Two city council seats up for grabs

As the incumbent District 2 city council member, Mark Armstrong has been in charge of managing the city budget and overseeing city functions for two years.  Armstrong’s leadership history dates back to his time in the military where he served for 30 years, commanding units and leading different staff organizations, and retired as a colonel in 2011. He attended Palo Alto High School and West Point...

Sara Lashanlo, a 27-year-old mechanical engineer with a bachelor’s degree in science from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo State University, is running for the District 2 city council seat. Lashanlo has lived in San Ramon for about 13 years and is a proud graduate of Cal High.  “I’ve lived the life of a San Ramon youth. I’ve lived the life of a Cal High student. I’ve lived the life of a colle...

During her 26 years of living in San Ramon, new District 4 city council candidate Heidi Kenniston-Lee has both seen her children and involvement in the community grow. Kenniston-Lee’s first taste of leadership in a school setting was as a volunteering mom in a kindergarten classroom. With her professional background in event planning and community relations, she eventually took her eagerness to...

When new District 4 city council candidate Marisol Rubio’s baby was diagnosed with brain cancer, she was told that her daughter’s case was severe to the point where there was no well-known, successful treatment.  “My daughter was being treated at one of the top ten pediatric hospitals in the country, and despite having the most talented doctors treating her under their supervision 24 hour...