This weekend in Silicon Valley features several interesting events – despite expected rain this weekend. For starters, there’s bull riding and a Bacon Festival in San Jose. Also, there’s college football in San Jose and Raiders football in Oakland. This transit guide has Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) bus, light rail, and other rail service to and from these events to help you beat traffic gridlock.
More information follows…
I did not post a formal agenda for this meeting in time for people to peruse. Also not helping: the Loma Fire in the Santa Cruz Mountains that may affect Highway 17 express bus service thru the area. I’m watching that personally.
Still, we will continue to discuss on our email list, whether to support or oppose Measure B – VTA’s latest transportation sales tax proposal. We will have a formal decision on this issue shortly.
More news coming up…
Eugene Bradley
Founder, Silicon Valley Transit Users
The first of the debates for Measure B took place on Monday. At the Santa Clara County Democratic Club at Harry’s Hofbrau in San Jose, both sides debated Measure B – VTA’s latest transportation sales tax proposal. Santa Clara County Supervisor and current VTA Board Chair Cindy Chavez debated the for side. Gladwyn D’Souza, San Carlos Belmont Group Chair at Sierra Club’s Loma Prieta Chapter, debated the against side.
Who do YOU think won last night’s Measure B debate? Please comment below.
Eugene Bradley
Founder, Silicon Valley Transit Users
Please join us at our next meeting on Tuesday, August 30 at 6pm in San Jose. At our upcoming meeting, we will discuss:
Here are directions to the San Jose Peace and Justice Center, where we meet most every month. Note that the Peace and Justice Center has wheelchair access.
Can’t make our meeting in downtown San Jose on Tuesday? Contact our group to get a dial-up phone number for our meeting.
See you Tuesday night.
Eugene Bradley
Founder, Silicon Valley Transit Users
Due to construction at the County Supervisors’ office, today’s VTA Board of Directors meeting will be at the Auditorium at VTA headquarters, 3331 N. First Street (near River Oaks) in San Jose. The meeting will start at 5:30pm as always.
Among the agenda items to be discussed at today’s Board of Directors meeting:
Can’t make it to tonight’s Board of Directors’ meeting? Watch the Board meeting activities online.
Come join me at 5:30pm to help make VTA accountable to every citizen. Including YOU.
Eugene Bradley
Founder, Silicon Valley Transit Users