svbart at Yahoo! Groups http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/svbart/ svbart SJ councilor Nguyen replaces Gonzales as BART committee. SJ Mercury Sun, 09 Apr 2006 18:28:40 GMT Yeoh Yiu http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/svbart/message/88 http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/svbart/message/88 Madison Nguyen takes seat of tarnished Gonzales. Published Wednesday, April 5, 2006, in the San Jose Mercury News Council nominates Nguyen to replace Mayor SJ Mayor's Surprise Appearance at VTA/BART meeting. 2006 Mar 23, SJ Sat, 25 Mar 2006 03:22:45 GMT Yeoh Yiu http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/svbart/message/87 http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/svbart/message/87 Gonzales claim seat at meeting. Was it his ? Posted on Thu, Mar. 23, 2006 Mayor makes unexpected appearance OFFICIALS WONDER IF GONZALES VIOLATED TERMS OF HIS Transit group press release against sales tax proposals Sun, 12 Mar 2006 00:53:38 GMT Yeoh Yiu http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/svbart/message/86 http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/svbart/message/86 No to Santa Clara County and VYA sales tax proposals. This was a press release on the issue I sent out yesterday mornning. --eugene ========== Press release SCCo. Supes vote 4-1 for general (&BART) sales tax on ballot. SJ Bu Sun, 12 Mar 2006 00:53:37 GMT Yeoh Yiu http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/svbart/message/85 http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/svbart/message/85 Published Wednesday, March 1, 2006, in the San Jose Business Journal Santa Clara County sales tax hike is on June 6 ballot By Timothy Roberts The voters of SVLG shill denigrates non-BART plan. Gilroy Dispatch, 2005 Dec 29 Fri, 30 Dec 2005 00:15:59 GMT Yeoh Yiu http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/svbart/message/84 http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/svbart/message/84 BayRail is just small group of unexpert transit advocates with no data. Published Thursday, December 29, 2005, in the Gilroy Dispatch Letter to the editor Dear STB 'Abandon Ship' dept. - SCVTA in Fremont, San Jose CA (cont'd) Sun, 18 Dec 2005 14:04:13 GMT Yeoh Yiu http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/svbart/message/83 http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/svbart/message/83 Grimmer Boulevard in and near Fremont to loose common carrier status. SERVICE DATE LATE RELEASE DECEMBER 16, 2005 EB SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD DECISION STB VTA should think then approve BART-SJ, then tax more. SJ Mercury, 2 Sun, 18 Dec 2005 14:03:55 GMT Yeoh Yiu http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/svbart/message/82 http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/svbart/message/82 San Jose Mayor Ron Gonzales voiced frustration that leaders from the county and other cities don't "pay better respect" to San Jose. Published Friday, December Setback for SJ BART: VTA pulls federal funding request. SJ Mercury Sat, 10 Dec 2005 23:16:57 GMT Yeoh Yiu http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/svbart/message/81 http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/svbart/message/81 Preliminary engineering project for the BART line will continue uninterrupted, VTA officials said, funded with local money. Published Saturday, December 10, VTA tactical retreat on SJ BART funding request. SJ Business Journa Sat, 10 Dec 2005 22:58:26 GMT Yeoh Yiu http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/svbart/message/80 http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/svbart/message/80 Local funds would still pay for more than half of BART to San Jose. Published Friday, December 9, 2005, in the San Jose Business Journal BART extension fund Caltrain East plan is better than SJ BART. Gilroy Dispatch, 2005 De Sat, 10 Dec 2005 22:58:23 GMT Yeoh Yiu http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/svbart/message/79 http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/svbart/message/79 Plan connects ACE, Dumbarton, Caltrain, San Jose. Published Friday, December 9, 2005, in the Gilroy Dispatch Comment Rail Transit Plan Far Better than BART? VTA asks FTA to withdraw BART extension funding request. VTA, 2005 Sat, 10 Dec 2005 22:58:22 GMT Yeoh Yiu http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/svbart/message/78 http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/svbart/message/78 Current plan expects 111,000 daily riders. Enough ? Published Friday, December 9, 2005, by the VTA Press Release Number: nr12-06 VTA to ask FTA to temporarily Santa Clara County Grand Jury Report on VTA (2004) Mon, 21 Nov 2005 00:30:36 GMT Yeoh Yiu http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/svbart/message/77 http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/svbart/message/77 Date: Wed, 23 Jun 2004 16:40:21 -0000 ========== REPORT ========== 2003-2004 SANTA CLARA COUNTY CIVIL GRAND JURY INQUIRY INTO THE BOARD STRUCTURE AND FINANCIAL Cipolla's VTA response to FTA's "Dear Collegue"... Mon, 21 Nov 2005 00:29:18 GMT Yeoh Yiu http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/svbart/message/76 http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/svbart/message/76 Here is VTA (outgoing) GM Peter Cipolla's response to the FTA "Dear Collegue" letter posted here... --eugene ========== FORWARDED LETTER ========== SANTA CLARA An SVRAIL website Mon, 21 Nov 2005 00:29:17 GMT Yeoh Yiu http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/svbart/message/75 http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/svbart/message/75 SV Rail offers interesting alternatives on station and campus design. http://www.svrail.com/ BART to San Jose News and Hidden Facts Sun, 20 Nov 2005 23:40:03 GMT Yeoh Yiu http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/svbart/message/74 http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/svbart/message/74 Background not included in VTA talking points. http://www.vtaridersunion.org/bartsjx/ The BART to San Jose area of our web site contains the following: *