CONTRA COSTA TIMES PUSHING HARDCORE AGAINST LABOR FRIENDLY CANDIDATES FOR OUR BOARD OF DIRECTOR SEATS! WARD 4: CASTRO VALLEY AND MUCH OF HAYWARD Incumbent Mark Williams was the only director who did not support censuring Young. Like when he first ran in 2010, Williams did not return our calls. But his opponent did. McCalley, a retired transportation consultant, served as the chief financial officer for the Los Angeles and San Diego transit systems, and then as a financial adviser to transit agencies across the country. McCalley considers workers the districts biggest asset but understands that labor agreements also must be fair for riders and taxpayers. He grew up in the East Bay and remembers when AC Transit was considered a premier system, something hed like to restore. WARD 5: FREMONT, NEWARK AND PART OF HAYWARD Davis, the incumbent, is a thoughtful former transportation administrator who understands the complexities and challenges of transit finances, especially AC Transits. His opponent, Kewal Singh, works at BART as a team leader for a train car maintenance crew and represented workers during last years strike and negotiations. (This year, he has earned more in overtime than base pay, for which he could offer no explanation.) He claimed to be familiar with AC Transit finances, but his answers demonstrated otherwise. The last thing the bus system needs is another union representative on its board.
Posted on: Fri, 12 Sep 2014 20:54:57 +0000
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