BayRail Alliance

October 15, 2003, Gilroy Dispatch

Article: “BART shackles Caltrain  In lieu of BART, County Supervisor Don Gage is pushing for an electrified Caltrain and another line of track from San Jose south”

October 28, 2003, Gilroy Dispatch

Editorial: “BART to SJ: pet project an albatross for taxpayers”

October 31, 2003, Hollister Pinnacle

Article: “Gage worried about transportation projects  Supervisor says BART extension could doom Caltrain improvements”

December 13, 2003, Oakland Tribune

Article:  “MTC adopts bare bones transit plan $109 billion, 25-year plan cannot keep up with cost of transportation maintenance”

A half-cent sales tax passed in 1986, which was designed to collect revenue from 1987-2002 before expiring.

In November 2000, the Measure B half-cent sales tax passed with 81.4% of the vote.

November 19, 2004, San Jose Mercury News

Op-Ed: “Beyond the BART myth:  Efficient alternatives cost far less than $250 million per mile”

September 20, 2005, San Jose Mercury News

“Report revises BART outlook  More riders, higher cost projected for San Jose extension”

November 18, 2005, San Jose Business Journal

Op-Ed: “Area transit needs fresh thinking, not a new tax”

November 25, 2005, East Bay Business Times

Op-Ed: “Santa Clara debate: Caltrain to Fremont?”

November 30, 2005, Gilroy Dispatch

Letter: “Rail Improvements Vastly More Efficient Transit Solution than BART Add-on”