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Alameda County, CA November 2, 2010 Election
Smart Voter Robert Raburn

Candidate for
Board Member; San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District; District 4

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Biographical Highlights
  • Occupation: Transportation Planner
  • PhD UC Berkeley, Transportation and Urban Geography
  • Taught at the university level (11 years)
  • Past Chair and Executive Director, East Bay Bicycle Coalition (18 years)
  • Chaired Alameda County's transportation tax oversight committee to ensure funds were spent as intended by the voters (10 years)
  • Represented minority voter rights across the US
  • Secured $ millions for bridges, Lake Merritt Master Plan, Safe Routes to Transit, and Measure B transportation projects
Top Priorities if Elected
  • Make BART more reliable, cleaner and safer
  • Improve BART's finances and long term sustainability
  • Focus on existing transit system and connections--not gold-plated extensions
Key Endorsements
  • Sierra Club
  • Alameda Democratic Club & Metropolitan Greater Oakland Democratic Club
  • ATU Local 1555 & AFSCME Local 3993
 
Campaign Contact Information
Website: http://www.raburnforbart.com

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