Activist Takes Early Lead in Council Race

KAZU | By Krista Almanzan

Published November 4, 2014 at 9:25 PM PST

Jason Campbell, a small business owner and environmental activist who has worked to protect open space on the former Fort Ord , has taken an early lead in the race for Seaside City Council where there are two contested seats.

Seaside's City Council and Mayoral races may sound hyper local, but the outcomes could have broad reaching effects for the region. The winners will have a say on the Monterey Downs project, a proposed development that includes a horse racing track to be built on open space on the former Fort Ord.

I spoke with Kera Abraham, Assistant Editor of the Monterey County Weekly, who has been covering these races.

For the most up to date returns on these races click here.

Krista Almanzan

Krista joined KAZU in 2007. She is an award winning journalist with more than a decade of broadcast experience. Her stories have won regional Edward R. Murrow Awards and honors from the Northern California Radio and Television News Directors Association. Prior to working at KAZU, Krista reported in Sacramento for Capital Public Radio and at television stations in Iowa. Like KAZU listeners, Krista appreciates the in-depth, long form stories that are unique to public radio. She's pleased to continue that tradition in the Monterey Bay Area.

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