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Robert Raburn
 
34006 votes
46.79%
- Occupation: Transportation Planner
 - PhD UC Berkeley, Transportation and Urban Geography
 - Taught at the university level (11 years)
 - Past Chair and Executive Director, East Bay Bicycle Coalition (18 years)
 - Chaired Alameda County's transportation tax oversight committee to ensure funds were spent as intended by the voters (10 years)
 - Represented minority voter rights across the US
 - Secured $ millions for bridges, Lake Merritt Master Plan, Safe Routes to Transit, and Measure B transportation projects
  
Priorities:
- Make BART more reliable, cleaner and safer
 - Improve BART's finances and long term sustainability
 - Focus on existing transit system and connections--not gold-plated extensions
  
Carole Ward Allen
 
25341 votes
34.87%
- Occupation: Incumbent/College of Alameda and Laney College Professor
 - Lifetime Resident of District 4
 - Doctorate In Higher Education
 - BART Police Review Committee Chairwoman
 - Former Oakland Port Commissioners President
 - Former Alameda Transportation Committee Member
 - Former Calif. Commission on the Status of Women President
  
Priorities:
- Public Safety & Security, Clean and Energy Efficient Stations and Trains, Improve Bicycle Access
 - Open and Transparent BART Government, Better Police Relations With Community
 - Cost Effective Fares, Employment Opportunities, Help Sustain Small Businesses
  
Monique Rivera
 
12557 votes
17.28%
- Occupation: Engineering Business Manager
 - Proven Experience: Over 15 years experience in the engineering and construction industry
 - Effectively managed multi-million dollar budgets while meeting stringent schedules
 - Extensive experience working with teams responsible for complex, high-visibility transportation engineering-projects
 - Board Member for Community Develop Block Grant Program and Community Action Partnershi
  
Priorities:
- Leadership: Provide the necessary proven leadership experience
 - Accountability: Inflated salaries, over-budget projects, waste and inefficiencies must end now
 - Accessibility:  Service Improvements, reduced fares and safety are critical to increasing ridership.  Monique will work to maintain fares lows and r
  
  
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Events 
Candidate Forums
 
- Date: Monday, September 27
 Time: 6 - 9 PM
 Place: Oakland City Hall, Hearing Room 1, 14th & Broadway
 Sponsor: League of Women Voters of Oakland
 - The public is invited to attend and submit questions for the candidates
 - This will be one of 5 forums occurring this evening.  The others will be Peralta Community College District - Area 3; Peralta Community College District - Area 5; Superior Court Judge - Seat 9; AC Transit - Ward 3.
  
KTOP Broadcast of September 27 Forum
- Date: Thursday, October 28
 Time: 3:30 - 7 PM
  Station: Cable Channel 10
 - Date: Friday, October 8
 Time: 6:30 - 7 PM
 Station: Cable Channel 10
 - Date: Thursday, October 7
 Time: 3:30 - 4 PM
 Station:Cable Channel 10
  
News and Analysis
 
- San Francisco Chronicle 
 - 2 of BART's directors face challengers in race
  - 10/25/10
  
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