MEET DEBORA ALLEN, BART DIRECTOR
Experienced. Bold. Independent.
In 2016, I promised to bring common-sense leadership to the BART Board of Directors. I promised to focus on improving the personal safety of BART riders and workers. I promised to bring financial transparency and oversight to BART’s $2.4 billion annual budget while remaining politically independent, not beholden to special interest groups. I did that and more. I knew when I began my first term in office that the nation’s fifth largest transit agency faced difficult challenges. I stepped up to tackle them with determination. Structural budget deficits, billions in capital funding shortfalls, and aging infrastructure plagued the system. Labor strikes, social equity concerns, plummeting rider satisfaction, and continuous board strife over spending priorities haunted the agency. The pandemic and the resulting economic devastation from a 90% loss of ridership have only compounded these challenges. While I’ve managed to bring oversight and accountability to the agency during my first four years on the board, much work needs to be done to bring BART into the 21st century. Unfortunately, urban directors who control the board majority continue to focus on misguided agendas, such as defunding the police and making excuses for fare-cheaters and others who create mayhem in the system. Some of them are the very people who helped recruit, fund and coach my opponent. San Francisco politicians want to control the BART seats of Contra Costa County. We can't let them. We can’t give up our voice on the BART Board. We can’t stand by and watch one of the Bay Area’s most precious transit resources deteriorate to the point of being unusable. With 25 years in executive-level management and financial positions, my focus is on BART’s financial health and the impacts that declining ridership and fading customer satisfaction have on the agency’s future. Now more than ever, we need strong financial leadership on the Board of Directors. I would be honored to have your vote on November 3rd. Working for a Better BART! |
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Common Sense for BART
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