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LWV League of Women Voters of California
Alameda County, CA November 5, 2002 Election
Smart Voter Jerry T. Thorne, P.E.

Candidate for
Member, City Council; City of Pleasanton

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Biographical Highlights
  • Occupation: Commissioner/Environmental Professional
  • Parks and Recreation Commissioner since 1995, current Vice-Chair, Past Chair
  • Responsible for Master planning Alviso Adobe, Bernal Community Park, Amador Park and Others
  • Led successful 6-year grass roots effort to build a 50-meter Olympic Pool
  • Bachelor's Degree in Chemistry and Zoology from University of Tennessee
  • Over 35 Years as Professional Environmental Engineer and 26 years a multi-function Manager with Fortune 500 Co.
  • Past Board of Director's member of San Jose/Silicon Valley Chamber of Commerce
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Top Priorities if Elected
  • Housing: We must provide additional Senior/Workforce housing in Pleasanton including on a small portion of the City owned land on the Bernal Property.
  • We must stop trying to solve our complex Traffic problems on a neighborhood by neighborhood basis.They must be solved on a Community wide basis
  • We must provide the facilities and programs to better balance Cultural Arts with Sports and other recreational activities, including seniors and youth
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Key Endorsements
  • Becky Dennis, Vice Mayor
  • Pat Lane, Chair, Human Services Commission
  • Christine Steiner, Chair, Housing Commission
Position Papers
Senior and Workforce Housing
We must provide additional affordable senior and workforce housing in Pleasanton, including on a small portion of the city owned land on the Bernal Property.
Traffic in Pleasanton
We must solve our traffic issues in Pleasanton on a community wide basis and stop the folly of trying to solve them on a neighborhood by neighborhood basis overburdening some and protecting others.
Cultural Arts Improvements
We must improve the availability of Cultural Arts facilities and programs for all of our citizens.
 
Campaign Contact Information
Website: http://www.geocities.com/jtthorne2002/index.html
E-mail: jtthorne2002@yahoo.com

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