Candidate for
Member of the State Assembly; District 6

Not every one has the same talent for achievement in school, that is unfortunate. Let us not punish the achievers by making everyone equal (social promotion), in the class. Let us instead congratulate and reward the scholars.

Scholarships for all students, letting the dollar follow the student, to the school of their choice, be it private, public or charter. Raise teachers salaries, cut some of the administration and allocate more spending per student. Being 48th out of 50 states for the education of a student, is not acceptable.

Traffic in Marin/Sonoma is going to get worse, I do not have all the answers. The Bridge District is doing what they can, I admire and am waiting for the new toll scanning program. Their transit system is good, but as good as it is, it is NOT getting people, out of the automobile.People love their cars. We had better hire experts who know how to deal with and prepare us for the future, not just 5 to 10 years from now. New York has a system that is many, many years old and functions very well. Why are we, on the West Coast so far behind? We need to do something, NOW. There are studies out that suggest "HOV" may not be working, at the peak hours of commute traffic it takes AWAY "25 to 33 %" of the traffic lanes. In either case, let us build lanes with "HOV" in mind, if proven that is it ineffective, we would still have the lanes to convert to conditions that would then apply.

MTBE: 60 Minutes, recently did a show on the this toxic chemical. They just touched the surface. It is poisoning our ground water, it causes cancer. We can "LIVE", without it. We must get rid of it now, not wait until the year 2002. Union '76 in Marin County does not contain "MTBE", their other stations through out California do. Recently ('76) stopped delivering gas with this chemical to the Tahoe basin area. We must stop ALL gasoline that contains this poison from entering Sonoma/Marin Counties.

Immigration is a problem, but the problem is, IT'S, a Federal problem/solution and not local.

My grandparents legally immigrated to America from Italy, France and Ireland. Sandra's (my wife) grandparents from Italy and Germany. They all came to this country to be Americans, learn the language and be self-supporting, law abiding citizens.

Help immigrants to follow the example of all our ancestors by entering our Country legally, earning their own way and respecting the law. Our schools must teach them English in order for them to survive and not rely on Government assistance. We are still, a "melting pot" and immigration is one of the things that made this Country what is today.

HMO's: Let the Doctors make the decisions necessary for their patient's well being.

Criminals have more "Rights" than "Victims", this must change. We need to "Balance the Scales of Justice".