List of Major Donations from Real Estate Interests to the Recall Campaign

Real Estate Industry Contributions to Santa Cruz Together Made During the Recall Campaign

6/27/19 - $5,000 - Richard Moe, Developer, Soquel
6/27/19 - $8,500 - Karon Properties Trust, Real Estate Firm, Santa Cruz
7/30/19 - $150 - Chris Ferrante, Beach Street Inn Owner, Scotts Valley
7/22/19 - $2,500 - Peter and Krista Cook, Cook Realty, Santa Cruz
8/7/19 - $2,000 - Kenneth and Marcy Kohler, Landlords, Scotts Valley
8/13/19 - $200 - Wayne and Jo Shaffer, Shaffer Rentals, Real Estate Broker, Santa Cruz
8/13/19 - $300 - Linda Bailey, Realtor, Vanguard Realtors, Santa Cruz
8/13/19 - $400 - Robert Deacon, Realtor, Monterey Bay Properties, Capitola
8/20/19 - $3,000 - Rodriguez St. LLC, Real property investments LLC, Santa Cruz
8/19/19 - $1,000 - William Allanson, Allanson Insurance, Aptos
8/19/19 - $250 - Mira Meagher, Property Manager, Pacifica, CA
8/21/19 - $500 - Anderson Christie Inc., Real Estate Firm, Santa Cruz
8/27/19 - $100 - Sandra Locatelli, Locatelli Rentals, Santa Cruz
8/28/19 - $100 - Allan Dow, Property Manager, The Allan Dow Co., Santa Cruz
8/28/19 - $100 - Teresa Mendoza, Realtor, Sereno Group, Santa Cruz
8/28/19 - $100 - Larry Behman, Real Estate Investor, Soquel
8/28/19 - $100 - Larry Burnett, Corporate Realtor, Fortinet Inc., San Francisco
8/28/19 - $500 - Robert Williams, Property Manager, Williams Family Properties, Santa Cruz
8/28/19 - $500 - M.R. Kreb, Property Owner, Los Gatos, CA
8/28/19 - $1,000 - Louis Rittenhouse, Rittenhouse Building & Investment, Santa Cruz
9/3/19 - $100 - Rose Marie McNair, Realtor, McNair Real Properties, Capitola
9/3/19 - $100 - Monica Melrose, Bookeeper, Rittenhouse Building & Investment, Santa Cruz
9/3/19 - $500 - Bei-Scott Co. LLC, Soquel
9/3/19 - $2,500 - Lighthouse Realty Raymond St. LLC
9/5/19 - $100 - Paul H. Brown, Sales, Alterra Solar, Santa Cruz
9/5/19 - $100 - Deb Hoyt, Realtor, Hoyt and Hufford, Santa Cruz
9/5/19 - $500 - Walnut Avenue Properties LLC, Watsonville
9/5/19 - $2,500 - Ken Carlson, Real Estate Investor, Santa Cruz
9/9/19 - $100 - George Limperis, Realtor, Compass, San Francisco
9/9/19 - $100 - Charles Kaljian, Piedrazul Consulting, Santa Cruz
9/17/19 - $2,500 - Santa Cruz Seaside Company, Santa Cruz
9/17/19 - $500 - Paris Castle II LLC, Santa Cruz
9/19/19 - $100 - Karen Stuart, R & K Properties, Santa Cruz
9/19/19 - $500 - Soquel Avenue Apartments, Santa Cruz
10/3/19 - $100 - Celeste Faraola Perie, Realtor, Schooner Realty Inc., Santa Cruz
10/3/19 - $100 - Coralie Kind, Landlord, Santa Cruz
10/3/19 - $250 - Caren Spencer, Realtor, Monterey Bay Properties, Soquel
10/8/19 - $2,000 - Andrew Carson, Contractor, Boulder Creek
10/8/19 - $500 - Pestana Properties, San Jose, CA
10/23/19 - $1,000 - Krista Cook, Realtor, Cook Realty, Santa Cruz
10/23/19 - $5,000 - Walker St Properties LLC, Watsonville339000
10/28/19 - $1,000 - Louis Rittenhouse, Rittenhouse Building & Investment, Santa Cruz
11/8/19 - $1,000 - 2035 N Pacific Ave. LLC, Santa Cruz
12/17/19 - $1,000 - Richard Moe, Developer, Soquel
12/23/19 - $500 - John McKelvey, Architect, Santa Cruz
12/23/19 - $1,000 - Lynn Renshaw, Consultant, Santa Cruz
12/23/19 - $1,000 - Redbook Residential, Santa Cruz
12/31/19 - $2,000 - Dorothy Eller, Owner, Walter Eller Company, Santa Cruz
12/31/19 - $500 - Redwood Investment Group III ITF, Soquel
12/31/19 - $500 - Santa Cruz Riverfront Associates, Soquel
1/10/20 - $500 - David Plumlee, Real Estate Appraiser, Soquel
1/10/20 - $500 - Robert Stone, Landlord, Santa Cruz
1/10/20 - $1,000 - Hallie Richmond, Property Manager, Surf City Rentalls Inc., Santa Cruz
1/10/20 - $1,000 - Krista Cook, Realtor, Cook Realty, Santa Cruz
1/10/20 - $5,000 - Karon Inc, Real Estate Firm, Santa Cruz
1/14/20 - $1,000 - Robert Williams, Property Manager, Williams Family Properties, Santa Cruz
1/22/20 - $3,000 - Santa Cruz Seaside Company, Santa Cruz
1/22/20 - $1,000 - Carle & Carle Properties, Santa Cruz
1/23/20 - $1,000 - Richard Moe, Developer, Soquel
1/27/20 - $1,000 - Carle & Carle Properties, Santa Cruz

Total = $68,950


Real Estate Industry Contributions to Santa Cruz United Made During the Recall Campaign

6/22/19 - $1,000 - David Plumlee, Real Estate Appraiser, Santa Cruz
6/24/19 - $100 - David Quesada, Quesada Construction Inc, Soquel
6/27/19 - $250 - Robert Stone, Landlord, Santa Cruz
6/28/19 - $250 - Don Reimann, Real Estate Consultant, Colliers International, Santa Cruz
7/7/19 - $50 - William Brooks, Realtor, Brooks Properties, Santa Cruz
7/17/19 - $250 - Ken Carlson, Real Estate Investor, Santa Cruz
7/26/19 - $200 - Ken Carlson, Real Estate Investor, Santa Cruz
9/9/29 - $4,000 - ACSM Inc, Construction, Phoenix, AZ
9/17/19 - $600 - Lynn Renshaw, Santa Cruz
9/30/19 - $250 - Connie Sheehan, Property Manager, Cypress Properties Inc, Palo Alto, CA
10/4/19 - $99 - F John LaBarba, Contractor, F John LaBarba Construction, Santa Cruz
10/7/19 - $1,000 - Walnut Avenue Properties LLC, Watsonville
10/21/19 - $1,000 - David Plumlee, Real Estate Appraiser, Santa Cruz
10/22/19 - $100 - William Brooks, Realtor, Brooks Properties, Santa Cruz
12/26/19 - $99 ($396 total for calendar year 2019) - F John LaBarba, Contractor, F John LaBarba Construction, Santa Cruz

Total = $9,446

* $68,950 in contributions to Santa Cruz Together + $9,446 in contributions to Santa Cruz United = $78,396 in total contributions to the recall campaign from real estate interests


Major Real Estate Industry Contributions to City Council Replacement Candidate Renée Golder ($400 contribution limit)

12/23/19 - $400 - Peter Cook, Realtor, Lighthouse Realty, Santa Cruz
12/23/19 - $400 - Krista Cook, Bookkeeper, Lighthouse Realty, Santa Cruz
1/10/20 - $250 - David Plumlee, Real Estate Appraiser, Santa Cruz
1/10/20 - $350 - Lynn Renshaw, Santa Cruz
1/10/20 - $200 - Stephen Karon, Real Estate Broker, Karon Properties, Santa Cruz
1/10/20 - $200 - Susan Karon, Property Manager, Karon Properties, Santa Cruz
1/10/20 - $250 - Wayne Shaffer, Realtor, Shaffer and Associates, Santa Cruz
1/10/20 - $250 - Jo Shaffer, Santa Cruz
1/10/20 - $100 - Kim Stoner, Construction Consultant, Santa Cruz
1/10/20 - $100 - Gretchen Bach, Realtor, Coldwell Banker, Santa Cruz
1/10/20 - $400 - Debra Wallace, Realtor, Karon Properties, Santa Cruz
1/13/20 - $200 - Thomas Powers, Mortage Consultant, Seabright Mortage, Santa Cruz
1/17/20 - $400 - Locust St. LLC, Santa Cruz
1/17/20 - $400 - Ken Carlson, Real Estate Investor, Santa Cruz
1/17/20 - $400 - Hallie Richmond, Real Estate Agent, Santa Cruz


Total Cash Contributions to Santa Cruz United
2019 - $39,607
January 1, 2020 to January 18, 2020 - $2,005

Total Cash Contributions to Santa Cruz Together
2019 - $100,580
January 1, 2020 to January 18, 2020 - $13,703

Total Cash Contributions to the Recall Campaign = $155,895


PLEASE NOTE: Contributions under $100 are not reflected on the above lists, and to determine a more precise total of contributions from the real estate industry, more research is necessary. There may be many other contributors to the recall campaign not included on this list who own rental properties or have some other financial interest in the real estate industry that were not disclosed on the 460 forms filed with the City. For reference, the 460 and 497 forms relevant to this article have been attached below.