League of Women Voters of California Education Fund
	Alameda County, CA November 2, 2010 Election
	Council Member; City of Alameda Voter Information

Results as of Jan 6 2:56pm, 100.00% of Precincts Reporting (48/48) (135 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.30%)

Candidates (Vote for 2) Click on highlighted name for additional information supplied by candidate. Contact non-highlighted candidates and encourage them to provide information for voters. Rob Bonta 9164 votes 20.51% Occupation: City of Alameda Health Care District Director Chair, City of Alameda's Economic Development Commission President, City of Alameda's Social Service Human Relations Board B,A, Yale J.D. Yale Law School Priorities: Cultivate economic development Preserve public safety Maintain and improve our quality of life Lena Tam 7748 votes 17.34% Occupation: Alameda City Councilmember Alameda Health Care District Board Member (2001-2006) Alameda County Planning Commissioner (2000-2005) President, City of Alameda League of Women Voters (1998-2000) 2005 Woman of the Year, 16th Assembly District U.C. Berkeley, Bachelor of Science, Civil/Environmental Engineering University of San Francisco, Master of Public Administration Priorities: Secure adequate funding to support our schools by working with the community Preserve public safety by maintaining our ambulance service, police and fire staffing Create and preserve jobs through business retention and recruitment Beverly J. Johnson 7682 votes 17.19% Occupation: Attorney/Alameda Mayor Jean (Spencer) Sweeney 7018 votes 15.70% Occupation: Retired Teacher BS (ed) University of Idaho Good Citizen Award given to me for getting the Alameda Beltline Railroad to sell back 30 to the city for less than a million dollars. Elementary school teacher in the public and Montessori schools. Priorities: Rehab, restore, and reuse the buildings at Alameda Point. Examine the employment contracts that threaten our city. Develop a sane plan for Alameda Point with a cap on the number of residental homes. Marilyn Ezzy Ashcraft 5560 votes 12.44% Occupation: Planning Commissioner/Arbitrator President, City of Alameda Planning Board Director, Alameda Hospital & City of Alameda Health Care District Boards (2000 - 2006) Member, City of Alameda Economic Development Commission (2005 - 2006) Chair, Campaign to Save Alameda Hospital (2002) Co-Chair, Campaign to build new Main Library and renovate branch libraries (2000) U.C. Davis, Bachelor of Science; Santa Clara University School of Law, J.D. Priorities: Strengthening our local economy by creating jobs and housing opportunities Achieving a sustainable City budget in order to maintain both essential and desirable public services Moving forward with sensible, sustainable development at Alameda Point Tracy Jensen 3211 votes 7.19% Occupation: Alameda Unified School District Board Member Co-Chair - Alameda Collaborative for Children, Youth and Families Led the adoption of the first school Wellness Policy to improve student nutrition and encourage physical activity. Led the adoption of the first lessons to address bullying in elementary grades and ensure respect for Alameda's diverse families. City of Oakland Senior Services Administrator - manage a $2 million budget and 4 senior centers to keep seniors active and independent. Board member - Alameda County Community Food Bank Degrees: MBA and MPH, Emory University; B.S. - Public Administration, California State University East Bay Priorities: I established the first City-School Board committee and my first priority will always be programs and services for Alameda youth and families. I opposed Measure B but I will work for Alameda Point development that provides safe school sites, funds public services and doesn't increase traffic. I helped students and parents to reduce our school landfill waste by more than 100% and I want to make Alameda the greenest city in California. Adam F. Gillitt 2291 votes 5.13% Occupation: Alameda Business Owner Consultant for web technology, graphic design and social networking BA, English & American Literature, Brown University MA Teacher Certification, Secondary English RI Teacher Certification, English 7-12 Priorities: Reform of Fiscal Mismanagement in City Government Leadership at the Former NAS / Alameda Point Involvement of Citizens in and Transparency of City Government Jeff Mitchell 1879 votes 4.20% Occupation: Journalist, Communications Consultant Alameda Sunshine Task Force member Open Government Advocate Member, Board of Directors, Alameda Meals on Wheels Priorities: Require Alameda City Hall to operate with full openness and transparency Enact a comprehensive Sunshine Ordinance Enact meaningful campaign finance reform regulations Basic candidate data supplied by the applicable elections official. Order of candidates is random and changes daily.

Events Candidate Forums Part I of a video of the League of Women Voters of Alameda September 29, 2010 Candidate Forum Part II of of a video of the League of Women Voters of Alameda September 29, 2010 Candidate Forum This election is archived. Any links to sources outside of Smart Voter may no longer be active. No further links will be added to this page. Links to sources outside of Smart Voter are provided for information only and do not imply endorsement.

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