San Jose, August 29, 2008 — After VTA and SVLG challenged the ballot arguments of opponents of the proposed Measure B VTA tax for BART, a Superior Court judge ruled on those challenges this morning. Judge Murphy agreed with VTA tax opponents that their statement “[VTA has] the worst-performing light rail in the country” was not misleading. Tax opponents were able to substantiate this claim to the court’s satisfaction.
To stifle public debate on Measure B, an employee of SVLG, with extensive assistance from VTA General Manager Michael T. Burns, filed …