Candidate for
Board Member; Coastside County Water District

I am a full time consulting engineer in the electronics industry and a recently retired NASA scientist/engineer. Safe reliable water at the lowest possible price requires continuing the modernization of our aging infrastructure. Despite double-digit raw water rate increases imposed upon us by SFPUC, we have contained our water rate increases this year to less than 5%, a below average Bay Area rate increase.

Our local infrastructure can help to mitigate the excessive cost increases generated by the modernization of the Hetch Hetchy regional water system. Hetch Hetchy supplies over two thirds of our water, so keeping prices in check will require sound leadership. I am committed to meeting all the increasing State and Federal rules for water pressure and quality needed to achieve rigorous health and fire safety standards. I will work to accomplish these goals and to promote water conservation while maintaining low and reasonable water prices.

I am a 20 year resident of the Coastside, a former University Professor, and a former Program Director at the National Science Foundation. I live in Half Moon Bay with my wife and two daughters.