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Election 2000 logo (sm) Voters Guide Calif. Primary - Mar. 7

 

NATIONAL AND STATEWIDE
Open primary mixes parties
Smaller parties offer more choices
Presidential primary is a mother lode
 The presidential candidates on the issues
 Other candidates in the presidenital race
 A quiet GOP Senate campaign
Other candidates for the Senate seat

U.S. HOUSE
District 10
 District 12
 District 13
 District 14
 District 15
 District 16
 District 17

CALIFORNIA STATE SENATE
District 11
 District 13
 District 15

CALIFORNIA STATE ASSEMBLY
District 23
 District 24
 District 28
 Districts 18, 20, 21, 22, and 27 (uncontested)

PROPOSITIONS
Voters facing 20 ballot measures
 Pro, con, for and against

LOCAL RACES
Santa Clara County
Board of Supervisors
 Superior Court
Los Altos Hills Council
 San Jose Council
 Water District
Open Space Authority
Ballot measures
Alameda County
 Board of Supervisors
 Board of Education
Ballot measures
San Mateo County
 Board of Supervisors
 Half Moon Bay Council
Ballot measures
Santa Cruz County
 Board of Supervisors
 District Attorney
Superior Court
Ballot measures
San Benito County
 Board of Supervisors
 Superior Court
 Board of Education

GRAPHICS
How to use Pollstar ballot machine
Are we there yet? An explanation of the primary process

NEWS
Politics & Government on Mercury Center
Campaign 2000 at RealCities

RESOURCES ONLINE
California Secretary of State voter information
California Voter Foundation's nonpartisan guide
 League of Women Voters' nonpartisan guide
Rough and Tumble, a daily snapshot on California politics
Alameda County
 Monterey County
 San Benito County
 Santa Clara County
 Santa Cruz County

CREDITS

 
     

Posted at 11:06 a.m. PST Wednesday, February 16, 2000

HALF MOON BAY CITY COUNCIL

What's at stake? Two people are running to replace Councilwoman Betty Stone, who resigned last fall and moved out of state. The new council member will finish out Stone's term, which ends in November 2002. The new member is expected to tilt the balance on a five-member council that is currently split between slow-growth and pro-growth factions.

TONI TAYLOR

 Who is she? Toni Taylor, 49, has been a computer software consultant for 20 years and operates a business with her husband. She was appointed to the Half Moon Bay Planning Commission last year and worked extensively on committees revising the city's general plan. Taylor, who has lived in Half Moon Bay for six years, campaigned for Measure D, the voter initiative that set a 1 percent annual growth rate for the city.

Why is she running? Taylor said a top priority is improving traffic safety for residents whose neighborhood streets empty onto Highway 1 by lobbying for more traffic signals. She said she would also revise the city's general plan to favor commercial development over residential growth, to improve the jobs-housing imbalance in Half Moon Bay.

JOHN SULLIVAN

Who is he? John Sullivan, 51, is vice president of business development for an engineering firm in Foster City. Sullivan, who has lived in Half Moon Bay for 19 years, was appointed to the Half Moon Bay Planning Commission four years ago and was reappointed last year. He has a master's degree from Santa Clara University. Sullivan would not say how he voted on Measure D, but added that he is committed to implementing and enforcing the growth cap.

Why is he running? Sullivan says he would work to improve traffic congestion, to attract high-tech jobs and to get the long-stalled Boys and Girls Club built.

-- Mercury News Staff Writer Marilee Enge
   
       

Published February 20, 2000
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