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Alameda County, CA November 4, 2008 Election
Board Member; East Bay Municipal Utility District; Ward 5 Voter Information

Results as of Nov 25 10:26am, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (124/124)
(647 Total Write-In Votes 1.15%)
Candidates (Vote for 1)
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Doug Linney Click here for more information about this candidate 36495 votes 64.97%

  • Occupation: Incumbent EBMUD Director (2000-Present)
  • Has served the environmental community in California for over 30 years as an advocate, political strategist, and coalition leader
  • Honored with Mark Dubois River Conservationist Award given by Friends of the River in 2002
  • Fourth generation Californian
Priorities:
  • Continue fighting to ensure high water quality
  • Promote reliable supplies and fair rates
  • Protect our environment
Susi Ostlund Click here for more information about this candidate 19031 votes 33.88%
  • Occupation: Businesswoman, Retired Army
  • Someone who's always changing and growning instead of having done the same-old same-old for 30 years.
  • A wide variety of experiences from the Army to troubleshooting industrial processes to working with Cantonese speakers.
  • Won award in Tuolumne County, California for study comparing water quality in watersheds before and after rain storms.
  • Bachelor Degree, San Francisco State University
  • Native born Californian with family established in this state almost a century.
Priorities:
  • Clean water, in quantities enough for all, at affordable prices.
  • Relieving the confusion and fear around the drought measures, which have been communicated horribly by the current board.
  • Protect our environment, our high quality water resources, and repair EBMUD's leaking delivery pipes.

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Events

Candidate Forums

  • This forum occurred on Thursday, October 2, 2008 and will be rebroadcast in the coming weeks. Watch for League of Women Voters Forum #1 in the KTOP schedule.
Rebroadcasts of Candidate Forum on KTOP, Cable Channel 10
  • Date: Monday, October 27, 2008
    Time: 9 - 9:30 PM
    Sponsor: League of Women Voters of Oakland
  • Date: Wednesday, October 29, 2008
    Time: 4:30 - 5 PM
    Sponsor: League of Women Voters of Oakland
  • Date: Thursday, October 30, 2008
    Time: 6:30 - 7 PM
    Sponsor: League of Women Voters of Oakland
  • Date: Friday, October 31, 2008
    Time:7:30 - 8 PM
    Sponsor: League of Women Voters of Oakland
  • Date: Saturday, November 1, 2008
    Time: 5 - 5:30 PM
    Sponsor: League of Women Voters of Oakland
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