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Santa Clara County, CA November 2, 2004 Election
Director; Purissima Hills Water District Voter Information

4 Year Term.

Results as of November 12 3:46pm, 100.00%% of Precincts Reporting (6/6)
(6 Writein Votes 0.09%)
Candidates (Vote for 3)

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Ernest Solomon Click here for more information about this candidate 1,814 votes 27.97%

  • Occupation: Incumbent
  • BA Geology, University of California, Berkeley.
  • 8 years as a Director Purissima Hills Water District
  • 40+ years as an engineering geologist
Priorities:
  • Secure additional water supply from neighbor water agencies
  • Work for conservation to extend existing supplies
  • Bring Hetch Hetchy system to current standards of reliability and to augment supplies from the Hetch Hetchy system;
Daniel F. "Dan" Seidel Click here for more information about this candidate 1,393 votes 21.48%
  • Occupation: Incumbent
  • 12 Years as Director PHWD
  • Consulting Engineer, Water and Pollution Control
  • MS Civil & Environmental Engineering, Stanford
  • MBA, Finance, Univ. of Santa Clara
Priorities:
  • Increasing water supply to eliminate deficit and meet future needs
  • Improving water supply reliability through capital improvemnents
  • Expanding conservation to reduce water demands
Bruno Ferrari 784 votes 12.09%
(This candidate has not responded to Smart Voter.) Maynard B. Stevenson Click here for more information about this candidate 634 votes 9.78%
  • Occupation: Retired Engineer
  • BA Mathematics, MA Mathematics
  • Pi Mu Epsilon, Mathematics Honorary Soc.
  • Scientific Research Society of America (RESA)
  • Transmitter Engineer, KGVO, Missoula MT.
  • Systems Engineer, General Telephone Co., ESL Inc.
  • Member, Emerg. Communications Committee, LAH
Priorities:
  • Retain and augment sources of water of adequate quality and quantity
  • Plan/provide storage capacity to supply during a source cutoff of several days
  • Try to develop a workable plan for conserving water
Diane A. Brauch Click here for more information about this candidate 543 votes 8.37%
  • Occupation: Community Volunteer
  • UCLA, Business Management
  • BOD, Los Altos Art Docents
  • Public Access TV Show, Kaleidoscope, Producer
Priorities:
  • Encourage residents to water landscaping only as needed rather than on a pre-set schedule
  • Prepare and disseminate a fair plan for water usage in times of drought when supply is limited
  • Work to find new sources of water which could be available to PHWD
Robert N. "Bob" Anderson Click here for more information about this candidate 528 votes 8.14%
  • Occupation: Forensic Consultant
  • Ph.D., Stanford University
  • Licensed Professional Engineer
  • Emeritus Professor of Materials Engineering, SJSU
  • Expert witness including corrosion issues and water systems failures
  • President, RNA Consulting, Inc.
  • Member: Los Altos Hills Emergency Preparedness and Emergency Communications Committees
Priorities:
  • Seek government grants to support water conservation education for water users.
  • Research the use of grey water for plant irrigation with new building permits.
  • Determine additional water sources through agreements and new technology.
Richard K. Ellinger 429 votes 6.62%
(This candidate has not responded to Smart Voter.) James W. "Jim" Abraham Click here for more information about this candidate 354 votes 5.46%
  • Occupation: Retired Airline Pilot
  • My fellow voter: I recently have determined that there is a good likelihood that I would not be able to serve for four years if elected.
  • I do not believe it would be in the best interests of anyone to have a board member leave office prematurely.
  • Considering the situation I ask you not to vote for me and support one of the other fine candidates for the board.
  • Sincerely,
  • Jim Abraham

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The the League of Women Voters of Los Altos-Mtn. View Area has asked all candidates for this office to respond to 3 questions on Water Conservation, Excessive Use, and Urban Water Users Assoc..

Events

Oct. 12, 7 pm, Candidate Forum, Bullis School Multi-purpose Room, 25890 Fremont Rd. LAH.
Los Altos Hills Council candidates and Purissima Hills Water Dist. candidates.
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