Board President Tom Radulovich voted against the measure, as did board members Nick Josefowitz, Robert Raburn and Rebecca Saltzman. Vice President Gail Murray voted for it, as did board members Thomas Blalock, John McPartland, Zakhary Mallett and Keller.
Date: Apr 14, 2016
Category: Business
Source: Google
BART's free-ride program among Bay Area's most generous
Several other transit operators offer free passes to board members, but aside from BART, that perk ends when they leave office. BART director Thomas Blalock, of Fremont, said he doesn't consider the lifetime passes for board members a bad idea.
"I thought it was a good idea at the time," said director Thomas Blalock. He said letters he received from the politically conservative district he serves south of Oakland were overwhelmingly in favor of the shut off.