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Al Dewitt
10897 votes
25.0%
- Occupation: Incumbent
- Councilmember for six years
- Retired Army Colonel
- Former Naval Air Station employee
- Masters Degree in Public Administration
- Long time Alameda resident (over 30 years)
Priorities:
- Preserve residential neighborhoods
- Decrease traffic congestion
- Improve public transit service
Barbara Kerr
9241 votes
21.2%
- Occupation: Alameda City Councilwoman
- Graduate, Cornell University, Major in Physics
- City of Alameda Representative to the League of California Cities
- Board Member, Alameda County Lead Poisoning Prevention Commission
- President, Northside Neighborhood Association
- Chair, First City of Alameda Housing Element Committee
Priorities:
- Planning before development to enable creative urban design in our island community
- Preservation of the livibility of existing neighborhoods
- Continuing the successful conversion of the former Naval Air Station
Peggy Doherty
7541 votes
17.3%
- Occupation: Educational Consultant
- Third Generation Alamedan
- Widow of John Doherty, Alameda's Citizen of the Year 1994
- BA Degree - University of California at Berkeley
- MA Degree - San Francisco State University
- Taught at Washington, Encinal and Alameda Adult School - 13 years
- Associate Director of Adult Basic Education Programs, City College of San Francisco, 8 years
Priorities:
- A more responsive city government that listens to the concerns of everyone
- Comprehensive planning for new developments that includes housing or business and the necessary transit and attention to traffic
- Improved retail along Webster and Park Streets, on South Shore, and our neighborhood shopping areas
Ron Matthews
4895 votes
11.2%
- Occupation: Businessman
- Commercial Risk Manager
- Licensed CA Insurance Broker
- Little League President
- Husband, Father, Homeowner
- Founding Member of CLASS
- Past Board Member Harbor Bay H.O. Assoc.
Priorities:
- To bring business to Alameda while maintaining our unique character
- To make prudent business and planning decisions on the Council
- To put a businessman and familyman on the Council
Allan D. Shore
4051 votes
9.3%
- Occupation: Community Resource Professional
- Nonprofit Fundraiser
- Public Transit Committee
- Alameda Police Advisory Board
- President, Alameda Demo Club
- Co-Founder, Out On The Island
- Alameda Point Collaborative Comm. Center
Priorities:
- To implement the ideas and visions already agreed up.
- To keep affordability of housing, transportation and business paramount.
- To help the City achieve the best with its cultural and ethnic diversity.
Susan Maureen McCormack
3794 votes
8.7%
- Occupation: Business Owner/Innkeeper
- Chair Mayor's Sesquicentennial Committee
- Owner/Webster House Bed & Breakfast Inn & Restaurant
- Accountant
Priorities:
- I support Measure A - Save History/Prevent Density
- Affordable Housing along with quality education system
- Base Redevelopment along with Transportation System for City of Alameda
Joe Russi
3060 votes
7.0%
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