A slate of reform candidates appears to be winning four seats on the Rio Linda-Elverta water district, based on election results updated Monday afternoon.
In a district known for its antagonistic politics, the reform candidates called themselves the GLAD team, in part because the first letter in their last names made up that acronym – Paul Green Jr., Matt Longo, Duane Anderson and Brent James Dills.
The team name also showed they were committed to change, they said.
In a race for three seats with four-year terms, Anderson, Green and Dills were at least two percentage points ahead of the next-closest contender, with John Ridilla in fourth place.
A former board member, Mary Harris, was next, and an incumbent, Cathy Hood, was in last, further indication that voters are fed up with the status quo at a district that has struggled with political, legal and public health problems over the years.
In the district's other race, Longo is leading incumbent Vivien Spicer Johnson by a 3-to-1 margin. Johnson, who owns a small newspaper in the area, has been at the center of many board skirmishes in the past.
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