Craig Gleason
CA · Director, Ward 1, Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District
Craig Gleason has served on the Midpen open space board since 2023 and sits on a Los Gatos parks commission. A chip-design engineer who co-founded Synfora, he says he will balance preserving land with public access and push for more shared hiking, biking, and horse trails.
Where Craig Gleason stands, based on their records
Supports
Environment and Public Health (2 records)
Opposes
Government Spending Reduction (2 records)
Track record
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 2 support
Voted to approve a new parking lot and easy-access trail at Bear Creek Redwoods while telling staff to keep doing bird nesting surveys within 14 days of work. It passed 4-3.
April 8, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: openspace.org
Moved to buy the Edwards property for $1,207,500 to add to the district's open space holdings. It passed 5-0.
November 13, 2024Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: openspace.org
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 2 oppose
Moved to shift about $9.6 million in Measure AA bond money from Russian Ridge and Coal Creek projects to Bear Creek Redwoods projects. It passed 5-1. He also voted for the district's 2026-27 budget, which passed 5-1.
June 24, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: openspace.org
As chair of the board's Bear Creek Stables committee, presented its plan to have a nonprofit run the stables. He then voted to keep the stables open under a nonprofit, with the district paying for repairs and site upgrades. It passed 5-2.
November 20, 2024Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: openspace.org
Track record — General
General · 13 records
Seconded and voted for a two-year deal for the nonprofit Friends of Bear Creek Stables to run the stables, with two optional five-year extensions. It passed 6-1.
February 25, 2026
Source: openspace.org
Moved to approve a partnership with the San Jose Conservation Corps and Charter School of up to $300,000 a year, or $1.2 million over four years. It passed 6-0.
June 25, 2025
Source: openspace.org
Was elected board vice president for 2025 on a 6-0 vote. He also moved to switch board minutes to shorter action minutes and to study keeping meeting videos permanently. That passed 6-0.
January 8, 2025
Source: openspace.org
Moved to accept shuttle and parking plan options for Purisima Creek Redwoods Preserve as the basis for environmental review. It passed 7-0.
December 11, 2024
Source: openspace.org
Voted against the northern overpass option for the Highway 17 wildlife and trail crossing, saying the southern option gave a better trail. It passed 4-3. The same night he moved to reconsider a vote to revise the stables operator's contract, citing safety and animal care concerns. That failed 2-5.
May 22, 2024
Source: openspace.org
Voted to form a committee of board members and community members to study the future of Bear Creek Stables. It passed 4-3.
May 14, 2024
Source: openspace.org
Voted against approving draft design rules for preserve parking lots. They passed 4-3 and were sent back for a final review.
May 8, 2024
Source: openspace.org
Seconded and voted for adding a biodiversity science conference to the district's three-year work plan and asking the general manager to review staff capacity. It passed 4-2.
March 6, 2024
Source: openspace.org
Was elected board treasurer for 2024 on a 7-0 vote.
January 10, 2024
Source: openspace.org
Moved to choose a shared hiking and biking trail route with a separate horse bypass at Bear Creek Redwoods Preserve. It passed 6-0.
December 13, 2023
Source: openspace.org
Seconded a proposal to study building a Highway 35 parking lot and trail crossing at Purisima Creek Redwoods ahead of other projects there. It passed 4-3. He also moved to end a carpool pilot and study a lasting carpool program, which passed 7-0.
November 8, 2023
Source: openspace.org
Was named chair of a new board committee studying uses for the Hawthorns, a historic property in Portola Valley.
October 25, 2023
Source: openspace.org
Was sworn in as the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District board member for Ward 1, for a term ending in 2026.
December 14, 2022
Source: openspace.org
Past race Craig Gleason ran in:
- Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District Director, Ward 1 · November 3, 2026 · Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District Ward 1 · incumbent