Dina El-Tawansy of San Leandro appears in a framegrab from a Caltrans District 4 video posted on YouTube on July 8, 2021. El-Tawansy has been appointed director of the California Department of Transportation. She has served as District 4 director at Caltrans since 2021 and has held multiple positions at the department since 1998. (Courtesy Caltrans District 4/YouTube)

A San Leandro woman has been appointed director of the California Department of Transportation by Gov. Gavin Newsom.

Dina El-Tawansy was named Wednesday to manage a staff of more than 22,000. The proposed budget for 2025-26 is about $18.7 billion.

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