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Woodside resident Hassan Aburish pulled papers to run for the District 5 on Woodside’s Town Council. Aburish has lived in town for almost four years with his wife and two kids and is hoping to be more involved with the town.
He was born in Florida, grew up in Georgia and Santa Rosa, California, and has lived in the Bay Area since college. He got his bachelor’s degree from San Francisco State University and graduated with a law degree from the University of California, San Francisco. Aburish an employment attorney for SV Employment Law Firm in San Mateo.
“I worked hard to get to this point to be able to move to a place like Woodside where we have good schools for my kids,” said Aburish. “I just want to be involved and help to keep Woodside to where it feels like Woodside and get to know more of my neighbors.”
If he were elected onto the council, Aburish is hoping to work to find solutions to Woodside’s housing challenges, as well as encourage proactive road maintenance.
As a resident of District 5, which includes the western hills of Woodside, Hassan is aware that living farther up in the mountains comes with more concerns for fire safety and road repairs. “I think if you go down the hill, there’s different issues and different priorities. I just want to make sure that our (District 5) perspective would be represented,” he said.
Although he has no prior experience in local government, his decade long experience in law has given him the skills to facilitate fair conversations, analyze laws and meticulously review contracts, he said.
“I’m committed and I’ll be there consistently having reviewed everything and really thinking through the issues. I believe I can do a good job and I hope that I will get an opportunity to do it,” Aburish said.
Prior to pulling papers, Aburish found it difficult to find time to volunteer with the town while he and his wife both worked full-time and cared for their kids. His wife Jennie Aburish however, has stepped away from a tech job and has started her own Woodside inspired T-shirt company, Side of the Woods. Hassan said his wife’s more flexible work schedule will give him more free time to potentially work evenings while serving on the council.
Hassan told The Almanac that he plans to live in town for the rest of his life and really loves Woodside. He acknowledges that changes in the town will happen but is hoping to help preserve the aspects of town that make it uniquely its own.
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