Napa CountyCandidate for Supervisor, District 1
David Graves
Water-Climate Consultant
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My Top 3 Priorities
- The ongoing drought has shown the importance of water security for all. We need to conserve our critical water resources and diversify our supply.
- We have seen the horrific impact of catastrophic wildfires. We need to implement our community wildfire plan--and I support Measure L as a source of some of the funds we need for the decades-long project.
- The balance of jobs and affordable housing is out of whack. The County needs to work with the cities to build more housing of all sorts, especially workforce housing.
Experience
Experience
Profession:Water and Climate Change Consultant
Water and Climate Change Consultant, Argos Analytics (2017–current)
Director, Napa Sanitation District — Appointed position (2016–current)
Member, Napa Watershed Information and Conservation Council — Elected position (2015–current)
Member and Chair, Napa County Groundwater Sustainability Plan Advisory Committee — Appointed position (2020–2022)
Co-founder, Saintsbury Winery (1981–2020)
Commissioner, Napa County Planning Commission — Appointed position (1999–2006)
Education
University of California, Santa Cruz — Bachelor of Science, with Honors, Biology, with an emphasis on Ecology and Evolution (1975)
Community Activities
Volunteer and Board Member, Land Trust of Napa County (1995–current)
Volunteer and Board member, Friends of the Napa River (1998–current)
