Gary Patton, who has degrees from both Stanford and Stanford Law School, assumed the title of General Counsel for PCL in February 2008. Patton previously served as the PCL Foundation and the League’s Executive Director for two years and prior to that was PCL’s General Counsel, from 1995 to 1998.

Patton was an elected member of the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors for twenty years, from 1975 to 1995, and is the author of that county’s successful growth management program. Patton also served as the Executive Director of LandWatch Monterey County. Gary is a noted speaker on environmental issues, and has made presentations at hundreds of environmental gatherings throughout California. He provides a “Land Use Report” each weekday during NPR’s “Morning Edition” on Central Coast radio station KUSP. He has published numerous articles on government and environmental protection.