- Party: Democratic
- Occupation: Teacher
- Professor of Philosophy, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
- B.A., Cal. State University, L.A.
- M.A., Ph.D., U.C.L.A.
- Founder and president, International Society for Family Law and Family Ethics
- Scholar of the Year, 2000, College of Liberal Arts, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
- Founder and member of five Medical Ethics committees in San Luis Obispo County, California
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Top Priorities if Elected |
- Universal, single-payer health care for all California children
- Equal educational opportunities for all California children, without regard to family income, place of residence, social class, etc.
- A living wage for all working families with children to support.
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- California Labor Federation
- California Faculty Association
- Attorney General Bill Lockyer
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- How Calfornia can help working families
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Protecting essential services from severe budget cuts in funding by restoring top tax brackets; support for labor-friendly bills currently before the state legislature
- Some ideas for alleviating the current housing crisis in San Luis Obispo and northern Santa Barbara counties
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We can alleviate the housing crisis in San Luis Obispo and northern Santa Barbara counties by planning for and accomodating needed housing types, efficiently planning public services, providing convenient, economic transportation systems, and planning and zoning land to meet estimated future growth.
- Some ideas for the protection and preservation California's natural environment
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California should take immediate steps to make more investments in renewable energy, preserve water quality, promote healthy forests, adopt "smart growth" planning, develop strict regulations for distributed energy, restore the Hetch Hetchy Valley, and preserve Lake Earl.
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League of Women Voters of California
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