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the onny Bettman to B ct le -e re ld u o sh April 24, 2004 , rd a u “…Ward 1 voters G r te is uncil.” — Reg Eugene City Co stent , remaining consi er d a le g n ro st a n ard.” “Bettman has bee truly representing those in her w and ly, May 6, 2004 with her values — Eugene Week breaks as head of the Lane Metro Partnership, gave $250 to Meisner. Tom Slocum, Ward 1, reported $7,000 in contributions, $5,400 of which came from developer interests. An association of com- mercial investment real estate agents (CID) gave $700. The Homebuilders, Chambers, contractor Fred Wittkop and Cascade Title gave $500 each. Real Estate brokers Ward Beck and J.B. Buller gave $250 each and 14 other real estate brokers gave $100 each to Slocum, a registered Republican. Re-Elect BONNY BETTMAN THE ONLY CANDIDATE IN THE WARD 1 RACE ENDORSED BY: Eugene Register Guard • Eugene Weekly Democratic Party of Lane County Sierra Club State Senator Floyd Prozanski Oregon League of Conservation Voters State Rep. Phil Barnhart AFSCME • Eugene Firefighters State Rep. Paul Holvey County Commissioner Bill Dwyer For a complete list County Commissioner Peter Sorenson check Bonny’s website: Former County Commissioner Tom Lininger www.efn.org/~bonny PAID FOR BY ELECT BONNY BETTMAN Battle of the Bucks ELECT Andrea Ortiz Eugene City Council Ward 7 Connected to the Community A Strong Leader for Ward 7 Andrea is committed to: Organizational Endorsements: • Environmental Protection • Diversity in Government • Living Wage Jobs and a Strong Economy • Excellent Schools for All • Strong Neighborhoods • Increased Citizen Involvement • Eugene Weekly • AFSCME Local 1724 • Oregon League of Conservation Voters • Democratic Party of Lane County • ONRC Action PAC • Educación y Justicia Para La Raza • Oregon Bus Project–Lane “I have worked with Andrea Ortiz on the Eugene Police Commission for three years. She is smart, fair, and hard working. She will be an excellent addition to the city council.” Bonny Bettman, Eugene City Councilor, Ward 1 voteandrea.com Paid for by Andrea Ortiz for City Council Every Vote Counts! • Ballots Due May 18, 8:00 pm Visit us online: www.eugeneweekly.com To counter the big developer bucks going into local elections, environmental and pro- gressive candidates have raised similarly large amounts of money. Most of the dona- tions have come from numerous small con- tributions from local environmentalists, pro- gressives and labor unions. Mayoral candidate Kitty Piercy reported $94,000 in contributions. That’s more than Nathanson’s total of $62,000. But with the Chamber backing Nathanson and conserva- tive council candidates with a $38,000 war chest for this election, they are about even. Piercy’s large contributors include a $15,000 loan from Piercy’s husband, $6,200 worth of in-kind work by the Oregon League of Conservation Voters (OLCV) and $4,000 from the Eugene firefighters union. Piercy also reported $1,000 donations from teacher Steve Adey, organic food pro- ducer Mel Bankoff, local property manager and environmentalist Tom Bowerman, James Gang Publishing, investor William Gilbert, Eugene Weekly part-owner Anita Johnson, brokerage business owner Deborah Noble, retiree Cary Thompson and LCC fac- ulty member Mark Williams. The AFSCME city employee and the local Building Trade Council unions also gave $1,000 each. The vast majority of Piercy’s contribu- tions were small, reflecting a broad base of support. Piercy reported 553 donations of $50 or less accounting for a total of $22,000 in total contributions. Nathanson reported a total of only $1,400 in such small contribu- tions and didn’t say how many she received. Reported contributions to Nathanson aver- aged $343. Progressive council candidates Bonny Bettman, Betty Taylor and Andrea Ortiz reported smaller donations from many of the same sources as Piercy. Bettman and Taylor reported raising a total of about $11,000 each for their campaigns. Ortiz reported $9,000. Some union members could conceivably benefit directly from electing a friendly mayor and council, but most of the other donors contributing to progressive candi- dates appear to have little to gain other than good government, healthy environment and livable quality of life. The same can’t be said for the develop- ment interests backing Nathanson, Denner, Slocum and Meisner. A city council vote can lead to tens of millions of dollars in freeway construction money to local contractors and A new road, rezoning, or growth boundary extension can dramatically increase the value of land, giving a huge windfall to speculators. sand and gravel companies. A new road, rezoning, or growth boundary extension can dramatically increase the value of land, giv- ing a huge windfall to speculators. Taxes can be lowered for businesses or millions of dol- lars of tax breaks and other subsidies given. A small group of pro-sprawl and devel- oper interests is behind most of the cash fuel- ing Nathanson, Denner, Meisner and Slocum’s campaigns. Of the $135,000 com- bined total raised by the Chamber and indi- vidual conservative campaigns, $6 out of every $10 came from the 30 large companies and wealthy individuals who gave the most money. Those 30 special interests represent only 7 percent of the donors, but each gave more than $1,000. Just 13 large donors (the top 3 percent) contributing more than $3,000 each account for almost half of the money raised for con- servative candidates (see table). If cash does indirectly buy votes, these are the people who run Eugene. ew Lane County’s Only Full-Service Internet Service Provider If you want to switch to a reliable and local ISP, compare us to any other service. We offer you our 100% first month satisfaction guarantee. 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