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Alameda County, CA November 4, 2008 Election
Board Member; East Bay Municipal Utility District; Ward 6 Voter Information

Results as of Nov 25 10:26am, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (94/94)
(682 Total Write-In Votes 1.44%)
Candidates (Vote for 1)
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William "Bill" Patterson Click here for more information about this candidate 25722 votes 54.43%

  • Occupation: Incumbent - EBMUD Ward 6
  • Bachelor's and Master's Degrees, San Francisco State University
  • Three-term EBMUD Board member, former Board President and current Vice-President of EBMUD Retirement Board
  • Member, Freeport Water Authority
  • Member, Upper Mokelumne Watershed Authority & Pardee Museum Board
  • Chair - Measure K Bond ($60 Million for Oakland's Open Space)
  • Co-Founder and Past President, Citizens for Oakland's Open Space (COOS)
Priorities:
  • Continued policy oversight and good boardsmanship to ensure quality management of natural resources entrusted to the District;
  • Continued dedication to securing only the highest quality current and future water supply at fair and reasonable rates
  • Maintaining the proud EBMUD tradition of being customer-oriented, environmentally sensitive and technologically forward-thinking.
Bob Feinbaum Click here for more information about this candidate 20855 votes 44.13%
  • Occupation: Water Conservation Director
  • Director, Hydro Nova since 2000
  • Environmental Consultant for 20 years
  • PhD - University of California
  • MA - University of California
  • Bachelor of Science - MIT
Priorities:
  • Fair rates for Oakland. End the drought surcharge that penalizes water conserving households.
  • Stop outsourcing customer service work. End the EBMUD contract with a firm in Nebraska for "overload" customer service calls.
  • Make EBMUD a leader in environmental sustainability.

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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: 9:30 - 10 PM
    Sponsor: League of Women Voters of Oakland
  • Date: Wednesday, October 29, 2008
    Time: 5 - 5:30 PM
    Sponsor: League of Women Voters of Oakland
  • Date: Thursday, October 30, 2008
    Time: 7 - 7:30 PM
    Sponsor: League of Women Voters of Oakland
  • Date: Friday, October 31, 2008
    Time:8 - 8:30 PM
    Sponsor: League of Women Voters of Oakland
  • Date: Saturday, November 1, 2008
    Time: 5:30 - 6 PM
    Sponsor: League of Women Voters of Oakland
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