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http://www.paloaltoonline.com/news/show_story.php?id=9810&e=y
VTA officials deny campaign impropriety
Authority accused of working too closely with Measure B supporters
…The transportation authority was accused of working too closely with the Silicon Valley Leadership Group (SVLG), which supports Measure B, by the campaign opposing the new tax. The “No on B” campaign filed a complaint with the Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC) last week. The complaint refers to about 500 pages of e-mails between officials from the VTA and the SVLG, which were obtained by a Public Record Act request. While most of these detail little more …
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http://www.gilroydispatch.com/opinion/249618-measure-b-another-tax-for-bart-to-san-jose
The Valley Transportation Authority - perhaps the worst public transit agency in America - has again proposed a tax increase. The ill-advised measure on the November ballot would raise the sales tax in Santa Clara County - which is already at a whopping 8.25 percent - at a time when retail sales are plummeting and hurting municipal as well as county government.
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http://www.kgoradio.com/Article.asp?id=938695&spid=15884
A citizens’ group in San Jose claims the Valley Transportation Authority is withholding vital information about the cost of the proposed BART extension.