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San Mateo County, CA November 4, 2003 Election
Member, City Council; City of Half Moon Bay Voter Information

4 Year Term.

Results as of Dec 19 3:08pm, 80.0% of Precincts Reporting (8/10)
Candidates (Vote for 2)
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Marina M. Fraser Click here for more information about this candidate 1,494 votes 35.2%

  • Occupation: Biotech Manager
  • President, Spanishtown Historical Society
  • Former HMB Parks & Recreation Commissioner, 1998-2002
  • Coastside Committee for a New Library
  • Government Affairs Committee, Coastside Chamber of Commerce
  • HMB Health & Human services Committee
  • 32 year Coastside resident
Priorities:
  • Improve roads and traffic flow to ensure the safety of all residents
  • Expand recreational/park opportunities for neighborhoods, and create safe pedestrian walkways/trails to downtown.
  • Discourage tedious lawsuits that waste your tax dollars and takeaway money for needed City services.
Sid McCausland Click here for more information about this candidate 1,417 votes 33.3%
  • Occupation: Chief Executive officer
  • San Mateo County Employees' Retirement Association
  • CEO of CalPERS, Acting Director of CalTrans, Deputy Director of Finance, Assistant State Treasurer: State of California
  • Consultant to California State Assembly Committees on Environmental Quality and Transportation
  • Finance Manager for a metropolitan sewer project and a small private electric utility
  • Co-founder and manager of several small businesses and professional education programs
Priorities:
  • Vote to update the protections in our Local Coastal Program and uphold the Coastal Protection Act
  • Implement 1999's Measure D that 63% of our voters approved to limit new housing construction to 1% per year
  • Provide more affordable housing, modernize downtown schools, provide recreational facilities and improve traffic flow
Dennis R Coleman Click here for more information about this candidate 1,338 votes 31.5%
  • Occupation: Incumbent
  • 20 years energy systems engineering, regulation and marketing.
  • 10 years of market consulting, coastal resource protection, elected office and law school.
Priorities:
  • Base government decisions on law and science instead of egos, emotions, bias, favoritism or the buddy system.
  • Revise the current "houses everywhere" land use plan to be more affordable, sustainable and respectful of the environment.
  • Rightsize and balance infrastructure capacities (water, sewer, roads, schools) for adequate service without overstimulating growth and speculation.

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