Carol SciannaIncumbent

Candidate for City Council (At-Large), Winters · Incumbent

Carol Scianna has lived in Winters since 1980. She holds a degree in Sociology from UC Davis. She spent 16 years as the city's Environmental Services Manager in the Public Works Department. In that job she worked with state, county, and federal agencies on projects like the Grant Avenue roundabout, the Railroad Avenue car bridge, and the Putah Creek Nature Park trail. She also worked on pedestrian crossing beacons, a new city well, and sewer system upgrades. She helped install a flashing speed beacon near Neimann and Village Circle after residents raised safety concerns. She helped write the city's Climate Action Plan. She has served as co-president of the Winters Friends of the Library. She volunteers with Meals on Wheels and helps plan the Winters Salmon Festival. In 2003 she was named the city's Citizen of the Year. In 2020, Congressman John Garamendi named her Woman of the Year.

Scianna says local government should listen to residents and pass their concerns to city staff. She wants more housing so there are more options for people who are struggling financially. She wants more jobs so people can work and live in Winters. On the environment, she wants the city to have new sources of water and to stay ready for fires. She wants more trees planted around town. She says trees help with heat, make the town nicer to look at, raise property values, and make it easier to walk around. She has pushed the city Climate Action Commission to weigh in earlier on new building projects. She says she welcomes getting the commission involved sooner in city planning.

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