League of Women Voters of California Education Fund
	Alameda County, CA November 2, 2010 Election
	Rent Stabilization Board Commissioner; City of Berkeley Voter Information

Results as of Jan 6 2:56pm, 100.00% of Precincts Reporting (99/99) (654 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.54%)

Candidates (Vote for 6) Click on highlighted name for additional information supplied by candidate. Contact non-highlighted candidates and encourage them to provide information for voters. Jesse Townley 17456 votes 14.35% Occupation: Rent Stabilization Board Commissioner Chair & Vice Chair, Disaster & Fire Safety Commission Producer, KALX Public Affairs Department Board Member, Independent Arts & Media former Executive Director & Vice President Board of Directors, Easy Does It Disability Assistance non-profit Member, Uprisings Bakery Collective Former Secretary, Alternative Music Foundation (a.k.a. 924 Gilman Street) Priorities: Comprehensively prepare tenants and landlords for the next earthquake & wildfire, including CERT training & emergency supply caches Ensure cost-effective seismic retrofitting of all rental property, including through the Soft Story Ordinance Expand the greening of all rental units by pushing composting, recycling, and solar power Pamela W "Pam Webster" Webster 16117 votes 13.25% Occupation: Rent Board Commissioner Vice President Board of Ecology Center Manager, Patron Services, California Shakespeare Theater Downtown YMCA Family Night Co-ordinator Former Berkeley Citizen Environmental Advisory Commissioner Former co-chair Downtown YMCA Youth Support Campaign Former Executive Committee member Sierra Club Northern Alameda County Group Priorities: Better enforcement of Soft Story Ordinance to warn and prepare tenants in seismically unsafe buildings. Expand outreach to all Berkeley tenants and small property owners Protect older rent-controlled buildings from demolition and redevelopment. Dave Blake 15784 votes 12.98% Occupation: book editor, Rent Board Vice-Chair Priorities: Restoring the credibility of the Berkeley League of Women Voters Lisa Stephens 15336 votes 12.61% Occupation: Rent Board Commissioner Katherine Harr 15231 votes 12.52% Occupation: Appointed Rent Board Commissioner Administrator/Development Associate, Eviction Defense Collaborative Block Captain, Shotwell-Horace-Folsom Neighborhood Watch Tenants Rights Counselor, San Francisco Tenants Union Volunteer and DJ, KUSF San Francisco Volunteer music festival producer Priorities: Outreach and education Owners and tenants in foreclosures Condition of housing Asa Dodsworth 15022 votes 12.35% Occupation: Sustainable Landscape Designer Berkeley Tenant Convention Endorsed Candidate 2010 Former Zero Waste Commission Vice-Chair Certified Permaculture Designer 11 year Member, and Cook House host for Berkeley Food Not Bombs Berkeley Native, no previous ones elected to represent Berkeley Priorities: Outreach: without effective outreach, tenant protections and rent control will be unused, leaving tenants abused. Earthquake Safety, inspecting Berkeley's 200+ Soft Story buildings for safety, and require them all to be brought to current earthquake safety code. Require that all multi unit rental complexes make Recycling and Municpal Food Waste Composting available to tenants. George David Perezvelez 9308 votes 7.65% Occupation: Commissioner/Restaurant Manager Chair Berkeley Police Review Commission Commissioner Berkeley Commission on Labor Alameda County Progressive Writer for Examiner.com United States Navy Veteran General Manager Left Bank Restaurant Priorities: Soft building retrofitting Incentives Viable and affordable low income housing initiatives Inclusive community outreach programs and impartiality Tamar Larsen 8578 votes 7.05% Occupation: Parent/Educator Marcia Levenson 8124 votes 6.68% Occupation: Housing Advisory Commissioner Basic candidate data supplied by the applicable elections official. Order of candidates is random and changes daily.

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