›› UPFRONT for not taking advantage of a program that would have created charging stations for electric cars. But that’s apples and oranges, say MCE proponents. MCE should have gone to an advisory vote, according to Mazzoni. Although the MCE debate raged right up to the point that the power agency flipped the switch to start delivering power—and continues to rage— Mazzoni maintains that “it would have been wise for the county to do an advisory vote. By not having an advisory vote, we have never had a vigorous and robust community debate on the issue. What we get is PG&E and we get [MCE], and we don’t get any cross-pollination.” That position hints at where Mazzoni stands on the political spectrum. Mazzoni espouses what she calls “new environmentalism.” She favors a change in attitude among the environmental community, the business community and the sustainability community. “I have lived here most of my life,” she says as she draws a history of the county that has gone from a strict focus on protecting “our beautiful land” to a more complicated time with “complex environmental issues that are beyond simply saving the land because we [already] have saved the land.” A new concept of sustainability, says Mazzoni, means “bringing everyone together and breaking the artificial barriers that have separated for example the environmental community and the business community in the past.” Mazzoni says the county has
transcended a time when “if you were an environmentalist, you were anti-business.” The new paradigm, she adds, calls for true sustainability, including a sustainable business community that provides jobs and revenue for county government. But Adams says that despite Mazzoni’s rhetoric, her challenger is a clear candidate for pro-development interests. Included on her list of major campaign contributors are Ghilotti Construction Company, McNear Brick & Block and The Ad Men. The Marin Builders Exchange endorses Mazzoni. Adams also says her stand to restrain the San Rafael Rock Quarry has earned her some battle scars dealt by the business community. She’s proud of her accomplishments aimed at environmental protection and preventing overdevelopment. “We’re in tough economic times. But we’re going to come out of this, and when we do, will we have disassembled all of the really wonderful programs and the vision that have brought us to this place? Or do we want to weather this storm and then come out of this even better than when we when into it?” Mazzoni says she thinks the choice between her and Adams is a “healthy one.” This time, voters can’t say there were no differences between the candidates. ✹ Contact the writer at peter@pseidman.com.
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