Hear from Mayor Thorne at Pleasanton's Annual State of the City

News from Pleasanton Chamber of Commerce:

PLEASANTON, CA - What can Mayor Jerry Thorne possibly say this year that will top last year’s State of the City address? After all, he opened last year’s address by describing how Pleasanton not only bounced back 100% from the Great Recession, but we were ranked by Wall Street 24/7 and reported by USA Today as the fourth best city in America in which to live, work and raise a family.

We anticipate Mayor Thorne will have lots of good news to share at the upcoming 2016 State of the City address on Wednesday, February 24. We also anticipate he’ll be candid about challenges in the coming years that require continued vigilance if we are to remain among the very best cities in America.

For example, the City just reported a $5 million year-end budget surplus while paying off all debt associated with Callippe Golf Course, reducing long-term pension liabilities by 10 percent, and fully funding capital improvements like Bernal Park Phase 2. On the flip side, expect candid talk about the need to lobby hard for transportation funding to relieve increasing amounts of regional traffic that’s exiting freeways and clogging local streets and roads.

Thorne was first elected to the City Council in a special election that took place June of 2005, and then re-elected by wide margins in November 2006 and again in 2010. He ran successfully for Mayor in 2012 and again in 2014. He’ll be at it again in 2016 because unlike city council terms which are four years in length, the mayor’s term is just two years.

Active in the League of California Cities, Mayor Thorne is also expected to talk about the League’s efforts to minimize state government’s interference with local governance, a hot button for Thorne.

A retired executive from Hewlett Packard, Thorne has lived in Pleasanton for more than 30 years with his wife Sandi.

The annual State of the City luncheon is open to the public and will take place Wednesday, February 24, from 12 to 1:15 p.m. at the DoubleTree by Hilton Pleasanton at The Club.

Event sponsors include Barry Swenson Builder, The Clorox Company, Heritage Bank of Commerce, Lawrence Livermore National Security, Safeway and Sensiba San Filippo.

To make a luncheon reservation, visit www.pleasanton.org or call the Chamber offices (925) 846-5858.

Event Details

State of the City, Pleasanton

Wednesday, February 24, 2016

11:30 a.m. Networking, Lunch and Program 12:00 noon

DoubleTree by Hilton Pleasanton at The Club – 7050 Johnson Drive, Pleasanton

$30 per person, includes lunch, open to the public