By Editorial

All five candidates for the Los Altos Hills City Council’s two open seats have good qualifications to serve on the council. Two, Bill Kerns and Janet Vitu, already have town government experience as planning commissioners. Dean Warshawsky would bring energy and commitment to the However, we give the edge to Steve Hubbell and Breene Kerr.

Hubbell is a breath of fresh air - a resident with no ties to any political factions who merely wants to apply his problem-solving skills to council issues. We were a bit turned off by the politcal sparring this election as essentially two slates of candidates squared off. But Hubbell did not fit comfortably in anyone’s category. Therefore, he’s the ideal candidate.

His honest, unpretentious sensibility would be wholly welcome. Hubbell could be the dark horse candidate Mike O’Malley was in the last election.

Kerr’s calm demeanor, coupled with big-picture knowledge of town issues, also makes him a worthy candidate. His call for a timeout on the contentious Town Hall issue was a sound suggestion. We think the town would be served well through his wisdom and sincere desire to seek consensus.

Voters would do right by Kerr and Hubbell.