Agency’s leaders have embarked on costly and foolish projects, and deceived voters to hang on to political power.
In District 2, which includes parts of San Jose and Santa Clara, voters should elect Shiloh Ballard, a nonprofit executive with a long resume of public service and environmental advocacy.
The only competitive race on the Nov. 5 ballot is for the seat of retiring board member Barbara Keegan, who had the integrity to step down after three terms as she had advocated all board members should. Keegan, who is younger than all but one of her fellow board members, turns 70 this month. • The rebuilding of Anderson Dam, which holds back Santa Clara County’s largest reservoir, between San Jose and Morgan Hill, to bring it up to modern earthquake standards. The project, which tripled in cost in just two yearsIn securing new water supplies and encouraging conservation, the district must be smart about the fiscal and environmental impacts.
Moreover, Ballard brings a standout resume of community work, including six years on the San Jose Planning Commission, 22 years on the board of the Santa Clara County League of Conservation Voters, 13 years on the Association of Bay Area Government’s Regional Planning Committee, 14 years as senior vice president of the Silicon Valley Leadership Group and eight years as executive director of the Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition.
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