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San Luis Obispo County, CA November 7, 2000 Election
Director; Cambria Community Services District Voter Information

4 Year Term.

Results as of Nov 29 2:31pm
85.7% Voter Turnout (3829/4469)
Candidates (Vote for 3)
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Donald A "Don" Villeneuve 1937 votes 19.70%

  • Occupation: Incumbent Director CCSD
  • M.A. U/Colo, PhD Anthropology UCLA
  • College Professor & administrator- 31 years
  • CCSD Director & President
  • Commisioner Calif. Coastal Commission
  • Council member/Deputy Mayor-Ventura
  • Ventura planning commission
Priorities:
  • Water security
  • Fire safety
  • East West Ranch
Gregory Albert "Fitzgerald" Fitzgerald 1740 votes 17.70%
  • Occupation: Businessman
  • Planning Consultant, 10+ years
  • North Coast Advisory Council elected member
  • Active Community Volunteer
  • 15 years' experience on Community Boards
  • BA - Fresno State; MS - Oregon State
Priorities:
  • Chevron must clean up MTBE and provide new wells
  • Adequate water supplies for current residents
  • Long-range master plan that respects quality of life and environmental health
Ilan Funke-Bilu 1642 votes 16.70%
  • Occupation: Attorney at Law
  • Central Coast Trial Lawyers Association Trial Lawyer of the Year , 1996
  • NACDL , Life Member
  • B.A., Baruch College of the City University of New York, 1973
  • J.D., Western State College of Law, 1977
  • California State Bar ,Board Certified Criminal Law Specialist
  • Succesfully prosecuted a $1,000,000.00 + jury verdict against Unocal in connection with the Avila Beach toxic spill and leak.
Priorities:
  • Totally eliminate MTBE from Cambria's environment.
  • Help create a water plan which is consistent with Cambria's resources and with the will of Cambria's people .
  • Help manage a Services District that is obligated to its users and faithful to the law.
Vernon Alan "Vern" Kalshan 1582 votes 16.09%
  • Occupation: Attorney
  • Juris Doctorate, UC Hastings Col. of Law
  • B.S. Metallurgical Eng, IIT, Chocago
  • Lt. Commander, USNR Retired
Priorities:
  • Water allocation for each residence
  • Registered voters to approve major capital expenditures
  • Water allocation for fire suppression
Phillip R. "Phil" Taves 1516 votes 15.42%
  • Occupation: Retired Police Supervisor
  • BA University of San Francisco
  • Life Time Teaching Certificate
Priorities:
  • MTBE Ground water contamination
  • Development of The Water Master Plan
  • Providing information to the public on the specific options for long term water for Cambria.
Gerald H. Gray 1392 votes 14.16%
  • Occupation: Realtor/General Contractor
  • Past Chair California Coastal Council
  • Past Alternate Member Calif. Coastal Commission
  • Past Lt. Gov. Division 29 Kiwanis International
  • Citizen of year Cambria
  • Past Chair S.L.O. County Permit Streamlining Comm.
  • Past member County Construction Appeals aBoard
Priorities:
  • Move toward long term water solutions for Cambria.
  • Continue to support CCSD involvement in aquisition of East-West Ranch.
  • Presssure Chevron to meet obligations concerning MTBE polution of our water source.

Basic candidate data supplied by the County elections official. Order of candidates is random and changes daily.
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