After political tussle, Burt on track to join the VTA board
"I think she's always been very prepared," Tanaka said. In a dig at Burt, Tanaka shared with his colleagues two newspaper articles: a 2016 story in which Burt expresses confidence that the VTA will provide $700 million to the north county for grade separation, as Measure B requires, and a more recent story about VTA's new scenario that calls for diverting most of funds from the 2016 measure toward BART for the next 10 years. Tanaka's presentation didn't sway Burt's allies, who said that it only underscored Burt's many years of experience with transit and his involvement in Measure B and other...
Source: paloaltoonline.com