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Alameda County, CA November 4, 2014 Election
Director; Castro Valley Sanitary District Voter Information

Results as of Dec 28 11:38am, 100.00% of Precincts Reporting (36/36)
(53 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.27%)
Candidates (Vote for 2)
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Melody Appleton Click here for more information about this candidate 5091 votes 26.23%

  • Occupation: Appointed, Director, Castro Valley Sanitary District
  • Sr. Product Marketing Manager, Adobe Systems
  • UC Davis Graduate School of Management, MBA
  • B.A. Liberal Arts, Ambassador College
Priorities:
  • Ensuring public health
  • Protecting the environment
  • Independent representation of the entire Castro Valley population
Ralph Johnson Click here for more information about this candidate 4853 votes 25.00%
  • Occupation: Board Member, Castro Valley Sanitary District
  • BS in Civil Engineering, UC Berkeley
  • Professional Engineer
  • Semi-retired Deputy Director of Public Works
  • President, Alameda County Library Foundation
  • Commissioner, Local Agency Formation Commission
  • Commissioner, East Bay Dischargers association
Priorities:
  • Divert 75% of all discarded material from the landfill
  • Continue programs to control inflow and infiltration into the sewer system
  • Accomplish the two above items at a reasonable cost now and into the future
Kunio Okui Click here for more information about this candidate 3464 votes 17.85%
  • Occupation: Certified Public Accountant
  • former Castro Valley Unified School District Trustee
  • Cal State Northridge University, Bachelor of Science, Business Administration, Accounting
Priorities:
  • Fiscal oversight
  • Replacement of old sewer lines
  • Providing service to the canyon areas
John Maher Click here for more information about this candidate 3142 votes 16.19%
  • Occupation: Retired Transit Mechanic
  • Castro Valley resident for over 40 years
  • Served on Civil Grand Jury
  • Volunteer with senior citizens in Castro Valley
Priorities:
  • Keep rate as low as possible for residences and businesses
  • Keep open communication - timely response to complaints
  • Periodic review of District Expenses - Minimize use of outside consultants
Marc Crawford Click here for more information about this candidate 2807 votes 14.46%
  • Occupation: Real Estate Management
  • Chair, Castro Valley Municipal Advisory Council
  • Chair, HARD Castro Valley Citizens Advisory Committee
  • Castro Valley Redevelopment Citizens Advisory Committee
  • Spearheaded Measure Q to save EBMUD park land
Priorities:
  • Reduce Sewer and Garbage Rates
  • Bring equality to renters who are paying 300% more for the same services
  • Bring Transparency to the CVSAN Board

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