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Food Manufacturers and
Water/Irr igation Districts
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Water Districts in California
Background
Water in California is managed by a network of over 600 special districts and agencies. Water and irrigat
special units that oversee the task of supplying water and sewer needs in the state while typically operat
administrative and fiscal independence from general purpose local and state governments. They are ofte
corporations, but in some areas, the water is managed by the public utility department of the city or couthese variations, some water districts and agencies have elected boards while others have superintende
commissioners or directors that are public employees.
The three most common types of local water management entities can be found in the chart below:
Water Company Water Districts/Irrigation Districts City Dep
Water Companies are investor-
owned public corporations that
typically serve multiple locations.
Water Districts are separate legal entities that
have taxation powers and sources of revenue
independent from the cities or counties they
serve.
Typically part of t
department, w
provided by citie
jurisdiction of
They do not have a publicly
elected board, but are accountable
to shareholders.
They are governed by an elected board of
directors or supervisors.
Commissioners m
by the mayor and
or the departmen
governmen
Umbrella districts can encompass multiple municipal water districts and have a larger board made up of
from each municipality. For example, the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California is a consortiu
districts and agencies and the board is made up of representatives from within the 26 municipalities. The
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Water Board Elections
The elected water boards throughout the state are also heterogeneous in structure and operation. Almos
board members with 4-year long terms. Most districts have area-specific seats while others consist of at
The board seats require a part-time commitment, but are often compensated relatively generously with s
benefits.
The elections take place every two years, with seats alternating so that no more than 3 seats are open in
election. Most of the boards researched for the purposes of this project did not have term limits, and a sof board members had served for more than one term.
There was virtually no public information found about the financing of water district campaigns with the e
San Gabriel Valley Tribune article from 2012 with the heading, Water Board Candidates Spend Lots of C
Battles for Obscure Seats. The article highlighted several campaigns for the board of member agencies
Metropolitan Water District of Southern California that had spent over $50,000 on local races, juxtaposin
majority of water board races in Southern California that spent under $10,000. Information about campa
spending on water board elections could not be located online, including the Secretary of State Cal-Accfinance database.
For larger city departments or agencies, there is often a board appointed by the mayor and confirmed by
All of the appointed boards seats within the scope of this project are for five-year terms.
Report Index
The following is a catalog of all the available information on the water districts that were within the scope
project on Food Manufacturers. Districts and agencies that had elected or appointed board members, a
one union and non-union food manufacturing company listed within the boundaries were given their own
Departments and companies with no elected or appointed board or ones that did not have at least one u
union manufacturing company listed were included in the attached spreadsheet only.
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East Bay Municipal Utility District ------------------------------------------------------------------------- p
Modesto Irrigation District ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- p
LA Department of Water & Power ------------------------------------------------------------------------ p
Fresno Irrigation District ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- p
Turlock Irrigation District ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ p
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East Bay Municipal Utility Distr
UFCW Western States Council
Unionized Manufact
SAAGS INC
San Leandro - 57 UFCW memb
PEERLESS COFFEE CO
Oakland- 21 UFCW members (L
PRIME SMOKED MEATS
Oakland - 15 UFCW members (
MILAN SALAMI CO
Oakland - 15 UFCW members (
ALLIED PRINGLE
Oakland - 14 UFCW members (
PEPSICO
Oakland- 499 IBT members
KRAFT
San Leandro - 400 IBT member
SARA LEE (EARTHGRAINS BAKI
Oakland - 250 BCTGM membe
Nonunion ManufactSMITH FROZEN FOOD
San Leandro - estimated 1000 w
EBMUD has a seven-member Board of Directors pub-
licly elected from wards within the service area.
EBMUD's water system serves approximately 1.3 million
people in a 331-square-mile area.
John A. Coleman - represents the cities of Alamo, Lafayette and Walnut Creek, Town of Danv
communities of Blackhawk and Diablo, and partsof San Ramon and Pleasant Hill. (Term Expir
Katy Foulkes (Vice President) - represents the cities of Piedmont, Orinda and El Sobrante, T
Moraga, as well as portions of Oakland, Pinole and Richmond. (Term Expires 12/2014)
AndyKatz (President) - represents the cities of Albany, Berkeley,Emeryville, El Cerrito and K
well as a portion of Oakland. (Term Expires 12/2014)
Doug Linney - represents the cities of Alameda and San Lorenzo, as well as WestOakland, th
Airport area and a portion of San Leandro. (Term Expires 12/2016)
AboutE
BMUD
BOARDDIRE
CTORS
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Modesto Irrigation District
UFCW Western States Council
Unionized Manufact
MODESTO TALLOW
Modesto- 23 UFCW members (
STANISLAUS FOOD PRODUCTS
Modesto- 1473 IBT members (L
NESTLE
Modesto - 700 IBT members (L
E & J GALLOW WINERY
Modesto - 600 IBT members (L
DEL MONTE FOODS CO
Modesto - 1222 IBT members (
CONAGRA
Modesto- 500 IBT members (Lo
Nonunion Manufact
PRAIRIE FARMS DAIRY
Modesto - estimated 1000 work
FOSTER FARMS DAIRY
Modesto - estimated 999 worke
MID is an independent, publicly owned utility, controlled
by a locally elected Board of Directors. It provides elec-
tric, irrigation and water treatment services for the
greater Modesto Area and neighboring communities.AboutMID
Larry Byrd (Vice President)- represents Division 1, the southeast area including southeast Mo
Empire, Waterford and Roberts Ferry. Byrd is a cattle rancher and almond grower in Waterford
elected in 2011.
Glen Wild - represents Division 2, central Modesto. Wild is a U.S. Air Force veteran and retired
owner in Modesto. He was elected in 2009.
Tom Van Groningen - represents Division 3, northeast Modesto. He serves as Yosemite ComCollege District Chancellor from 1976 - 1992. He was elected in 1997, 2001, 2005, and 2009.
Paul Warda - represents Division 4, northwest Modesto. Warda is a walnut farmer and a retire
president of Tenet Health Care Systems. He was elected in 1997, 2001, 2005, and 2009.
Nick Blom (President) - represents Division 5, southwest Modesto. Blom owns and operates
BOARD
DIRECTORS
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LA Department of Water and Po
UFCW Western States Council
LADWP
in Green
Unionized Manufacturers
OVERHILL FOODS
Los Angeles- 490 UFCW members (Local 770)
ROGERS POULTRY COMPANY
Los Angeles- 105 UFCW members (Local 770)
BAKER COMMODITIES INC
Los Angeles - 31 UFCW members (Local 770)
GOLDBERG & SOLOVY FOODS
Los Angeles - 23 UFCW members (Local 770)
HOSTESS CAKES KITCHEN (INTERSTATE BRAND)
Los Angeles- 700 IAM members
BICARA LTDLos Angeles- 275 IBT members (Local 572)
HJ HEINZ CORP
Chatsworth- 320 IBT members
Nonunion Manufacturers
As a department within the city of Los Angeles
primarily supplies water to the city of Los Ange
however, it also serves areas in Culver City an
Hollywood. The total service area comprises a
square miles area with an estimated 3.81 millio
dents. The Department is run by a board of fiv
bers who are appointed by the mayor of Los A
confirmed by the city council and serve for five
terms. Also, the LADWP has four representativ
Metropolitan Water District. The Water Execut
is directed by the board to provide overall dire
management and oversight to the General Ma
the water system.
Thomas S. Sayles (President)- appointed
Mayor Antonio R. Villaraigosa and confirm
2009. His term will expire on June 30, 201
Previously worked as CAs Deputy Attorne
General.
Eric Holoman (Vice President) - appointe
Mayor Antonio R. Villaraigosa and confirm
2010. His term will expire on June 30, 201
Previously served as President of Holoma
Services Inc.
Richard F. Moss - appointed by Mayor An
Villaraigosa and confirmed in 2011. He wa
reappointed and reconfirmed in 2012. His
expire on June 30, 2017. Chairman of Val*political action committee focused on bus
issues in the San Fernando Valley.
Christina Noonan - appointed by Mayor A
R. Villaraigosa and confirmed in 2010. She
reappointed and reconfirmed in 2011. His
i J 30 2016 Sh i S i
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Fresno Irrigation District
UFCW Western States Council
Unionized Manufacturers
FOSTER POULTRY FARMS
Fresno- 1200 UFCW members(Local 8GS)
BUSSETO FOODS
Fresno- 64 UFCW members(Local 8GS)
DARLING-DELAWARE COMPANY
Fresno - 12 UFCW members(Local 8GS)
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The Fresno Irrigation District is made up of 245,000 acres of rich farmland and urban areas all
County. Water from our infrastructures supplies the rapidly growing metropolitan areas of the
and the City of Clovis.As the premier irrigation district in the Central Valley, the District has be
local, valley, and state-wide water issues.
Jeff Neely- represents Divison 1, the northeast Fre
Clovis urban and rural areas. Neely is a almond farm
first appointed in 2001. (Term Expires 12/2014)
Steven G. Balls - represents District 2, the central
areas. Balls is in the agricultural lending and manuf
business. He was first elected in 2004. (Term Expire
Ryan Jacobsen - represents Divison 3, the southw
urban and rural areas. He is the Executive Director
County Farm Bureau and was first appointed in 200
Expires 12/2014)
George Porter - represents Divison 4, some parts o
F t th h th Hi h 180 id d
AboutFID
BOARD
DIRECTORS
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Turlock Irrigation District
UFCW Western States Council
Unionized Manufact
FOSTER POULTRY FARMS
Turlock- 1086 UFCW members
VALLEY FRESH INC
Turlock- 263 UFCW members (
DARLING-DELAWARE COMPAN
Turlock - 20 UFCW members (L
Nonunion Manufact
SENSIENT DEHYDRATE
Turlock - estimated 999 workers
TID provides irrigation water to
5,800 growers in a 307 square
area that incorporates 149,500
Central Valley farmland. The D
been delivering irrigation wate
since completing its gravity-fe
veyance system of canals and
1900.
TID is an independent control
governed by a five-member Bo
tors.
Michael Frantz (President)- represents Division 1 and
has been a member of the Board of Directors since
2009. Frantz is active on several statewide industry
boards. He serves locally as a Director for the
Stanislaus County Farm Bureau, and on the Stanislaus
Workforce Alliance Board.
Ron Macedo (Vice President) -represents Division 5
and has been a member of the Board of Directors since
2009. He owns R.A.M. Farms in Turlock, CA and was
the past President of Stanislaus County Farm Bureau.
Previously, Macedo was the State Director for the
California Farm Bureau Federation, District 13.
Rob Santos - represents Division 4 and has been a
member of the Board of Directors since 2007. Santos
was a part-time instructor at Modesto Junior College
Agriculture Department and is a member and past
president of the Chatom School Board.
Charles Fernandes - represents Division 2 and has
been a member of the Board of Directors since 2001.
BOARDDIRECTORS
About TID
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SF Water Power and Sewer
UFCW Western States Council
Unionized Manufacturer
CONTADINA (DEL MONTE FOODS CO
San Francisco- 2000 IBT members
WONDER BREAD & HOSTESS
San Francisco- 300 IBT members
EVERGOOD SAUSAGE COMPANY
San Francisco- 73 UFCW members (L
CALIFORNIA SHELLFISH COMPANY
San Francisco - 26 UFCW members (L
A. TARANTINO & SONS WHOLESALE
San Francisco - 18 UFCW members (L
The SF Water, Power & Sewer is a unite of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission. The
department of the City and County of San Francisco that provides retail drinking water and w
services to San Francisco, wholesale water to three Bay Area counties, and green hydroelectr
power to San Francisco's municipal departments.
Art Torres (President)- Torres previously served twenty years in the California Legislature, eig
member of the State Assembly and twelve as a State Senator, and as the head of the Californ
party. Torres chaired the Senate Insurance Committee, Senate Toxics Committee, the Assemb
Committee, and the Senate Joint Committee on Science and Technology.
Vince Courtney (Vice President) - Courtney has been the Labor Representative/Political Dire
Laborers' International Union (LiUNA!) Local 261 since 2004. He is involved in labor relations/c
bargaining throughout the region. In 2010, he was elected to the Executive Committee of the S
Labor Council and was appointed to the Executive Board of the California Alliance for Jobs.
Anson Moran - From 1993 to 2000,Moran served as General Manager of the SFPUC, overse
reorganization of the agency that removed Muni and added the Clean Water Program (Wastew
agencys operations. Moran has also served as Senior Policy Advisor to U.S. Senator Dianne F
a focus on San Francisco Bay-Delta issues.
A M ll C C fi t i t d b M Willi L B J i M h 1997 d
AboutSFWPS
BOARDCO
MMISSIONERS
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Stockton East Water District
UFCW Western States Council
Unionized Manufacturers
DIAMOND WALNUT
Stockton- 566 IBT members (Local 601)
EARTHGRAINS (SARA LEE)
Stockton- 400 BCTGM members
ZACKY FARMS POULTRY
Stockton- 271 UFCW members(Local 8GS)
UNILEVER
Stockton- 259 IBT members (Local 601)
Nonunion Manufacturers
DIAMOND FOODS INC
Stockton - estimated 999 workers
The Stockton East
(SEWD) provides s
for both agricultura
uses. By providing
ter for agricultural
district supports S
County's agricultur
which is the area's
nomic activity.
Director Member Since
District 1: Richard Atkins 12/2008 2
District 2 : Andrew Watkins 12/1998 2
District 3 : Alvin Cortopassi(President)
8/2007 2
District 4 : Melvin Panizza 12/2000 2
District 5 : Paul Sanguinetti
(Vice President)
12/1998 2
District 6 : Loralee
McGaughey
06/2002 2
District 7 : Thomas McGurk 12/1998 2
About SEWD
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