LWV League of Women Voters of California
Santa Cruz County, CA November 7, 2000 Election
Smart Voter Arnold Sterne "Arnie" Leff

Candidate for
Member of City Council; City of Santa Cruz

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Biographical Highlights
  • Occupation: Family Doctor/Innkeeper
  • former public and environmental health administrator
  • AIDS/Hospice/Geriatric Specialist
  • Chair, Citizens' Police Review Board
  • Adjutant, Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 5888
  • Former Medical School Faculty (Environmental and Preventive Medicine)
  • Part Owner/Manager, Small Bed & Breakfast (http://www.adobeongreen.com)
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Top Priorities if Elected
  • Affordability (Housing,Living Wage,Homelessness)
  • Transportation(bus service support; traffic moderation, alternatives to auto)
  • Growth (water availability, university growth)
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Position Papers
Growth and Affordability
Must require university to house their students. Bank land for affordable housing. Emergency water supplies necessary (desalinization).
Traffic Moderation
Increase efforts to support non-auto traffic. Improve bus system (metrobase needed). Improve traffic control grid.
Drug Abuse
It is time to end the war on drugs and replace it with a compassionate program of treatment and prevention
 
Key Endorsements
  • Green Party
  • United Transportation Workers Union Local 23
  • Two Former Mayors/Current Vice Mayor
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Campaign Contact Information
Website: http://www.docleff.com/
E-mail: docleff@docleff.com

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