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Wait, BART director is an elected position? Why don't I get to vote on it? (Also, while I am biased towards Caltrain, the new trains beat traffic on 101/280 Sa
by saagarjha 2y ago
Wait, BART director is an elected position? Why don't I get to vote on it?
(Also, while I am biased towards Caltrain, the new trains beat traffic on 101/280 San Francisco↔San Jose during rush hour).
- joeblubaugh 2y agoYou do. San Jose’s districts were not up in the most recent election https://www.bart.gov/about/bod/elections https://www.bart.gov/about/bod/elections
- saagarjha 2y agoWhat district do they have? I don't see anyone on this list that seems like they cover the area: https://www.bart.gov/about/bod https://www.bart.gov/about/bod
- joeblubaugh 2y agoYep, I was wrong. I had assumed SCC joined up to get Berryessa
- dcrazy 2y agoSanta Clara County is not part of the BART District. The extension to downtown San Jose is being funded by VTA as a service-purchase agreement.
- joeblubaugh 2y agoOh wow
- jlmorton 2y agoIt shouldn't be, though. There is way too much democracy in California localities. There should be no elected school board, transit districts, utility boards, assessors, sheriff, and so much more. No one is properly informed about candidates for these positions. For that matter, the Board of Supervisors should have no power other than oversight and impeachment. The Mayor should basically be a local dictator, with the power to do anything the State authorizes the municipality to do, at their sole discretion, with the oversight of an elected board.
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- chgs 2y agoAmericans seem to have a view that if you get a part of an unengaged electorate to mark an x in a box every few years that’s democracy, and more is thus better. Instead it removes accountability from public servants who can simply hide behind the “elected” excuse.
- basementcat 2y agoWhat terrifies me the most are elections for judges. I am not a legal scholar and I rely upon local bar associations for qualification ratings (and I’m not convinced I made the right call all the time); to my horror I’ve had educated colleagues tell me they just pick cool sounding names.
- 9283409232 2y agoI do research on all judges before I vote and while I might not know what a good judge is, a bad judge sticks out like a sore thumb.