Life Outside The Fishbowl of Public Service

Helene Schneider glided onto the City Council in 2003, the top vote-getter, and part of liberal faction that promised to shake up City Hall.

A feminist woman from New York, Schneider coasted to victory on a progressive platform that saw her promising to help the homeless, advocate for women and inclusion,  and fight for the city's middle class.

Six years after she was first elected, Schneider soared to the mayor's seat, a post she would hold for eight years. 

She officially handed over the gavel to Cathy Murillo on July 9th of this year, and will come speak to the Rotary Club of Montecito on July 31st about a wide variety of topics including "what she's doing now".