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Alameda County, CA November 4, 2014 Election
Director; San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District; District 4 Voter Information

Results as of Dec 28 11:38am, 100.00% of Precincts Reporting (237/237)
(458 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.63%)
Candidates (Vote for 1)
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Robert Raburn Click here for more information about this candidate 39538 votes 54.58%

  • Occupation: Public Transportation Planner
  • Transportation expert: PhD UC Berkeley, Transportation and Urban Geography.
  • BART Director District 4.
  • Former Executive Director, East Bay Bicycle Coalition (now known as Bike East Bay).
  • Represented minority voter rights across the US.
Priorities:
  • Improve relations between management and labor by implementing the "Roadmap for Change" recommendations adopted by the Board in September 2014.
  • Increase BART's capacity by reinvesting in the core system and preparing for population growth in the Bay Area Region.
  • Transform BART stations into vibrant community centers to encourage increased transit use allowing for meeting Statewide GHG emission goals.
Lena Tam Click here for more information about this candidate 25520 votes 35.23%
  • Occupation: City Councilmember/Engineer
  • Alameda City Councilmember/Vice-Mayor
  • Chair, Alameda County Energy Council, Stopwaste.org
  • Chair, Alameda County Planning Commission
  • Past President, Alameda Health Care District, Alameda League of Women Voters
  • Save the Bay, Past Board Member
  • U.C. Berkeley, B.S. Civil & Environmental Engineering; Master of Public Administration
Priorities:
  • Improve safety and reliability for BART workers and riders
  • Rebuild, modernize and clean BART's aging trains and facilities
  • Resolve difficult budget issues with a green and sustainable plan
Larry Lionel Young, Jr. Click here for more information about this candidate 6928 votes 9.56%
  • Occupation: Realtor/Developer/Teacher
  • Master of Business Administration (MBA)
  • Bachelor of Arts, Speech Communication
  • Associate of Arts, Liberal Arts
  • Energy Efficiency Sales and Auditing Certificate
Priorities:
  • repair relationship between BART management and the UNION
  • create revenue streams for BART
  • improve BART local and international ridership and image

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