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San Diego County, CA November 2, 2010 Election
Mayor; City of Carlsbad Voter Information

Full Term.

Results as of Nov 30 4:36pm
Candidates (Vote for 1)
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Matt Hall Click here for more information about this candidate 17,785 votes 46.2%

  • Occupation: Councilmember/Businessman
Priorities:
  • Economy and Jobs
  • Pension Reform
  • Quality of Life
Keith Blackburn Click here for more information about this candidate 15,662 votes 40.6%
  • Occupation: Carlsbad Councilman/Businessman
  • Master's degree in organizational management.
  • Bachelor's degree in personnel development .
  • Certified to teach critical thinking and managerial ethics .
  • Certified by the Josephson Institute of Ethics.
  • Founding partner of the Carlsbad Company Stores.
  • Recipient of the American Legion Heroism Award.
Priorities:
  • Balance the budget and increasing revenue by supporting upgrades to Car Country Carlsbad and Westfield Mall.
  • Complete Alga Norte Park & Aquatic Center.
  • Implementing new traffic signal technology and signalizing crosswalks on Carlsbad Boulevard.
Glenn R. Bernard Click here for more information about this candidate 3,424 votes 8.9%
  • Occupation: Retired USMC Officer
  • BA from Whittier College (dbl major, Economics and Business Administration; PE Minor
  • M.Ed from Chapman University
  • Owner, BestStreetsInAmerica.com which omits the other 49 states; makes Carlsbad look great
  • Patent-Owner for SoccerGolf (Par3Soccer.com)
  • 20 months with FBI in Washington DC
  • Although opposing oil drilling in any ocean, was quoted in the Financial Times, Sept 2008, as favoring natural gas production in remote areas
Priorities:
  • "Double encouragement" for everybody to install solar by waiving City's permit fees (and get the income tax credits for solar while we can)
  • Repeal of goofy new ordinance, CS-072, requiring Carlsbad to unnaturally become "forested," whilst eliminating great and valuable mtn & ocean views
  • All city jobs, less firefighters & EMT's, should become outsourced prior to Jan 1, 2016. Prop G too timid,as it addresses pensions while ignoring pay
Walt Meier Click here for more information about this candidate 1,665 votes 4.3%
  • Occupation: Irrigation Repair Specialist
  • State Licensed Landscape Architect
  • Open Space Activist
  • Businessman and consultant, 54 years
  • Strategist, Ronald Reagan for President 1980
  • Howard Jarvis Tax Payer Association Prop. 13 Proponent
  • Four years California Polytechnic University, Pomona
Priorities:
  • Purchase open space, as dictated in voter approved proposition "C" in 2002
  • Follow the core values of "Envision Carlsbad"
  • Open door policy, active, visible Mayor

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  Official Information

City of Carlsbad Website
News and Analysis

San Diego U-T

North County Times
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