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Ken Peterson
18167 votes
50.6%
- Occupation: Supervisor
- Bakersfield City Council 1987-1992
- Business Science Degree from BYU
- Vice-Chair of the California State Association of Counties Economic Steering Committee
- Spoke before the United States Senate on the Endangered Species Act
Priorities:
- Public Safety
- Econoic Development
- Planning
Cathy Palla
17732 votes
49.4%
- Occupation: Businesswoman
- Successful business partner with husband Don in retailing & farming
- Married 26 years; 3 daughters:Kastle,21,BC student;Seri,20 U of Mich.Student; Haley, BHS sophomore
- Attended Calif.schools & CSU San Diego
- Pres. Concerned Citizens to Stop Outside Dumping; fought expansion of Laidlaw/Safety-Kleen toxic dump & illegal dumping radioactive materials there
- Member Downtown Business & Prop.Owners Assn. and chair Redevelopment Subcommittee: led effort for fair safe regulation of unreinforced masonry bldgs.
- Boardmember of Bakersfield High School Parent Club
Priorities:
- Improve planning process by increasiing public participation and following smart growth policies to avoid sprawl and encourage infill development
- Protect our health and safety by stopping the outside dumping of toxic, hazardous materials and human wastes
- Promote soud transportation plans and begin solving our traffic problems by exploriing workable alternatives NOW
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