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Facts >> Money Behind
City Council Members
Following
are the 2004-2006 Form 460 filing details for City
Council members, as related to donations from
developers, construction and home improvement companies,
realtors, and the Patterson family. These are groups
that benefit from development proposals that are
approved by city council. This information is available
at the City Clerk’s office.
Runaway housing development
results in increasing traffic, overcrowded schools,
deteriorating roads, insufficient police and fire
services. Over time, housing developments are a drain on
city services. The current city council has not had the
vision to attract businesses that provide good-paying
jobs and tax revenues for the city.

Steve Cho
Total campaign donations in 2004-2006:
$54,248 (almost all raised in 2004 when he ran for city council)
Developers/Construction companies
Total: 30 (18 are outside of Fremont)*
Real Estate Agents/Realtors
Total: 48 (3 are outside of Fremont)
Home Improvement companies
(remodelers, concrete, drywall, plumbing, etc.)
Total:
13
Patterson Family
Total: 5 (Patterson Ranch proposal property owner,
contributing maximum of $250 each;
family members live
outside of Fremont in Portola Valley, Woodside, Palo
Alto, Atherton, etc.)
Richard Frisbee, developer of Patterson Ranch proposal
Total: 1 (maximum of $250 in 2006)
*Note: 5 contributions of $250 each from Robson Homes.
Developer has already developed thousands of houses in MSJ: Boxwood, Canyon Heights, Catalina, Covington, Mayfield, Mission Arroyo, Mission Cielo, Morrison Crossing, The Old School, Rosewalk.
Bill Harrison
Total campaign raised in 2006:
$90,567 (ran for city council)
Developers/Construction companies
Total: 19 (10 are outside of Fremont)*
Real Estate
Agents/Realtors
Total: 12 (4 are outside of Fremont)
Home Improvement companies
(remodelers, concrete, drywall, plumbing, etc.)
Total: 6
(5 are outside of Fremont)
Patterson Family
Total: 16 (Patterson Ranch proposal property owner,
contributing maximum of $250 each;
family members live
outside of Fremont in Portola Valley, Woodside, Palo
Alto, Atherton, etc.)
Richard Frisbee, developer of Patterson Ranch proposal
Total: 1 (maximum of
$250 in 2006)
*Note: 4 contributions of $250 each from Robson Homes.
Developer has already developed thousands of houses in MSJ: Boxwood, Canyon Heights, Catalina, Covington, Mayfield, Mission Arroyo, Mission Cielo, Morrison Crossing, The Old School, Rosewalk.
Bob Wasserman
Total campaign raised in 2004:
$78,986 (ran for mayor)
Developers/Construction companies
Total: 30 (elected as mayor and supported by Fremont’s
political machine; majority of donors are outside of
Fremont who want to influence outcomes of development
proposals)*
Real Estate Agents/Realtors
Total: 28 (6 are outside of Fremont)
Home Improvement Companies
(remodelers, concrete, drywall, plumbing, etc.)
Total:
14
Patterson Family
Total: 19 (Patterson Ranch proposal property owner,
contributing maximum of $250 each;
family members live
outside of Fremont in Portola Valley, Woodside, Palo
Alto, Atherton, etc.)
Richard Frisbee, developer of Patterson Ranch proposal
Total: 1 (maximum of $250 in 2006)
*Note: 5 contributions of $250 each from Robson Homes.
Developer has already developed thousands of houses in MSJ: Boxwood, Canyon Heights, Catalina, Covington, Mayfield, Mission Arroyo, Mission Cielo, Morrison Crossing, The Old School, Rosewalk.
Anu Natarajan
Total campaign raised in 2006:
$86,668 (ran for city council)
Developers/Construction
Total: 31 (21 are outside of Fremont)*
Real Estate Agents/Realtors
Total: 15 (3 are outside of Fremont)
Home Improvement companies
(remodelers, concrete, drywall, plumbing, etc.)
Total: 7
(6 are outside of Fremont)
Patterson Family, developer of Patterson Ranch proposal
Total: 19 (Patterson Ranch proposal property owner,
contributing maximum of $250 each;
family members live
outside of Fremont in Portola Valley, Woodside, Palo
Alto, Atherton, etc.)
Richard Frisbee, developer of Patterson Ranch proposal
Total: 1 (maximum of $250 in 2006)
*Note: 6 contributions of $250 each from Robson Homes.
Developer has already developed thousands of houses in MSJ: Boxwood, Canyon Heights, Catalina, Covington, Mayfield, Mission Arroyo, Mission Cielo, Morrison Crossing, The Old School, Rosewalk.
Bob Wieckowski
Total campaign raised in 2004-2006:
$64,448 (ran for city council)
Developers/Construction companies
Total: 14 (5 are outside of Fremont)*
Real Estate Agents/Realtors
Total: 8 (3 are outside of Fremont)
Home Improvement companies
(remodelers, concrete, drywall, plumbing, etc.)
Total:
10 (9 are outside of Fremont)
Patterson Family
Total: 25 (Patterson Ranch proposal property owner,
contributing maximum of $250 each;
family members live
outside of Fremont in Portola Valley, Woodside, Palo
Alto, Atherton, etc.)
Richard Frisbee, developer of Patterson Ranch proposal
Total: 1 (maximum of
$250 in 2006)
*Note: 6 contributions of $250 each from Robson Homes.
Developer has already developed thousands of houses in MSJ: Boxwood, Canyon Heights, Catalina, Covington, Mayfield, Mission Arroyo, Mission Cielo, Morrison Crossing, The Old School, Rosewalk.
Comment from Friends of Coyote Hills
From 2004-2006, these five
council members have received $53,250 from developers
(including the Patterson family* and their developer,
Richard Frisbie), $27,750 from real estate agents, and
$12,500 from home improvement companies.
Candidate for mayor Gus Morrison has made over $200,000
in fees directly from the developer of the Patterson
Ranch. None of these Patterson family members live
anywhere near Fremont nor have to endure any of the
impacts from massive development that we have to. Their
addresses include Atherton, Woodside, Palo Alto, and
Portola Valley.
A city council candidate, Vinnie Bacon, is an
outsider—not part of Fremont’s political machine, has
master’s degrees from UC Berkeley in urban planning and
transportation engineering, and accepts
no donations from developers.
Finally
FCH strongly believe that the above named council members
who accept money from developers should excuse
themselves from voting on crucial development proposals
such as Patterson Ranch.
*In
2008, the maximum individual campaign contribution was
raised to $500. In the July 2008 Form 460 campaign
contribution filing, incumbent Bob Wieckowski, running for city council, received
$9,100 from the Patterson family, 22% his 2008 campaign
contributions.
Suzanne Chan, candidate for city council,
received 25% of her campaign contributions from
developers, the majority from
John Dutra (a large
developer in Fremont area), his family, and associates.
Lastly, Trisha
Tahmasbi, another candidate for city council, in two
council candidate forums, supported the proposed
Patterson Ranch development.
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