City Council — City of Oroville
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Linda Draper
- I feel Oroville must pursue efforts to find an affordable...
- I oppose efforts to weaken our police and fire departments....
- We must encourage a more business-friendly climate...
Janet Goodson
- Ensure the safety of our City, increase jobs and accelerate...
- Ensure fiscal accountability and maintain a balanced...
- Empowering local business and keeping local dollars,...
Scott Thomson
- My first priority is doing what is within my power...
- We must think ten or more years ahead for the future...
- Public safety is essential if businesses and families...
David W. Pittman
- My hope for Oroville in 2025 can boast of a City where...
- Public Safety is critical to our security and quality...
- Public Safety, Business Retention, Business Recruitment,...
Mark Grover
- Provide Top level of Public Saftey
- Foster strong economic opportunities and job growth
- Maintain fiscal accountability and balanced budgets
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Sou J. Vang
- My first priority is to balance the budget.
- My second priority is to fight for low water rate.
- My third priority is to find a way to solve homeless...
Alfred Jones, III
- To tackle our growing problem with mental health and...
- The growingredients crime rate needs to be halted...
- To bring in activities to provide our youth and elderly(experienced)...
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Thil Chan Wilcox
- Listen to constiuents
- Due to enormous dollars from the General Fund being...
- During the time that I have been on the Council, I...
Barbara Cheri Bunker
- The safety of the public is and always will be my...
- We must increase manufacturing & business opportunities....
- We need to bring in new and innovative technologies...
My Top 3 Priorities
- I feel Oroville must pursue efforts to find an affordable source of water. Our residents and businesses are struggling because of high water rates.
- I oppose efforts to weaken our police and fire departments. Rather than cut their pay by 20%, there are many areas in the budget we can cut. Repairing the budget is a priority.
- We must encourage a more business-friendly climate and attract businesses that pay a living wage for residents.
Experience
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Who supports this candidate?
Featured Endorsements
- Oroville Secondary Teachers Association
- Plumbers/Steamfitters/Refrigeration Local 228
- Central Labor Council of Butte & Glenn Counties
Organizations (4)
- Oroville Police Officers Association
- Southside Oroville Community Resource Center
- Oroville Firefighters Officers Associaton
- I.B.E.W. Local 340 Sacramento/Redding
My Top 3 Priorities
- Ensure the safety of our City, increase jobs and accelerate economic development.
- Ensure fiscal accountability and maintain a balanced budget.
- Empowering local business and keeping local dollars, local.
Experience
Experience
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Biography
Janet Goodson is running for one of three City Council seats in Oroville. She is from Sacramento, CA and came to Oroville in 2009. She worked in the State Judicial system while living in Sacramento for the Department of Justice in the Peace Officers Standards and Training unit, was promoted to the Department of Corrections and subsequently the Board of Prison Terms.
Since 2011, Janet has worked with District Attorney Mike Ramsey, Butte County Sheriff Kory Honea and Chief Bill LaGrone of the Oroville Police Department on many community driven committees. In 2012, she Co-Founded the Southside Vanguard which hosts community forums representing community concerns and issues. As a result of these forums, the Oroville communities and law enforcement officials have bridged a respective gap in community relations.
In 2015, Janet worked with LAFCO representatives, District Supervisor, Bill Connelly and Mayor Linda Dahlmeier in the annexation of South Oroville into the City’s parameters.
Janet has an educational background in Social Studies and Behavioral Science and is currently employed by Youth for Change in Paradise, CA as a Behavioral Health Counselor. Her passion for community carries over into her work ethic in regards to working with at risk children and young adults. Janet is a member of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Steering Committee which awards selected College bound Oroville area H.S. students scholarship funding. Each student is recognized and presented Certificate of Awards by U.S. Representative, Congressman Doug LaMalfa.
Due to the incorporation of South Oroville into the City, Janet will be the first African American, the first female and the first candidate to run for a City office from South Oroville. Her vision for the City of Oroville is based on the intent to build a safe, prosperous and vibrant City that the people deserve.
Who supports this candidate?
Featured Endorsements
- Oroville Police Officers Association
- Oroville Mirror
- Oroville Southside Community Resource Center
Organizations (3)
- Oroville Mercury-Register
- Oroville Firefighters Association
- Operating Engineers Local Union No. 3
Candidate Contact Info
My Top 3 Priorities
- My first priority is doing what is within my power to help our local businesses to grow and new businesses to start. Business growth brings city revenue and jobs. I don’t want my boys to have to move out of town in order to find a good job.
- We must think ten or more years ahead for the future of our town. This means, doing what we can as a city to help our children. This boils down to their education and our fiscal responsibility.
- Public safety is essential if businesses and families are going to have the chance to thrive. I will work with our police and fire to find creative ways to get more boots on the streets and greater public participation.
Experience
Biography
I was born in a rural town in Idaho in 1978. My family was contractors and my father was owned a custom cabinet shop. I learned this trade at a young age. After graduating from high school I began pursuing ministry and graduated from a Bible seminary and traveled the world with my wife planting churches, teaching in Bible Institutes and volunteering at drug rehab centers. My wife and I lived a couple years in Vladivostok Russia where we helped establish three churches and a Bible institute. We returned to the United States to start a family and help a small church in Sonoma California. To support my family I opened my own custom cabinet shop and was able to hire a couple employees as the business began to grow and word spread. Because of the quality of our work and the way we operated our business, we were able to survive following the economic struggle of 2008. Our reputation grew pretty quickly and I was soon building full sets of cabinets for 3 million dollar homes in the mountains of Marin County and San Francisco. In 2014 I decided to shut down the cabinet shop and move to Oroville with my wife and two sons to help replant a struggling church. I fell in love with the town right away and became connected with many amazing people in town. Knowing I would be planting my roots in Oroville, I began considering the future of our town and what options my kids would have after graduating from high school. Would they want to stay in Oroville? Would there be good jobs and a place for them to stay? Would they need to move away to find a good career? These questions drove me to look into our city’s politics and business support systems. After much deliberation I began asking local business men to run for City Council and even held a meeting with the Mayor to get business and “growth minded” people in City Council. Four key business men that I wanted to run for City Council came back to me and said that they could not but felt as I was the person for the task and pledged their support if I did run. Therefore, I am now running for this office. I do not consider myself a politician, however I do know what it is like to start and run a business and I have a heavy burden for the future of our town. I want to see this beautiful town become the gem it was always supposed to be. I believe our town is at a crucial time in its history and, with the right people in City Council, our little town will become the place where families and businesses can thrive once again.
Political Beliefs
Political Philosophy
I am: pro-small government, pro-second amendment, pro-life, pro-immigration reform, pro-freedom of speech, pro-freedom of religion (as long as it doesn’t involve cutting off an infidel’s head), anti-Sharia law, pro-business growth among others. I believe that today, a growing number of Americans are becoming entitled in their mentality towards the government. I am more old school in my philosophy and believe in hard work, sacrifice and a good honest dollars wage. I live on a small fixed income and understand what it is like to live paycheck to paycheck. I know what it is like to look for loose change in my car to buy food for my wife and I. No matter what financial situation I have found myself in, I do not think I am owed anything by my government. I feel a responsobility to leave something better for the following generations.
Although I think California is a land of opportunity still, it is also a difficult place for a small businesses to grow. With the many restrictions and policies in place, it creates an environment where franchises, with deep pockets, thrive while the little guy is swallowed up by bureaucratic red tape and fees. I would like to be an advocate in our City government for all good business growth, both big and small companies. We need large corporations but also need to protect and encourage our small local businesses and start-up companies. I do not believe it is the government’s responsibility to create jobs. I believe the government should serve and protect fair business practices. I believe in fiscal responsibility, individually and as a nation. I believe it wrong to pass debt on to our next generation. These values are not merely a manufactured political platform for me; these have been my values for years and will carry with me where ever I go. These values affect my home life and will affect my decisions in City Council.
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My Top 3 Priorities
- My hope for Oroville in 2025 can boast of a City where families enjoy a high quality of life. An Oroville with thriving downtown core, clean air, open spaces, growing business environment.
- Public Safety is critical to our security and quality of life within our Oroville!
- Public Safety, Business Retention, Business Recruitment, Quality of Life and Open Communication within City Government will be my process for policy!
Experience
Experience
Education
Community Activities
Biography
Councilman David W. Pittman Summary
Council Performance 2 terms (8 years)
In addition to City Council meetings and duties
Personal Participation on :
Butte County Coalition of Homelessness
Butte County Water Advisory Board
Liaison to Oroville Area Chamber of Commerce Board
Butte County Association of Governments, alternate
Butte County Airport Land Use Commission
Indian Supplemental Benefits Committee —Chairman
Committee to Improve the Oroville Airport and Fixed Base Operator Building
Committee To Improve the Oroville Golf Course Facility
Committee to Improve Broadband Infrastructure to Commercial District
Former Redevelopment Agency Chairman
—Orange Tree Senior Affordable Housing Project (old Curran Hospital)
—Development of Street Improvement Plan for South Side Myers Street Business Neighborhood
—Supported Brownsfield Grant Project ( 1.3 million of EPA funding )
—Supported numerous infrastructure roadway improvements Safe Pedestrian Crossings, etc.
Public Works Sub-Committee
Supported Roadway grant projects
—Stanford Avenue safe routes to schools sidewalk safety street crossings and safety railing
—Supported new Round-a-bout project Table Mt. , Cherokee Rd. & Nelson Avenue
—Supported Sewage collection system Master Plan and Improvements
—Supported new equipment for Public Works
Public Safety
—Supported New Apparatus for Fire Dept.
—Supported New Vehicle for Police Dept.
—Supported New Municiple Law Enforcement Program for Police Dept.
—Supported New Fire Station at Oroville Airport, near construction start date soon.
Supplemental Benefits Fund
—Currently Chairman
—Continued development of Recreation Master Plan to provide direction for future projects.
—Potential Water Park / Aquatic Park center
—Potential Master Pool Swimming Complex
—Support to Clay Pit State Vehicle Recreation Area General Plan Implementation
—Support to Rabe Road Sport Safety Training Plan, Shooting, Archery & Trap Ranges
Rotarian with Rotary of Oroville
—Past President
—Vocational Training Team (VTT) to Liberia, Africa Clean Water Health Project that became Ebola Fight Team March 2014
Political Beliefs
Position Papers
Candidate Statement Oroville City Council
David W. Pittman vision and purpose as elected Oroville City Councilman
A longtime advocate for Oroville, again I would be honored to serve as your City Council representative. As a born and raised native, it has been my privilege serving as your voice for the needs of our local government with innovation, efficient and effective government.
I value public participation with open communication, public safety, quality of life, economic development for existing business and encouragement of new business opportunities.
I have and will strive to achieve goals to see that Oroville in 2025 can boast of a City where families enjoy a high quality of life. An Oroville with thriving downtown core, traffic moving smoothly, clean air, open spaces, growing business environment, job opportunities and encouraging business prosperity for all. An Oroville with expanding unique museums, city parks, theaters, recreation, culture and family enjoyment.
Public Safety is my background and I will strive to apply policies providing the highest level of citizen protection, safety, personal comfort and community service. My vision for Oroville is to be a place that you, your family, grandchildren and friends will be proud to call home.
Performance as 2 term elected Oroville City Councilman
Summary of topics supported and committee memberships
Councilman David W. Pittman Summary
Council Performance 2 terms (8 years)
In addition to City Council meetings and duties
Personal Participation on :
Butte County Coalition of Homelessness
Butte County Water Advisory Board
Liaison to Oroville Area Chamber of Commerce Board
Butte County Association of Governments, alternate
Butte County Airport Land Use Commission
Indian Supplemental Benefits Committee —Chairman
Committee to Improve the Oroville Airport and Fixed Base Operator Building
Committee To Improve the Oroville Golf Course Facility
Committee to Improve Broadband Infrastructure to Commercial District
Supported General Plan for "Clay Pite Stste Vehicle Recration Area" major improvements
Supporting Improvements to Rabe Road Public Shooting Safety Range
Former Redevelopment Agency Chairman
—Orange Tree Senior Affordable Housing Project (old Curran Hospital)
—Development of Street Improvement Plan for South Side Myers Street Business Neighborhood
—Supported Brownsfield Grant Project ( 1.3 million of EPA funding )
—Supported numerous infrastructure roadway improvements Safe Pedestrian Crossings, etc.
Public Works Sub-Committee
Supported Roadway grant projects
—Stanford Avenue safe routes to schools sidewalk safety street crossings and safety railing
—Supported new Round-a-bout project Table Mt. , Cherokee Rd. & Nelson Avenue
—Supported Sewage collection system Master Plan and Improvements
—Supported new equipment for Public Works
---Supported School safety crossing Wyandotte School and Safe School Sidewalks
Public Safety
—Supported New Apparatus for Fire Dept.
—Supported New Vehicles for Police Dept.
—Supported New Municiple Law Enforcement Program for Police Dept.
—Supported New Fire Station at Oroville Airport, near construction start date soon.
Supplemental Benefits Fund
—Currently Chairman
—Continued development of Recreation Master Plan to provide direction for future projects.
—Potential Water Park / Aquatic Park center
—Potential Master Pool Swimming Complex
—Support to Clay Pit State Vehicle Recreation Area General Plan Implementation
—Support to Rabe Road Sport Safety Training Plan, Shooting, Archery & Trap Ranges
Rotarian with Rotary of Oroville
—Past President
—Vocational Training Team (VTT) to Liberia, Africa Clean Water Health Project that became "Ebola Fight Team" March 2014
Candidate Contact Info
My Top 3 Priorities
- Provide Top level of Public Saftey
- Foster strong economic opportunities and job growth
- Maintain fiscal accountability and balanced budgets
Experience
Experience
Who supports this candidate?
Featured Endorsements
- Oroville Fire Fighters
Organizations (2)
- Oroville Police Officers
- Oroville Fire Fighters
Elected Officials (1)
- Bill Connelly
Candidate Contact Info

Al Simpson

Sou J. Vang
My Top 3 Priorities
- My first priority is to balance the budget.
- My second priority is to fight for low water rate.
- My third priority is to find a way to solve homeless issue.
Experience
Education
Candidate Contact Info
My Top 3 Priorities
- To tackle our growing problem with mental health and homelessness
- The growingredients crime rate needs to be halted
- To bring in activities to provide our youth and elderly(experienced) a chance to learn from one another in order to ensure survival of our youth in this every changing times.
Experience
Experience
Education
Community Activities
Candidate Contact Info

Clay Hemstalk
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Thil Chan Wilcox
My Top 3 Priorities
- Listen to constiuents
- Due to enormous dollars from the General Fund being utilized for public safety, there is currently a $1.8 million dollar deficit. To maintain fiscal accountability, & a balanced budget, staff must work with employee regarding salaries & benefits.
- During the time that I have been on the Council, I have supported the historic aspect of Oroville as well as the growth of existing businesses such as the Oroville Auto Center, McDonalds, Super WalMart, Oroville Hospital and new businesses as well.
Experience
Biography
For those of you who do not know who I am, my name is Thil Chan-Wilcox.
I have strong ties to Oroville’s past, and I hold a stake in the town’s future. I am a native of Oroville. I have resided in Oroville the majority of my life. Members of my family played an important part in Oroville’s past history, (my great grandfather settled in Oroville in 1867. ) I want to make a difference in Oroville’s future. I believe Oroville’s future lies in the sensible promotion of quality growth and industrial development. Growth needs to be planned for and accomplished without a sense of desperation, and without the destruction of Oroville’s historical assets.
As a Council member I have made myself available to constituents. I will continue to make decisions, based on available information, that will make Oroville a better place to live. I will do my best to protect the rights of property owners.
I would be able to utilize skills acquired from both life and work/career experiences. My work experience includes 25 years in the Consumer Finance industry, 10 years with the Central Collection division of the Butte County Tax Collector’s office and 7 ½ years with the Butte County Department of Child Support Services. I was on the Board of Directors for the Butte County Employees Association for 5 years, a shop steward for 5 years, and on the Employee Negotiation Committee for 2 years. My husband John Wilcox and I previously owned and operated a business for over 20 years. In addition, I was on the Oroville Planning Commission for 17 ½ years and was the Commission Chairman from 1998 to 2001.
Candidate Contact Info
My Top 3 Priorities
- The safety of the public is and always will be my utmost concern. Whether it is safe routes to schools or the citizens on the streets or in their homes, our citizens deserve to be safe. We must not short change our Public Safety Dept.
- We must increase manufacturing & business opportunities. Our citizens deserve good jobs. This will also increase tax revenue.
- We need to bring in new and innovative technologies and increase tourism.
Experience
Experience
Biography
I came with my family to Oroville in 1966. I graduated from Las Plumas High School in 1975. I attended Butte College and continued my education at serveral other educational facilities. I was hired by the California State Police in 1982 and moved to the San Francisco Bay Area. In 1995, the State Police and the California Highway Patrol merged into one agency, thus giving me the opportunity to move back to the Oroville area, which I did so immediately. I began attending City Council meetings and became more involved with the community and several local organizations.
Who supports this candidate?
Organizations (1)
- California Guild
Elected Officials (3)
- Congressman Doug LaMalfa
- Assemblyman James Gallagher
- County Supervisor Bill Connolly
Political Beliefs
Political Philosophy
I am a proponent for Oroville. I was lucky enoough to have served for 4yrs. on the City Council in 2010. I feel during that time, our town made great strides at becoming a stronger. more vibrant town. My goal is to achieve what is best for our citizens and community. Increase public safety, retain & expand current companies, introduce new and innovative technologies, ideas, and businesses.