Incumbents John Zoglin and Wesley F. Alles spoke Oct. 10 at a League of Women Voters election forum along with three other candidates – Julia E. Miller, Bill James and Dennis W. Chiu. Voters will choose three of the five for seats on the El Camino Hospital District Board. During the forum, held at the Mountain View Library, all candidates opposed Measure M – which would limit flexibility in setting top management salaries. There was some difference in opinion about the benefits of the acquisition of the Los Gatos clinic a few years ago.
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00:10 seconds – beginning of LWV formalities
5:45 Candidate Statements – spoken left to right, about 2 minutes each
16:10
Q1. What are the three most important issues facing the hospital district and how will you address them?
21:45
Q2. There is wealth of information on each of you, but no mention of where you live or your use of El Camino Hospital. How long have you lived in the El Camino Hospital District and have you ever been treated there?
27:20
Q3. Do you support Measure M and would you please explain your answer?
32:50
Q4. Will you maintain the present relationship with the Los Gatos clinic acquired a few years ago?
38:20
Q5.How do you feel the new contracts recently negotiated and approved with the nurses union and the SEIU?
44:00
Q6. How would explain to the community how their tax dollars are spent by the district. And how would you make sure that the community benefit programs that the hospital participates in are the ones that the community most values?
Closing Candidate Statements
51:20 Dennis W. Chu
52:30 Wesley F. Alles
54:45 Bill James
56:55 Julia E. Miller
59:00 John Zoglin
