John Barton
360 W. Charleston Road
Palo Alto, CA 94306
Phone: 650-424-1965
john.barton@cityofpaloalto.org


Personal

• Born in 1960. Grew up in Menlo Park and Los Altos.
• Married to Lydia Tan and has two sons, Joseph and David.

Occupation

• Architect and Interim Director of the Stanford Architectural Design Program

Education

• Phillips Exeter Academy, 1978
• B.A. Architecture, University of California, Berkeley, 1983
• M. Arch, University of California, Berkeley, 1988

Council Service

• Elected to City Council, 2005
• Member, Policy & Services Committee, 2006, Chair 2007, 2008, 2009
• Member, Council/CAO Committee, 2007, Chair 2008 and 2009
• Member, City/School Liaison Committee, 2009
• Liaison, Avenidas, 2006, 2007
• Liaison, Library Advisory Commission, 2006, 2007
• Liaison, Palo Alto Housing Corporation, 2006, 2007, 2009
• Liaison, Historic Review Board, 2006, 2007
• Liaison, Public Arts Commission, 2007, 2008
• Liaison, Board of Realtors (Silicon Valley) 2008, 2009
• Delegate, Assoc. of Bay Area Governments, 2006, 2007
• Chamber of Commerce, 2008, 2009
• Mid-Peninsula Community Media Center Advisory Committee, 2007
• Palo Alto Community Child Care, 2007
• SCCCA Legislative Committee, 2007