A frame grab from an interactive map shows the boundaries of the current five wards or districts serviced by the Alameda-Contra County Transit. The transit agency wants public input to draw a new seven-ward boundary map to transition to a new board election system. (AC Transit)
ALAMEDA-CONTRA COSTA TRANSIT is asking the public to weigh in on its plans to change the way its board of directors is elected.
Currently the AC Transit board consists of members elected from voters within five wards, while two “at-large” members are chosen by all of the voters in the transit agency’s service district, which includes large parts of Alameda and Contra Costa counties.
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Kiley Russell writes primarily for Local News Matters on issues related to equity and the environment. A Bay Area native, he has lived most of his life in Oakland. He studied journalism at San Francisco State University, worked for the Associated Press and the former Contra Costa Times, among other outlets. He has covered everything from state legislatures, local governments, federal and state courts, crime, growth and development, political campaigns of various stripes, wildfires and the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
Alameda-Contra Costa Transit asks public input on redrawing 5-ward election maps
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ALAMEDA-CONTRA COSTA TRANSIT is asking the public to weigh in on its plans to change the way its board of directors is elected.
Currently the AC Transit board consists of members elected from voters within five wards, while two “at-large” members are chosen by all of the voters in the transit agency’s service district, which includes large parts of Alameda and Contra Costa counties.
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Kiley Russell writes primarily for Local News Matters on issues related to equity and the environment. A Bay Area native, he has lived most of his life in Oakland. He studied journalism at San Francisco State University, worked for the Associated Press and the former Contra Costa Times, among other outlets. He has covered everything from state legislatures, local governments, federal and state courts, crime, growth and development, political campaigns of various stripes, wildfires and the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
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