Candidates
(Vote for 3)
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Donald A "Don" Villeneuve
1937 votes
19.70%
- Occupation: Incumbent Director CCSD
- M.A. U/Colo, PhD Anthropology UCLA
- College Professor & administrator- 31 years
- CCSD Director & President
- Commisioner Calif. Coastal Commission
- Council member/Deputy Mayor-Ventura
- Ventura planning commission
Priorities:
- Water security
- Fire safety
- East West Ranch
Gregory Albert "Fitzgerald" Fitzgerald
1740 votes
17.70%
- Occupation: Businessman
- Planning Consultant, 10+ years
- North Coast Advisory Council elected member
- Active Community Volunteer
- 15 years' experience on Community Boards
- BA - Fresno State; MS - Oregon State
Priorities:
- Chevron must clean up MTBE and provide new wells
- Adequate water supplies for current residents
- Long-range master plan that respects quality of life and environmental health
Ilan Funke-Bilu
1642 votes
16.70%
- Occupation: Attorney at Law
- Central Coast Trial Lawyers Association Trial Lawyer of the Year , 1996
- NACDL , Life Member
- B.A., Baruch College of the City University of New York, 1973
- J.D., Western State College of Law, 1977
- California State Bar ,Board Certified Criminal Law Specialist
- Succesfully prosecuted a $1,000,000.00 + jury verdict against Unocal in connection with the Avila Beach toxic spill and leak.
Priorities:
- Totally eliminate MTBE from Cambria's environment.
- Help create a water plan which is consistent with Cambria's resources and with the will of Cambria's people .
- Help manage a Services District that is obligated to its users and faithful to the law.
Vernon Alan "Vern" Kalshan
1582 votes
16.09%
- Occupation: Attorney
- Juris Doctorate, UC Hastings Col. of Law
- B.S. Metallurgical Eng, IIT, Chocago
- Lt. Commander, USNR Retired
Priorities:
- Water allocation for each residence
- Registered voters to approve major capital expenditures
- Water allocation for fire suppression
Phillip R. "Phil" Taves
1516 votes
15.42%
- Occupation: Retired Police Supervisor
- BA University of San Francisco
- Life Time Teaching Certificate
Priorities:
- MTBE Ground water contamination
- Development of The Water Master Plan
- Providing information to the public on the specific options for long term water for Cambria.
Gerald H. Gray
1392 votes
14.16%
- Occupation: Realtor/General Contractor
- Past Chair California Coastal Council
- Past Alternate Member Calif. Coastal Commission
- Past Lt. Gov. Division 29 Kiwanis International
- Citizen of year Cambria
- Past Chair S.L.O. County Permit Streamlining Comm.
- Past member County Construction Appeals aBoard
Priorities:
- Move toward long term water solutions for Cambria.
- Continue to support CCSD involvement in aquisition of East-West Ranch.
- Presssure Chevron to meet obligations concerning MTBE polution of our water source.
Basic candidate data supplied by the County elections official.
Order of candidates is random and changes daily.
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