East Bay Municipal Utility District Director, Ward 7
What does this office do?
- Overseeing water, sewer, and drainage service for the district
- Setting the district's property tax rate and water rates
- Deciding when to borrow money for pipes, parks, and roads
Affects: Environment and Public Health, Government Efficiency, Government Spending Reduction,
Candidates:
Nonpartisan · Incumbent
April Chan has been a water district director since 2022, is a former congressional aide who worked on infrastructure funding, and sits on the Alameda County Fire Commission. She says she will keep water rates affordable, show residents how every dollar is spent, and protect the watershed.
Records: Government Spending Reduction 2 against
Nonpartisan
Gary Wolff is a civil engineer with more than 40 years in water and sanitation work, a former head of Alameda County's StopWaste, and a former vice chair of the State Water Resources Control Board. He says he will slow rising water bills and keep water clean and reliable.
Records: Environment and Public Health 1 for, Government Spending Reduction 1 for
Nonpartisan
Joseph "Doc" Grcar is a retired government laboratory scientist and former Sierra Club officer who has lived in Castro Valley most of his life. He says East Bay special-district boards need clearer financial reporting, formal planning, steadier leadership, and more attention to underserved areas.
Nonpartisan
Luis Reynoso is a university business professor who served as a Chabot-Las Positas Community College District trustee from 2020 to 2024. He says he wants dependable service, secure stations, careful budgeting, and robo-taxis to give riders 24/7 trips when trains aren't running.
Source: alamedacountyca.gov