymore meetings because this one had left her feeling "embarrassed and disillusioned and frustrated."

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StevenLee — 2008-08-23 16:50:40

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JabberWokky — 2008-08-17 15:11:58

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- '''Dr. Ruth Uy Asmundson''' is a political moderate currently serving as ["Mayor"] of the ["City of Davis"] -- she was first elected to the ["City Council"] in ["2002 City Council Election" 2002] and then reelected in 2006. She will serve as Mayor of Davis until her term expires in 2010. Dr. Asmundson was born in the Phillipines and graduated with a BS in chemistry from Adamson University in Manila. She went on to become a Fulbright Scholar in the US, earning an MS degree in chemistry from Wilkes University in Pennsylvania. She was later awarded a PhD in ["Agricultural Chemistry"] from ["UCD"] in 1972, again as a Fulbright Scholar. Dr. Ruth Asmundson was the first asian to be elected to the school board in Davis in the early 90s.	+ '''Dr. Ruth Uy Asmundson''' is a political moderate currently serving as ["Mayor"] of the ["City of Davis"] -- she was first elected to the ["City Council"] in ["2002 City Council Election" 2002] and then reelected in 2006. She served as Mayor Pro Tem from 2006 to 2008, at which point she assumed the office of Mayor of Davis. She will hold that position until her term expires in 2010. Dr. Asmundson was born in the Phillipines and graduated with a BS in chemistry from Adamson University in Manila. She went on to become a Fulbright Scholar in the US, earning an MS degree in chemistry from Wilkes University in Pennsylvania. She was later awarded a PhD in ["Agricultural Chemistry"] from ["UCD"] in 1972, again as a Fulbright Scholar. Dr. Ruth Asmundson was the first asian to be elected to the school board in Davis in the early 90s.

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DrandyJones — 2008-08-17 14:43:54

Ruth Asmundson is now Mayor.

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Ruth Asmundson

DukeMcAdow — 2008-06-12 07:45:44

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JabberWokky — 2008-06-12 06:52:16

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JabberWokky — 2008-06-12 06:09:37

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StevenLee — 2008-06-11 23:24:51

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MaxMikalonis — 2008-06-11 17:50:12

2 Terms, not one. Also, '02, not '03

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StevenLee — 2008-06-11 14:20:01

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JasonAller — 2008-02-03 10:42:19

noting endorsement

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JasonAller — 2007-08-11 07:57:34

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- '''Dr. Ruth Uy Asmundson''' is a political moderate currently serving as ["Mayor"] Pro Tem of the ["City of Davis"] -- she was first elected to the ["City Council"] in 2002 and then reelected in 2006. She will serve as Mayor of Davis in 2008 until her term expires in 2010. Dr. Asmundson was born in the Phillipines and graduated with a BS in chemistry from Adamson University in Manila. She went on to become a Fulbright Scholar in the US, earning an MS degree in chemistry from Wilkes University in Pennsylvania. She was later awarded a PhD in ["Agricultural Chemistry"] from ["UCD"] in 1972, again as a Fulbright Scholar. Dr. Ruth Asmundson was the first asian to be elected to the school board in Davis in the early 90s.	+ '''Dr. Ruth Uy Asmundson''' is a political moderate currently serving as ["Mayor"] Pro Tem of the ["City of Davis"] -- she was first elected to the ["City Council"] in ["2002 City Council Election" 2002] and then reelected in 2006. She will serve as Mayor of Davis in 2008 until her term expires in 2010. Dr. Asmundson was born in the Phillipines and graduated with a BS in chemistry from Adamson University in Manila. She went on to become a Fulbright Scholar in the US, earning an MS degree in chemistry from Wilkes University in Pennsylvania. She was later awarded a PhD in ["Agricultural Chemistry"] from ["UCD"] in 1972, again as a Fulbright Scholar. Dr. Ruth Asmundson was the first asian to be elected to the school board in Davis in the early 90s.

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- * That's it! I am leaving this town. I am literally moving from Davis tomorrow (no joke) and I am glad! I think reading about an event like this only reaffirms my desire to leave the Peoples Republic of Davis. If the mayor doesn't have the ability to hold a meeting regarding my safety, i think i will live somewhere in Sacramento county. Davis...you were a great place because I made many life long friends...but the politics of this place with its history of toad tunnel/hurt feelings mayors makes it the laughing stock of the nation. Thank you Mayor Asmundson for being a great leader when it actually counts. I really hope that Yolo County will be ok from West Nile...because if something happens, I think we all know who to blame....the paranoid hippies of this community and the politicans who can't hold meetings! Folks..here is some advice; running for political office is great, but never take the duty of public service lightly. If you melt under pressure, PLEASE dont be a leader ...for the sake of our health...literally! -- ["GeorgejAndrews"]	+ * That's it! I am leaving this town. I am literally moving from Davis tomorrow (no joke) and I am glad! I think reading about an event like this only reaffirms my desire to leave the People's Republic of Davis. If the mayor doesn't have the ability to hold a meeting regarding my safety, i think i will live somewhere in ["Sacramento county"]. Davis...you were a great place because I made many life long friends...but the politics of this place with its history of toad tunnel/hurt feelings mayors makes it the laughing stock of the nation. Thank you Mayor Asmundson for being a great leader when it actually counts. I really hope that Yolo County will be ok from West Nile...because if something happens, I think we all know who to blame....the paranoid hippies of this community and the politicans who can't hold meetings! Folks..here is some advice; running for political office is great, but never take the duty of public service lightly. If you melt under pressure, PLEASE dont be a leader ...for the sake of our health...literally! -- ["GeorgejAndrews"]

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SteveOstrowski — 2006-07-19 15:38:15

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- Ruth Asmundson is the widow of ["Vigfus A. Asmundson"], former Mayor of ["Davis"] and son of the ["UC Davis"] professor for whom ["Asmundson Hall"] is named -- theirs is the only recorded instance in which both husband and wife have held the mayoral seat in Davis. Dr. Asmundson married Vigfus A. Asmundson during his term as city mayor, and has lived in Davis since at least 1973. has six children, all college graduates: Alinia, Irena, Wilfred, Vigdis, Jonas and Sigrid.	+ Ruth Asmundson is the widow of ["Vigfus A. Asmundson"], former Mayor of ["Davis"] and son of the ["UC Davis"] professor for whom ["Asmundson Hall"] is named -- theirs is the only recorded instance in which both husband and wife have held the mayoral seat in Davis. Dr. Asmundson married Vigfus A. Asmundson during his term as city mayor, and has lived in Davis since at least 1973. She has six children, all college graduates: Alinia, Irena, Wilfred, Vigdis, Jonas and Sigrid.
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- Asmundson showed less than Churchill-leadership during [http://www.breitbart.com/news/2005/08/24/D8C6FF180.html Aug. 23 city meeting] about spraying for ["West Nile Virus"] when angry citizens overthrew the meeting because the format - people write questions and the mayor chooses which ones get read - was too strict. Asmundsen left and ordered the panel of experts to leave because she [http://www.sacbee.com/content/news/ongoing/west_nile/story/13469250p-14310132c.html didn't like being shouted at.] So the meeting continued, sans anyone with the ability to actually know what the hell was going on, and Asmundson said there wouldn't be anymore meetings because this one had left her feeling "embarrassed and disillusioned and frustrated."	+ Asmundson showed questionable leadership during the [http://www.breitbart.com/news/2005/08/24/D8C6FF180.html Aug. 23 city meeting] about spraying for ["West Nile Virus"] when angry citizens overthrew the meeting because the format - people write questions and the mayor chooses which ones get read - was too strict. Asmundsen left and ordered the panel of experts to leave because she [http://www.sacbee.com/content/news/ongoing/west_nile/story/13469250p-14310132c.html didn't like being shouted at.] Asmundson later said that there wouldn't be anymore meetings because this one had left her feeling "embarrassed and disillusioned and frustrated."

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RobRoy — 2006-07-19 10:51:37

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- '''Dr. Ruth Uy Asmundson''' is a political moderate and ["mayor"] of the ["City of Davis"] -- her term will expire in 2006. Dr. Asmundson was born in the Phillipines and graduated with a BS in chemistry from Adamson University in Manila. She went on to become a Fulbright Scholar in the US, earning an MS degree in chemistry from Wilkes University in Pennsylvania. She was later awarded a PhD in ["Agricultural Chemistry"] from ["UCD"] in 1972, again as a Fulbright Scholar. Dr. Ruth Asmundson was the first asian to be elected to the school board in Davis in the early 90s and served on the ["City Council"] from 4/10/2002 to 4/10/2006, served as mayor pro tem from 2002 to 2003 and is currently mayor until 2006.	+ '''Dr. Ruth Uy Asmundson''' is a political moderate currently serving as ["Mayor"] Pro Tem of the ["City of Davis"] -- she was first elected to the ["City Council"] in 2002 and then reelected in 2006. She will serve as Mayor of Davis in 2008 until her term expires in 2010. Dr. Asmundson was born in the Phillipines and graduated with a BS in chemistry from Adamson University in Manila. She went on to become a Fulbright Scholar in the US, earning an MS degree in chemistry from Wilkes University in Pennsylvania. She was later awarded a PhD in ["Agricultural Chemistry"] from ["UCD"] in 1972, again as a Fulbright Scholar. Dr. Ruth Asmundson was the first asian to be elected to the school board in Davis in the early 90s.

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TravisGrathwell — 2006-05-31 23:00:42

Revert to version 29 (sir i do not believe you are using wiki correctly).

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- '''Ruth Asmundson - DAVIS WIKI Q&A - May 14, 2006'''	+ == Mosquito Spraying == + Asmundson showed less than Churchill-leadership during [http://www.breitbart.com/news/2005/08/24/D8C6FF180.html Aug. 23 city meeting] about spraying for ["West Nile Virus"] when angry citizens overthrew the meeting because the format - people write questions and the mayor chooses which ones get read - was too strict. Asmundsen left and ordered the panel of experts to leave because she [http://www.sacbee.com/content/news/ongoing/west_nile/story/13469250p-14310132c.html didn't like being shouted at.] So the meeting continued, sans anyone with the ability to actually know what the hell was going on, and Asmundson said there wouldn't be anymore meetings because this one had left her feeling "embarrassed and disillusioned and frustrated."
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- '''Q1''': Would you support the creation of a Police Review Board? If you support the creation of a Police Review Board, would it be directly elected by the voters and operate with subpoena power? - '''A1''': I believe that the Police Advisory Committee, announced by City Manager Bill Emlen last week, and ombudsman with which the City Council will contract, will provide appropriate additional oversight of the Police Department.	+ [[Comments]] + ------ + * I've seen more grace under fire from the 2004-2005 ASUCD ["Elections Committee"] than the impression the Sac Bee article gave of Asmundson. Welcome to real politics. --["BrentLaabs"]
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- '''Q2''': Do you support corporate expansion here in Davis, such as bringing in a Target or Trader Joe's? and if so, what are your explicit justifications for such expansion? - '''A2''': Davis citizens want a first class city. Striving for this goal means additional staff for our city, our police department, and our fire department. Maintaining a quality staff means paying appropriate wages. All of which equates to a need for additional City income. - - There are three opportunities to increase the income for any city: expand the base for property taxes, increase sales tax revenues, and pass additional parcel tax measures. The citizens rejected the increase of housing that was Covell Village, and only a small number of new properties will be added to Davis in the next four years. Measure G (park maintenance parcel tax renewal), which I favor, is an example of a parcel tax with a specific service. - - Conservative estimate of sales tax revenue from a medium sized Target store would be a half million dollars per year. A Trader Joe’s could generate $300,000 in sales tax revenue for the City each year. We need to capture this sales tax in Davis. In addition, it address shopping diversity, and the environment will benefit with shorter driving distance thereby producing less air pollution. Certainly these are excellent reasons to consider retail expansion. - - '''Q3''': Specifically, the area on the north side of second street between the pedestrian bridge and the AM/PM gas station is currently zoned light industrial. There have been several attempts to develop commercial/retail projects there. Would you support or reject rezoning/conditional use permits to use this area for retail. - '''A3''': My first preference for use would be light industrial – generating additional jobs for Davis residents. However, in the last decade, no plan has come to the City for such use of the land. In light of this fact, I would support rezoning/conditional use permits to use this area for retail. Providing, of course, that the appropriate steps are fulfilled through the planning process. Of that 20 acres proposed for Target, 11 acres are already zoned service commercial. - - '''Q4''': Where do you see future housing expansion occurring for group living, such as the potential for a fraternity and sorority row, in order to meet existing and future needs? - '''A4''': I believe that the need for fraternity and sorority housing needs to be addressed by UCD. Davis will have a sufficient struggle providing housing for our employees and others who desire permanent residence. - - '''Q5''': Are you a renter or property owner, and if you are a property owner, do you rent your property out? - '''A5''': I am a home owner who lives in the property I own. I have investments in some rental properties as a limited partner but have no direct management of the properties. - - - '''Q6''': Would you propose a law that makes any house that is built under the affordable housing criteria to remain always under that criteria by setting its price permanently to be a fixed percentage of what its market value is at the time of sale? - '''A6''': The goal of providing subsidies to build affordable housing is to expand the diversity of home owners in Davis. In most cases, the affordable homes purchased by eligible low income buyers, are owned for 10 to 20 years by the same family. This stability is good for the community. - - When City funds are used to subsidize the building of affordable housing, then some restrictions must be in place to ensure that the property continue to be affordable in future years. There have been incidence where an affordable housing unit was purchased by a qualified individual and then re-sold to an individual who was not qualified for affordable housing, at an inflated price, and the profit pocketed by the original buyer. - - Whereas some may applaud the ingenuity of the buyer/seller, I sincerely regret the loss of the affordable housing stock. Establishing a fixed percentage of increase is one way to ensure holding on to this affordable housing for longer period of time. - - - '''Q7''': Do you believe the police and/or the District Attorney's office acted improperly in the Halema Buzayan case? - '''A7''': No. - - '''Q8''': How would you try to help the drug addicts and homeless of Davis? - '''A8''': The city of Davis and the other cities in Yolo county are working together in partnership with Yolo County to provide temporary shelter for homeless people in the county. The city of Davis has provided a temporary shelter for homeless in Davis at the city owned facility on D St across the Fire Station. - - '''Q9''': Have you read the entire Davis Municipal Code? Can you suggest an existing section of code that you would remove or rewrite? - '''A9''': No. That's why the city has a lawyer, to make sure the code is ok - - '''Q10''': What ideas or policies do you believe in which would raise passionate disagreement from a significant number of people here in Davis? - '''A10''': I can not think of one. I am a moderate in most areas of my life. As a City Council member and now as Mayor, I have listened carefully to all who have contacted me, and done my best to represent the people of Davis. - - '''Q11''': How do you view race related issues in town and if elected what would you do in regard to this issue? - '''A11''': Davis is significantly more ‘white” (70%) than most of California (47%). As a result, the minority populations are smaller than in other comparable cities – we are 18% Asian, 10% Latino, 2% black, and 1% ‘other’. - - While as a member of the Davis City Council, I have advocated for increased diversity in the City of Davis workforce just as I did for the Davis school district when I served on the School Board. However, in the current housing market, most of the entry level of Davis employees must live outside of the City – so increasing the diversity of the work force is not sufficient to expand the diversity of our City population. - - '''Q12''': The City of Davis 2001 General Plan calls for the creation of a Youth Commission "comprised primarily of youth to provide City Council guidance on issues that affect youths" - ( http://www.city.davis.ca.us/pb/gp/ General Plan - http://www.city.davis.ca.us/pb/gp/005-10-Youth-and-Education.pdf Y&E 3.1a) Do you support the creation of this commission? If so, what could you do to bring it to fruition? - '''A12''': Davis Teen Center at 3rd and B provides on-going activities for Davis teens that augment the many local athletic teams, and the activities at the three Davis high schools and junior highs. To date I have not noticed a high demand for a Youth commission. Two years ago, as a member of the School Board/City Council 2x2 subcommittee, I recommended formation of such a commission but found no interest among high school and UCD students when the subcommittee met with them. - - '''Q13''': This City Council will be responsible for the creation of the 2010 General Plan, so what are your visions for that General Plan, and how would you change it from the current General Plan? - '''A13''': The General Plan for Davis should never be the reflection of one individual – rather it needs to reflect the interests and visions of the Davis citizens. As a member of the School Board I worked on the committees that drafted the current general plan, and I anticipate a similar involvement of all city leaders and citizens in the creation of the 2010 plan. The city needs effective and creative community engagement in the process. - - '''Q14''': Do you feel that the Open Container Ordinance has had an appreciable benefit? How open would you be to repealing the Open Container Ordinance if public sentiment desired it? - '''A14''': The Davis Open Container Ordinance <http://www.city.davis.ca.us/cmo/oco.cfm> is really very reasonable. The ordinance prohibits individuals from drinking alcohol or possessing an open container of alcohol in four city parks, within 600 feet of our schools, or on public streets, sidewalks, and parking lots. Individuals and groups planning events can apply for a permit of exclusion for the event.	+ * That's it! I am leaving this town. I am literally moving from Davis tomorrow (no joke) and I am glad! I think reading about an event like this only reaffirms my desire to leave the Peoples Republic of Davis. If the mayor doesn't have the ability to hold a meeting regarding my safety, i think i will live somewhere in Sacramento county. Davis...you were a great place because I made many life long friends...but the politics of this place with its history of toad tunnel/hurt feelings mayors makes it the laughing stock of the nation. Thank you Mayor Asmundson for being a great leader when it actually counts. I really hope that Yolo County will be ok from West Nile...because if something happens, I think we all know who to blame....the paranoid hippies of this community and the politicans who can't hold meetings! Folks..here is some advice; running for political office is great, but never take the duty of public service lightly. If you melt under pressure, PLEASE dont be a leader ...for the sake of our health...literally! -- ["GeorgejAndrews"] + ------ + ''2005-11-03 06:31:10'' [[nbsp]] was she first asian ever to be elected, or just the first one in the 90s? If the latter, what an asian town we live in. --["ApolloStumpy"] + ------ + ''2006-03-18 03:42:38'' [[nbsp]] Asmundson is "comfortable with the procedure we followed" in ["Halema Buzayan" Buzayan case]. I think anybody who takes a good look at it will see that she is very wrong to be comfortable with the procedure the police followed here. Phil and I have both written to her in protest of her support for this obvious misconduct and I hope a lot of other citizens will too. --["KenjiYamada"] + ------ + ''2006-03-18 17:20:39'' [[nbsp]] [http://community.livejournal.com/ucdavis/2945359.html She has been known to hate 16 year-old girls and civil rights. ] --["JamesSchwab"] + ------ + ''2006-05-10 12:12:15'' [[nbsp]] Ruth has been endorsed by the ["Davis Police Officers' Association" Davis Police Officers Association] --["JamesSchwab"] + Huh! I wonder why... -["KarlMogel" KJM]

Ruth Asmundson

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- A1: I believe that the Police Advisory Committee, announced by City Manager Bill Emlen last week, and ombudsman with which the City Council will contract, will provide appropriate additional oversight of the Police Department. - - -------- - Q2: Do you support corporate expansion here in Davis, such as bringing in a Target or Trader Joe's? and if so, what are your explicit justifications for such expansion? - - A2: Davis citizens want a first class city. Striving for this goal means additional staff for our city, our police department, and our fire department. Maintaining a quality staff means paying appropriate wages. All of which equates to a need for additional City income.	+ '''Q2''': Do you support corporate expansion here in Davis, such as bringing in a Target or Trader Joe's? and if so, what are your explicit justifications for such expansion? + '''A2''': Davis citizens want a first class city. Striving for this goal means additional staff for our city, our police department, and our fire department. Maintaining a quality staff means paying appropriate wages. All of which equates to a need for additional City income.
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- Q3: Specifically, the area on the north side of second street between the pedestrian bridge and the AM/PM gas station is currently zoned light industrial. There have been several attempts to develop commercial/retail projects there. Would you support or reject rezoning/conditional use permits to use this area for retail.	+ '''Q3''': Specifically, the area on the north side of second street between the pedestrian bridge and the AM/PM gas station is currently zoned light industrial. There have been several attempts to develop commercial/retail projects there. Would you support or reject rezoning/conditional use permits to use this area for retail. + '''A3''': My first preference for use would be light industrial – generating additional jobs for Davis residents. However, in the last decade, no plan has come to the City for such use of the land. In light of this fact, I would support rezoning/conditional use permits to use this area for retail. Providing, of course, that the appropriate steps are fulfilled through the planning process. Of that 20 acres proposed for Target, 11 acres are already zoned service commercial.
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- ------ - Q9: Have you read the entire Davis Municipal Code? Can you suggest an existing section of code that you would remove or rewrite? - - A9: No. That's why the city has a lawyer, to make sure the code is ok - - ------ - Q10: What ideas or policies do you believe in which would raise passionate disagreement from a significant number of people here in Davis? - - A10: I can not think of one. I am a moderate in most areas of my life. As a City Council member and now as Mayor, I have listened carefully to all who have contacted me, and done my best to represent the people of Davis. - - ------ - Q11: How do you view race related issues in town and if elected what would you do in regard to this issue? - - A11: Davis is significantly more ‘white” (70%) than most of California (47%). As a result, the minority populations are smaller than in other comparable cities – we are 18% Asian, 10% Latino, 2% black, and 1% ‘other’.	+ '''Q11''': How do you view race related issues in town and if elected what would you do in regard to this issue? + '''A11''': Davis is significantly more ‘white” (70%) than most of California (47%). As a result, the minority populations are smaller than in other comparable cities – we are 18% Asian, 10% Latino, 2% black, and 1% ‘other’.
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Ruth Asmundson

RicoPamplona — 2006-05-31 22:16:23

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	+ + + Ruth Asmundson + DAVIS WIKI Q&A + May 14, 2006 + + Q1: Would you support the creation of a Police Review Board? If you support the creation of a Police Review Board, would it be directly elected by the voters and operate with subpoena power? + + A1: I believe that the Police Advisory Committee, announced by City Manager Bill Emlen last week, and ombudsman with which the City Council will contract, will provide appropriate additional oversight of the Police Department. + + -------- + Q2: Do you support corporate expansion here in Davis, such as bringing in a Target or Trader Joe's? and if so, what are your explicit justifications for such expansion? + + A2: Davis citizens want a first class city. Striving for this goal means additional staff for our city, our police department, and our fire department. Maintaining a quality staff means paying appropriate wages. All of which equates to a need for additional City income. + + There are three opportunities to increase the income for any city: expand the base for property taxes, increase sales tax revenues, and pass additional parcel tax measures. The citizens rejected the increase of housing that was Covell Village, and only a small number of new properties will be added to Davis in the next four years. Measure G (park maintenance parcel tax renewal), which I favor, is an example of a parcel tax with a specific service. + + Conservative estimate of sales tax revenue from a medium sized Target store would be a half million dollars per year. A Trader Joe’s could generate $300,000 in sales tax revenue for the City each year. We need to capture this sales tax in Davis. In addition, it address shopping diversity, and the environment will benefit with shorter driving distance thereby producing less air pollution. Certainly these are excellent reasons to consider retail expansion. + + Q3: Specifically, the area on the north side of second street between the pedestrian bridge and the AM/PM gas station is currently zoned light industrial. There have been several attempts to develop commercial/retail projects there. Would you support or reject rezoning/conditional use permits to use this area for retail. + + A3: My first preference for use would be light industrial – generating additional jobs for Davis residents. However, in the last decade, no plan has come to the City for such use of the land. In light of this fact, I would support rezoning/conditional use permits to use this area for retail. Providing, of course, that the appropriate steps are fulfilled through the planning process. Of that 20 acres proposed for Target, 11 acres are already zoned service commercial. + ------- + Q4: Where do you see future housing expansion occurring for group living, such as the potential for a fraternity and sorority row, in order to meet existing and future needs? + + A4: I believe that the need for fraternity and sorority housing needs to be addressed by UCD. Davis will have a sufficient struggle providing housing for our employees and others who desire permanent residence. + + ------- + Q5: Are you a renter or property owner, and if you are a property owner, do you rent your property out? + + A5: I am a home owner who lives in the property I own. I have investments in some rental properties as a limited partner but have no direct management of the properties. + + ------- + Q6: Would you propose a law that makes any house that is built under the affordable housing criteria to remain always under that criteria by setting its price permanently to be a fixed percentage of what its market value is at the time of sale? + + A6: The goal of providing subsidies to build affordable housing is to expand the diversity of home owners in Davis. In most cases, the affordable homes purchased by eligible low income buyers, are owned for 10 to 20 years by the same family. This stability is good for the community. + + When City funds are used to subsidize the building of affordable housing, then some restrictions must be in place to ensure that the property continue to be affordable in future years. There have been incidence where an affordable housing unit was purchased by a qualified individual and then re-sold to an individual who was not qualified for affordable housing, at an inflated price, and the profit pocketed by the original buyer. + + Whereas some may applaud the ingenuity of the buyer/seller, I sincerely regret the loss of the affordable housing stock. Establishing a fixed percentage of increase is one way to ensure holding on to this affordable housing for longer period of time. + + + ------- + Q7: Do you believe the police and/or the District Attorney's office acted improperly in the Halema Buzayan case? + + A7: No. + + ------ + Q8: How would you try to help the drug addicts and homeless of Davis? + + A8: The city of Davis and the other cities in Yolo county are working together in partnership with Yolo County to provide temporary shelter for homeless people in the county. The city of Davis has provided a temporary shelter for homeless in Davis at the city owned facility on D St across the Fire Station. + + ------ + Q9: Have you read the entire Davis Municipal Code? Can you suggest an existing section of code that you would remove or rewrite? + + A9: No. That's why the city has a lawyer, to make sure the code is ok + + ------ + Q10: What ideas or policies do you believe in which would raise passionate disagreement from a significant number of people here in Davis? + + A10: I can not think of one. I am a moderate in most areas of my life. As a City Council member and now as Mayor, I have listened carefully to all who have contacted me, and done my best to represent the people of Davis. + + ------ + Q11: How do you view race related issues in town and if elected what would you do in regard to this issue? + + A11: Davis is significantly more ‘white” (70%) than most of California (47%). As a result, the minority populations are smaller than in other comparable cities – we are 18% Asian, 10% Latino, 2% black, and 1% ‘other’. + + While as a member of the Davis City Council, I have advocated for increased diversity in the City of Davis workforce just as I did for the Davis school district when I served on the School Board. However, in the current housing market, most of the entry level of Davis employees must live outside of the City – so increasing the diversity of the work force is not sufficient to expand the diversity of our City population. + + ------ + Q12: The City of Davis 2001 General Plan calls for the creation of a Youth Commission "comprised primarily of youth to provide City Council guidance on issues that affect youths" + ( http://www.city.davis.ca.us/pb/gp/ General Plan + http://www.city.davis.ca.us/pb/gp/005-10-Youth-and-Education.pdf Y&E 3.1a) Do you support the creation of this commission? If so, what could you do to bring it to fruition? + + A12: Davis Teen Center at 3rd and B provides on-going activities for Davis teens that augment the many local athletic teams, and the activities at the three Davis high schools and junior highs. To date I have not noticed a high demand for a Youth commission. Two years ago, as a member of the School Board/City Council 2x2 subcommittee, I recommended formation of such a commission but found no interest among high school and UCD students when the subcommittee met with them. + + ------ + Q13: This City Council will be responsible for the creation of the 2010 General Plan, so what are your visions for that General Plan, and how would you change it from the current General Plan? + + A13: The General Plan for Davis should never be the reflection of one individual – rather it needs to reflect the interests and visions of the Davis citizens. As a member of the School Board I worked on the committees that drafted the current general plan, and I anticipate a similar involvement of all city leaders and citizens in the creation of the 2010 plan. The city needs effective and creative community engagement in the process. + + ------ + Q14: Do you feel that the Open Container Ordinance has had an appreciable benefit? How open would you be to repealing the Open Container Ordinance if public sentiment desired it? + + A14: The Davis Open Container Ordinance <http://www.city.davis.ca.us/cmo/oco.cfm> is really very reasonable. The ordinance prohibits individuals from drinking alcohol or possessing an open container of alcohol in four city parks, within 600 feet of our schools, or on public streets, sidewalks, and parking lots. Individuals and groups planning events can apply for a permit of exclusion for the event.

Ruth Asmundson

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JabberWokky — 2006-05-10 17:21:58

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KarlMogel — 2006-05-10 16:54:36

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JasonAller — 2006-04-26 16:24:46

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JamesSchwab — 2006-03-18 16:20:39

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JasonAller — 2006-02-18 07:52:03

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AlphaDog — 2006-01-17 17:26:27

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AlphaDog — 2006-01-17 17:19:16

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ArlenAbraham — 2005-12-06 10:09:34

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AlphaDog — 2005-09-01 16:31:06

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- * That's it! I am leaving this town. I am literally moving from Davis tomorrow (no joke) and I am glad! I think reading about an event like this only reaffirms my desire to leave the Peoples Republic of Davis. If the mayor doesn't have the ability to hold a meeting regarding my safety, i think i will live somewhere in Sacramento county. Davis...you were a great place because I made many life long friends...but the politics of this place with its history of toad tunnel/hurt feelings mayors makes it the laughing stock of the nation. Thank you Mayor Asmundson for being a great leader when it actually counts. I really hope that Yolo County will be ok from West Nile...because if something happens, I think we all know who to blame....the paranoid hippies of this community and the politicans who can't hold meetings! Folks..here is some advice; running for political office is great, but never take the duty of public service lightly. If you melt under pressure, PLEASE dont be a leader ...for the sake of our health...literally! -- ["GeorgejAndrews"]	+ + * That's it! I am leaving this town. I am literally moving from Davis tomorrow (no joke) and I am glad! I think reading about an event like this only reaffirms my desire to leave the Peoples Republic of Davis. If the mayor doesn't have the ability to hold a meeting regarding my safety, i think i will live somewhere in Sacramento county. Davis...you were a great place because I made many life long friends...but the politics of this place with its history of toad tunnel/hurt feelings mayors makes it the laughing stock of the nation. Thank you Mayor Asmundson for being a great leader when it actually counts. I really hope that Yolo County will be ok from West Nile...because if something happens, I think we all know who to blame....the paranoid hippies of this community and the politicans who can't hold meetings! Folks..here is some advice; running for political office is great, but never take the duty of public service lightly. If you melt under pressure, PLEASE dont be a leader ...for the sake of our health...literally! -- ["GeorgejAndrews"] +

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GeorgejAndrews — 2005-08-27 08:49:30

I am leaving this hippie town for good!

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BrentLaabs — 2005-08-25 16:39:20

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ApolloStumpy — 2005-08-25 13:27:12

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JasonAller — 2005-05-07 18:52:57

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- Ms. Asmundson is the mayor of the city of Davis. Her term will expire in 2006.	+ Ms. Asmundson is the mayor of the ["City of Davis" city of Davis]. Her term will expire in 2006.
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PatrickSing — 2005-05-02 23:32:23

got rid of so much useless info that seemed to have been pasted from other site

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- Ph.D. Agricultural Chemistry, 1972, University of California , Davis , CA , (Fulbright Scholar) - - M.S. Chemistry, 1968, Wilkes University , Wilkes-Barre , Pennsylvania , (Fulbright Scholar) - - B.S. Chemistry, 1964, Adamson University , Manila , Philippines (University Scholar) - - ==Past Employments== - - Research Chemist - Adamson & Adamson, Inc., Philippines 1964 - - Chemistry Professor - Adamson University, 1964-66, 1972-1973 - - Chair, Graduate School of Chemistry , Adamson University, 1972-1973 - - Office Manager - International House Davis 1988-1989. - - Business Manager - Vigfus A. Asmundson, Inc. (a Sacramento Law Office), 1973-1999 - - Retired in 1999 - - ==Activities: School== - - 1. Co-Chair: Davis School District Parcel Tax & Bond Campaigns, 1987, 1991, 1995, 1999, 2000 - - 2. Co-Chair: Davis Coalition Against the Voucher Initiative Campaign, 1993 & 2000, Davis , CA - - 3 President: Yolo County School Boards Association, 1993 - - 4. Director: California School Boards Association Board of Directors 1994-98 - - 5. Member: National School Boards Association: 1994 Policies & Resolutions Committee - - 6. Alternate Delegate: National School Boards Association Delegate Assembly, 1995, 1996, 1997 - - 7. Director: Asian Pacific Islanders School Board Members Association Executive Board, 1994-99 - - 8. Member: Filipino American Educators Association of California (FAEAC) 1997-99 - - 9. Member: 1995 State of CA Superintendent of Schools State Mathematics Task Force - - 10. Member: State Dept. of Education Golden State Exam Community Review Panel, 1995-97 - - 11. Member: State Dept. of Education State High School Exit Exam Community Review Panel, 1999-2000 - - 12. Member: 1997 State Mathematics Curriculum Framework & Criteria Committee - - 13. Member: Mathematics Performance Level Setting Panel, California STAR Program, 2000 - - 14. Member: Intersegmental Test Alignment Committee, California STAR Program, 2000 - - 15. Member: Davis School District Secondary Mathematics Advisory Committee, 2000-02 - - 16. Member: Mathematics Content Review Panel, California STAR Program, 1998-present - - ==Activities: Community== - - 1. Founding Member: Davis Educational Foundation, Davis , CA - - 2. Member: Davis School Arts Foundation, Davis , CA - - 3. Member: City of Davis 2001 General Plan Revision, Economic Development Committee, Davis - - 4. Member: Wilkes University Council, Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania - - 5. Member: Davis Rotary Club, Davis , CA - - 6. Member: Davis Chamber of Commerce - - 7. Member: International House of Davis - - 8. Organizer: Filipino Association of Davis - - * Chair: University Farm Circle Scholarship Committee, Davis , CA 2000-02 - * Charter Member: League of California Cities Asian Pacific Islander Caucus - * Co-Chair: City of Davis Measure P , a 1/2-cent sales tax override initiative, Davis CA - * Co-Chair: City of Davis :City of SangJu Korea Sister City Relations Committee - * Co-Chair: City of Davis : City of Wuxi , China Sister City Relations Committee - * Member: Board of Directors, Sacramento Area Council of Government - * Member: Local Government Commission, Sacramento Region - * Member: Board of Directors of Yolo-Solano Air Quality Management District - * Member (alternate): Board of Directors of Yolo County Transportation District - * Vice Chair: Yolo County Joint Powers Authority - - page 2, Ruth Asmundson, - - ==Awards== - - Davis Citizen of the Year, 1990, Davis , California . - - Adamson University Alumni Ass'n., California Chapter, Award for Academic Excellence, 1991 - - Yolo County School Boards Assn. & Yolo County Assn. of School Administrators: - - Distinguished Service Award, 1994 - - Golden Apple Award for Outstanding School Board Member, 1995 - - Soroptimist International of Davis : Women of Distinction Award 1996 - - Adamson University Outstanding Alumni of the Year, 2000 & 2003, Manila , Philippines - - Philippine & Other Asian Headlines 2002 Woman of the Year, Sacramento CA - - Consulate General of the Philippines , San Francisco , Commendation for Outstanding Service to the Filipino Community in the Greater Sacramento Area, 2004 - - Filipino Media U.S.A. Filipino Choice Award for Excellence In The Field Of Politics, 2004 - - ==Public Office== - - Member: Board of Education, Davis Joint Unified School District , 1990, 1991-1995, 1995-1999 - - Vice President/Clerk: Board of Education, Davis Joint Unified School District , 1993, 1997 - - President: Board of Education, Davis Joint Unified School District , 1994, 1998 - - Davis City Council, 2002-06 - - ° Mayor Pro-Tempore, 2002-04 - - ° Mayor, 2004-06	+ She attained a Ph.D in Agricultural Chemistry from UCD in 1972.

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PatrickSing — 2005-05-02 23:29:45

looks like info was totally copied/pasted... o well. i added pic.

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JamesSchwab — 2005-03-08 13:36:41

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	+ =Asmundson, Ruth= + + rasmundson@ci.davis.ca.us + + ==Education== + + Ph.D. Agricultural Chemistry, 1972, University of California , Davis , CA , (Fulbright Scholar) + + M.S. Chemistry, 1968, Wilkes University , Wilkes-Barre , Pennsylvania , (Fulbright Scholar) + + B.S. Chemistry, 1964, Adamson University , Manila , Philippines (University Scholar) + + ==Past Employments== + + Research Chemist - Adamson & Adamson, Inc., Philippines 1964 + + Chemistry Professor - Adamson University, 1964-66, 1972-1973 + + Chair, Graduate School of Chemistry , Adamson University, 1972-1973 + + Office Manager - International House Davis 1988-1989. + + Business Manager - Vigfus A. Asmundson, Inc. (a Sacramento Law Office), 1973-1999 + + Retired in 1999 + + ==Activities: School== + + 1. Co-Chair: Davis School District Parcel Tax & Bond Campaigns, 1987, 1991, 1995, 1999, 2000 + + 2. Co-Chair: Davis Coalition Against the Voucher Initiative Campaign, 1993 & 2000, Davis , CA + + 3 President: Yolo County School Boards Association, 1993 + + 4. Director: California School Boards Association Board of Directors 1994-98 + + 5. Member: National School Boards Association: 1994 Policies & Resolutions Committee + + 6. Alternate Delegate: National School Boards Association Delegate Assembly, 1995, 1996, 1997 + + 7. Director: Asian Pacific Islanders School Board Members Association Executive Board, 1994-99 + + 8. Member: Filipino American Educators Association of California (FAEAC) 1997-99 + + 9. Member: 1995 State of CA Superintendent of Schools State Mathematics Task Force + + 10. Member: State Dept. of Education Golden State Exam Community Review Panel, 1995-97 + + 11. Member: State Dept. of Education State High School Exit Exam Community Review Panel, 1999-2000 + + 12. Member: 1997 State Mathematics Curriculum Framework & Criteria Committee + + 13. Member: Mathematics Performance Level Setting Panel, California STAR Program, 2000 + + 14. Member: Intersegmental Test Alignment Committee, California STAR Program, 2000 + + 15. Member: Davis School District Secondary Mathematics Advisory Committee, 2000-02 + + 16. Member: Mathematics Content Review Panel, California STAR Program, 1998-present + + ==Activities: Community== + + 1. Founding Member: Davis Educational Foundation, Davis , CA + + 2. Member: Davis School Arts Foundation, Davis , CA + + 3. Member: City of Davis 2001 General Plan Revision, Economic Development Committee, Davis + + 4. Member: Wilkes University Council, Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania + + 5. Member: Davis Rotary Club, Davis , CA + + 6. Member: Davis Chamber of Commerce + + 7. Member: International House of Davis + + 8. Organizer: Filipino Association of Davis + + * Chair: University Farm Circle Scholarship Committee, Davis , CA 2000-02 + * Charter Member: League of California Cities Asian Pacific Islander Caucus + * Co-Chair: City of Davis Measure P , a 1/2-cent sales tax override initiative, Davis CA + * Co-Chair: City of Davis :City of SangJu Korea Sister City Relations Committee + * Co-Chair: City of Davis : City of Wuxi , China Sister City Relations Committee + * Member: Board of Directors, Sacramento Area Council of Government + * Member: Local Government Commission, Sacramento Region + * Member: Board of Directors of Yolo-Solano Air Quality Management District + * Member (alternate): Board of Directors of Yolo County Transportation District + * Vice Chair: Yolo County Joint Powers Authority + + page 2, Ruth Asmundson, + + ==Awards== + + Davis Citizen of the Year, 1990, Davis , California . + + Adamson University Alumni Ass'n., California Chapter, Award for Academic Excellence, 1991 + + Yolo County School Boards Assn. & Yolo County Assn. of School Administrators: + + Distinguished Service Award, 1994 + + Golden Apple Award for Outstanding School Board Member, 1995 + + Soroptimist International of Davis : Women of Distinction Award 1996 + + Adamson University Outstanding Alumni of the Year, 2000 & 2003, Manila , Philippines + + Philippine & Other Asian Headlines 2002 Woman of the Year, Sacramento CA + + Consulate General of the Philippines , San Francisco , Commendation for Outstanding Service to the Filipino Community in the Greater Sacramento Area, 2004 + + Filipino Media U.S.A. Filipino Choice Award for Excellence In The Field Of Politics, 2004 + + ==Public Office== + + Member: Board of Education, Davis Joint Unified School District , 1990, 1991-1995, 1995-1999 + + Vice President/Clerk: Board of Education, Davis Joint Unified School District , 1993, 1997 + + President: Board of Education, Davis Joint Unified School District , 1994, 1998 + + Davis City Council, 2002-06 + + ° Mayor Pro-Tempore, 2002-04 + + ° Mayor, 2004-06