Pacific Grove Resident
35 years · continuous, full-time
She didn't move here to run for something. She raised a life here — the same streets she now intends to knock on, door by door.
Pacific Grove · November 3, 2026
Experience Matters.
Susan Goldbeck for Pacific Grove City Council. Thirty five years a neighbor. An attorney. A former councilmember and planning commissioner who knows how this city actually works.
- Your Neighbor.
- Your Voice.
- Your Future.
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Deep Roots. Strong Future.
Not a newcomer with a theory. A neighbor with a track record — and the scar tissue that comes from having actually governed this town.
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A continuous, full-time Pacific Grove resident since the 1990s.
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Elected to the Pacific Grove City Council, 2002–2006.
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City Council and Planning Commission — plus a law practice and a newspaper run right here in P.G.
The Record
Thirty five years of showing up.
City Councilmember
2002 – 2006
Four years inside the process: budgets, land use, water, and the unglamorous work of making a small city function.
Planning Commissioner
City of Pacific Grove
Reviewing what gets built and what gets protected — the decisions that quietly determine what Pacific Grove looks like in 20 years.
Publisher, The P.G. Beacon
Local newspaper
Ran the town's paper. Which is another way of saying: she has spent a career on the side of the public knowing what its government is doing.
Attorney
Successful P.G. law practice
Reading contracts, ordinances, and fine print for a living is an underrated qualification for a city council seat.
Susan is committed to
responsible government.
What that means →
What I Stand For
Transparent. Accessible. Focused on results.
Your Neighbor
Decisions about Pacific Grove should be made by people who have to live with them. Thirty five years here is not a talking point — it's the whole basis of the judgment.
Your Voice
Public comment shouldn't feel like a formality performed at the end of a long agenda. Residents deserve a councilmember who returns the call and reads the email.
Your Future
Protect what makes this town itself — its character, its coastline, its scale — while dealing honestly with the pressures that aren't going away.
Responsible Government
Fiscal discipline, plain-English budgets, and decisions you can trace back to a reason. Self-funded campaign, so the only constituency is the residents.
The Commitment
My goal is to go to every home in the district — to introduce myself, and to listen to what matters to you.
If I missed you, please reach out. I'd love to hear from you.
Your Voice
What should I be working on?
Pick what matters to you, add a note if you like, and it goes straight to Susan's inbox. No list, no committee, no follow-up fundraising ask — this campaign doesn't take donations.
Tuesday, November 3, 2026
Vote Susan Goldbeck Pacific Grove City Council
Experienced Leadership for Pacific Grove's Future