CSJ Ep019: San Jose Mayoral Candidate Environmental Forum (May 15, 2006)

On May 15, 2006; Four candidates for Mayor of San Jose participated in a debate at the United Way Building at 1922 The Alameda in the Rose Garden district. This event was sponsored by:

Eco-Silicon Valley – an Our City Forest initiative
League of Conservation Voters
Greenbelt Alliance
Breathe California
Sierra Club

Participants were:
• Dave Cortese
• Michael Mulcahy
• David Pandori
• Chuck Reed

This debate was promoted as the premier opportunity for the candidates to tout their environmental credentials. A record of 21 questions were answered in the following categories:
* Environmental priorities
* Toxic waste
* Park ordinances
* Habitat preservation policy
* Riparian corridor policy
* Development review
* General Plan review
* Green buildings
* Urban forestry
* Farmland protection
* Air quality
* EIR process
* Solid waste
* Open Space Initiative
* Groundwater protection/water quality
* Mayor’s Climate Protection Agreement (Kyoto Protocol)

The moderator of this debate was Barbara Marshman, associate editor of the Mercury News editorial pages.

San Jose Mayoral Candidate Environmental Issues Forum
Monday, May 15, 7:00 – 9:00pm.
Where:
United Way Building
1922 The Alameda., San Jose

This is a recording of that event.
Audio recording provided by Citizen San Jose
Date Recorded: 2006-05-15
Recorded by Terry R.
Phone 1*206*666*JOSE
email: Citizensj ‘AT’ gmail.com

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