LWV League of Women Voters of California
Contra Costa County, CA November 7, 2000 Election
Smart Voter Political Philosophy for Kris Valstad

Candidate for
Member, City Council; City of Hercules

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PLANNING COMMISSIONER VALSTAD'S ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

Approved Developments
1. New Pacific Properties (former Pacific Refinery)
2. The Bixby/HPI Historic Town Center
3. Schuler Homes - Bellatere
4. Shell Oil Service Station
5. Rite-Aid Pharmacy (Turquoise/Sycamore site)
6. McDonald's Restaurant expansion (Play Land)
7. Shell Oil Sign Variance
8. Willow Shopping Center Sign Variance
9. Burger King Restaurant (Willow Ave.)
10. Franklin Canyon sphere of influence
11. Bio-Rad expansion project
12. North View Pacific Labs
13. Pro-Media
14. A & B Die Casting
15. Hercules Outlet Stores
16. Pacific Bell expansion
17. Sprint Cellular Sites
18. Pac Bell Cellular Sites
19. Cellular One Sites
20. Verizion Wireless Sites
21. Several Individual Custom Home Sites

CANDIDATE VALSTAD'S GOALS FOR HERCULES:

Police & Fire Safety: Ensure public safety by investing dollars for Police and Fire Service training and equipment. Planning: Establish long-term goals for objective and stable management.

Schools: Ensure higher education standards and improve infrastructure for our students and teaching instructors. Environment: Preserve our current open space areas.

Financial Responsibility: Ensure that our City Government allocates public dollars through careful scrutiny of expenses.

Government Access: Ensure that our citizens have full accountability of their elective officials and City Government.

Library: Ensure the development of a local modern library facility.

ENDORSMENTS

Contra Costa Central Labor Council AFL-CIO; Contra Costa Building and Construction Trades Council AFL-CIO; Eduardo Manuel - Former Hercules Mayor; Goni Soldium - Former Hercules Mayor; John Cadigan - Former Hercules Mayor; Ed Balico - Hercules Planning Commissioner; Trevor Evans-Young - Planning Commissioner; Steve Lawton - Planning Commissioner.

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