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Melody Appleton
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
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
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
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
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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