The Sierra Club Yolano Group Management Committee and the Davis Neighborhood Coalition submitted 10 questions to Davis City Council candidates for a candidate forum held on April 30, 2008. The candidates were asked to submit written responses to the Management Committee as well as the verbal presentations at the forum. Here is a summary of all their answers grouped by question.
The Management Committee “graded” the candidates based on their responses to the questions that related to the environment. The Sierra Club Yolano Group spent much time deliberating regarding the relative grading of the candidates for this 2008 City of Davis City Council election cycle. In general, the management committee believes that the educational value of the candidates’ answers to the questions - both for the voters and for the candidates is the most valuable portion of this process. The three main issues discussed in the grading process were: Measure J, Wastewater and Surface Water Capitol Projects, and the future of wood burning in the City of
Davis. Each candidate received the range of grades available and the final grades that we are presenting are the average of the management committee's votes - not a unanimous grade. This is not a Sierra Club endorsement of any of the candidates.
Cecilia Escamilla-Greenwald and Sue Greenwald rated an “A” grade based on answers to the three questions. Rob Roy, Don Saylor, Steven Souza and Sydney Vergis all received “B” grades.
For more information, contact Pam Nieberg at 530-756-6856,
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