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San Francisco County, CA November 6, 2001 Election
Director; Proposed San Francisco-Brisbane Municipal Utility District; Ward 4 Voter Information

Results as of Nov 11 9:35pm, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (648/648)
Candidates (Vote for 1)
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Crystal Chamness 25,769 votes 30.16%

  • Occupation: Water Quality Engineer -San Francisco PUC
  • MS - Civil and Environmental Engineering - UC Berkeley
  • BA - Environmental Science - UC Berkeley
Priorities:
  • Establish the MUD as directed by the Calfornia MUD Act
  • Provide sound project management and civil engineering skills to make low cost pubic power a reality.
  • Phase out the polluting power plants in San Francisco and replace them with clean renewable energy sources.
Medea Susan Benjamin 23,962 votes 28.05%
  • Occupation: Consumer Advocate
  • Founding Director of nationally recognized non-profit advocacy group Global Exchange - http://globalexchange.org
  • Her influential Power to the People coalition is leading charge for clean, affordable, public power throughout CA - http://powertothepeople.org
  • A key figure in the global anti-sweatshop movement to improve working conditions in the garment and shoe industry
  • Worked for ten years as an economist and nutritionist for the United Nations
  • Masters degrees in Public Health from Columbia University and Economics from the New School for Social Research
  • San Francisco Magazine recently named Medea to their "Power List" as one of "60 Players Who Rule the Bay Area"
Priorities:
  • Will push for affordable rates to protect residential and small business consumers.
  • Pursue a dramatic increase in solar, wind, conservation, and other renewable energy sources.
  • Will guarantee the community a strong voice in running our energy system.
Robin David 16,116 votes 18.86%
  • Occupation: Retired Utility Worker
  • Former shop steward, IBEW 1245
  • Co-founder Bay Area Labor Task Force for Public Power
  • Author, "San Francisco & Brisbane MUD: A Local Answer to the Energy Crisis"
Priorities:
  • Acquire PG&E's distribution system of poles, lines, and substations in order to better serve San Francisco customers
  • Increase generating capacity by studying and aggressively pursuing affordable solar power, wind power, and other renewable forms of energy
  • Shut down Hunter's Point Power Plant as soon as possible
Linda Perez 10,233 votes 11.98% Jim Reid 8,915 votes 10.44%
  • Occupation: Building Contractor
  • I use basic common sense in developing solutions and have good problem-solving skills.
Priorities:
  • A master plan to systematically replace all underground utilities: sewer, water, recycled water, gas, electric, cable, fiber, and telephone
  • A twenty-year plan to build 33 clean mini-power plants around the City with underground lines
  • Free electricity and free parking for one-person electric vehicles.

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  Official Information

Candidate Statements for the proposed district Board of Directors
Partisan Information

In favor of Measure I:
MUD NOW - Yes on Measure I - A Community Coalition for Lower Utility Bills

Opposed to Measure I:
No on Proposition I: Stop the $3 Billion Bill
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