Transit is at a crossroads.
We need someone who has the trust and experience working with our communities, state and local leaders, and transit riders for a reliable, safe, and efficient bus system.
I'm an architect, planning commissioner, transit and environmental advocate, and bus rider. I'm proud to have the support and trust of many Democratic clubs, transit directors, state legislators, Mayors, Councilmembers, and over two hundred community leaders. I do not take corporate money and have signed the No Fossil Fuel money pledge.
Official Endorsed Candidate of the Democratic Party
Supporting Bus Riders & Workers
To keep and attract workers needed to run and restore service, pay needs to keep up with the rising cost of living. Our bus drivers and other District staff have gone the extra mile these past years and deserve hazard pay.
Many riders have also had a tough two years. To provide relief, encourage new riders to try out the bus, and speed up trips, I will work with cities, other governments, and organizations to find the budget for free fare programs.
Coordinating Connections:
Better Connections to BART
Better Connections to BART
Most riders like myself also use one of the Bay Area's other transit agencies, and walk or bike to and from bus stops.
Coordinated schedules and fares, as well as safer sidewalks and bike lanes, can bring faster and more affordable trips, getting more people on the bus and reducing traffic.
I have worked with transit advocates, and state and local leaders throughout the Bay Area on these issues, and look forward to continuing the work as your next Board member.
Door to Door Accessibility & Convenience
Making it safe and easy to get to the bus from one's home or destination is key to getting more people to ride. I will work on getting more level boarding platforms, shelters and seating at bus stops, and safer sidewalks and crosswalks.
Making it safe and easy to get to the bus from one's home or destination is key to getting more people to ride. I will work on getting more level boarding platforms, shelters and seating at bus stops, and safer sidewalks and crosswalks.
I also believe that while frequent service will be on the busiest routes, every neighborhood and public facility, such as our regional parks, should have at least some basic service.
Growing Our Communities & Businesses
Most of AC Transit's budget comes from property and sales taxes. When our businesses and communities succeed and grow, service can expand without additional taxes or fares.
I will work with cities to support existing businesses and neighborhoods, and bring new jobs and homes along our bus lines.
Over the next ten years, it is expected that the East Bay will have 100,000 new families living and working here. Planned well, this can support our transit services instead of increasing traffic.
Efficient & Environmentally Friendly Transportation
In addition to improving transit to reduce traffic and pollution, I will also work to speed up the rollout of clean and quiet electric buses.
City Commissioner
Architect
Small Business Owner
Housing & Transportation Activist
Democratic Party Delegate
Bus Rider
ABOUT ALFRED
I wear many hats - part of the week I work as an architect, designing affordable housing, transit infrastructure, and homes and small businesses throughout the Bay Area. The other part I run my own design & art business, and have worked with many local organizations to create illustrations, games, and reports on housing, transportation, and environmental policy.
I currently serve on Berkeley's Planning and Landmarks commissions, and have previously served on the city's Zero Waste Commission. I have also been active in the Democratic party, representing the East Bay and Asian Pacific Islander communities, and previously led the East Bay Young Democrats.
I ride the bus. I don't own a car. Ever since moving to Berkeley in 2002 to attend UC Berkeley, I've been riding AC Transit and other mass transit, including both local and Transbay lines.
THE DISTRICT
With a population of over 1,570,000 people, if it were a city, the Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District would be the second largest in California, and one of the most diverse.
AC Transit buses serve this part of the East Bay, with connections to adjacent cities and across the bay.
Election Day is Tuesday, November 8, 2022. Vote by mail and Early Voting starts in October.
ENDORSEMENTS
California State Controller
Betty Yee
Alameda County Assessor
Phong La
Congressman
Ro Khanna
Assemblymember
Alex Lee
Assemblymember Buffy Wicks
Assemblymember Mia Bonta
Assemblymember Ash Kalra
AC Transit Director Jovanka Beckles
AC Transit Director
Jean Walsh
AC Transit & BART Directors
BART Director
Rebecca Saltzman
BART Director
Janice Li
BART Director
Bevan Dufty
Mayors
San Pablo Mayor
Rita Xavier
El Cerrito Mayor
Gabe Quinto
Alameda Mayor
Marilyn Ezzy Ashcraft
Newark Mayor
Alan Nagy
Albany Mayor
Preston Jordan
Berkeley Mayor
Jesse Arreguin
City Councilmembers
Richmond City Councilmember
Melvin Willis
El Cerrito
City Councilmember
Tessa Rudnick
Oakland City Council President
Nikki Fortunato Bas
San Leandro
City Councilmember &
Oro Loma Sanitary District Member
Fred Simon
Hayward
City Councilmember Aisha Wahab
Fremont City Councilmember
Jenny Kassan
Richmond City Councilmember
Claudia Jiménez
Richmond City Councilmember
Eduardo Martinez
Oakland City Councilmember
Sheng Thao
San Leandro
City Councilmember
Corina Lopez
Hayward
City Councilmember
Sara Lamnin
Emeryville
City Councilmember Courtney Welch
Pinole Mayor Pro Tem Devin Murphy
Oakland City Councilmember
Dan Kalb
San Leandro
City Councilmember Victor Aguilar
Emeryville
City Councilmember
Ally Medina
Hayward
City Councilmember
Elisa Marquez
Emeryville
City Councilmember Dianne Martinez
Berkeley
City Councilmember
Rashi Kesarwani
Berkeley
City Councilmember
Lori Droste
Berkeley
City Councilmember
Rigel Robinson
Hayward City Councilmember
Angela Andrews
Berkeley
City Councilmember
Terry Taplin
Berkeley City Councilmember
Sophie Hahn
Berkeley City Councilmember
Kate Harrison
Clerk & Trustee of the West Contra Costa Unified School District
Demetrio Gonzalez-Hoy
Berkeley
School Board Director
Laura Babitt
School & Community College Board Directors
Castro Valley School Board Trustee
Dolly Adams
Castro Valley School Board Trustee
Michael Kusiak
Chabot-Las Positas Community College District Trustee
Harris Mojadedi
Berkeley School Board Director
Ana Vasudeo
Oakland School Board Director
Sam Davis
San Leandro School Board Trustee
James Aguilar
Hayward School Board President
April Oquenda
Ohlone Community College Board Trustee
Lance Kwan
Peralta Community College District Board Vice President
Dyana Marie Delfín Polk
Peralta Community College District Board Trustee
Kevin Jenkins
Fremont School Board Director
Dianne Jones
Other Local Leaders
Berkeley Rent Board Commissioner
Soli Alpert
Berkeley Rent Board Commissioner
Andy Kelley
Cesar Zepeda
West County Wastewater Board President
Alameda Health System Trustee
Jennifer Esteen
Berkeley City Auditor
Jenny Wong
Eden Health District Director
Ed Hernandez
Alameda County Water District Director
Azir Akbari
Stewart Chen, City of Alameda Healthcare District Board Member and Former City Councilmember
Pinole
Devin Murphy, Pinole Mayor Pro Tem
Cameron Sasai, Housing Data Analyst & Candidate for Pinole City Council
San Pablo
Rita Xavier, City of San Pablo Mayor
Richmond
Jovanka Beckles, AC Transit Director, Ward 1
Eduardo Martinez, Richmond City Councilmember
Melvin Willis, Richmond City Councilmember
Claudia Jiménez, Richmond City Councilmember
Demetrio González-Hoy, Clerk of the West Contra Costa Unified School District, Executive Board Member and delegate for the CA Democratic Party
Cesar Zepeda, West County Wastewater Board President
Leah Ferrer
Alfredo Angulo, Community Organizer
Albany
Preston Jordan, Mayor of Albany
Brian Beall, Chairman Albany Parks, Recreation, & Open Space Commission
Nick Pilch, Chair of the Planning & Zoning Commission
Robin D. Lopez, Social & Economic Justice Commissioner; City Council Candidate
Chelsea Kelly-Reif
El Cerrito
Gabriel Quinto, Mayor - City of El Cerrito
Tessa Rudnick, El Cerrito City Councilmember
Rebecca Saltzman, BART Board Director
Rochelle Pardue-Okimoto, former Mayor and Councilmember
Alex Nisnevich
Emeryville
Ally Medina, Emeryville Vice Mayor
Dianne Martinez, Emeryville City Councilmember
Courtney Welch, Emeryville City Councilmember
Berkeley
Jesse Arreguin, Berkeley Mayor
Jenny Wong, Berkeley City Auditor
Rigel Robinson, Berkeley City Councilmember
Terry Taplin, Berkeley City Councilmember
Rashi Kesarwani, Berkeley City Councilmember
Lori Droste, Berkeley City Councilmember
Kate Harrison, Berkeley City Councilmember
Ana Vasudeo, Berkeley School Board Director
Laura Babitt, Berkeley School Board Director
Dyana Marie Delfín Polk Vice President, Peralta Community College District Board of Trustees, Area 6
Soli Alpert, Vice Chair, Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board
Andy Kelley, Berkeley Rent Board Commissioner
Mike Chang, Chair of the Berkeley Police Accountability Board
Donald Lathbury, Former Chair, Berkeley Transportation Commission
Alli Rodriguez
Mark Humbert, Former President, Claremont Elmwood Neighborhood Ass’n. Former Member of Berkeley Transportation Commission and Berkeley Public Works Commission.
Benjamin Kelly, Vice President of Capital and Finance of the Berkeley Student Cooperative
Greg Magofña, East Bay for Everyone Co-Founder and former Co-Executive, Former Berkeley Community Environmental Advisory Commission Vice Chair
Nicole Ulakovic, Zero Waste Commissioner
Dohee Kim, Zoning Adjustments Board Commissioner
Sam Greenberg, President & Co-Founder, Telegraph for People
Libby Lee-Egan, Co-Founder and lead volunteer, North Berkeley Now! Chair, Berkeley Housing Advisory Commission. Enthusiastic user of AC Transit!
Ben Gould, Chair, Berkeley Environment and Climate Commission
Shar, Mental Health professional
Darrell Owens
Diego Aguilar-Canabal
Grayson Peters
Theo Posselt
Chris Harrelson
Andrew Talbot
David Peattie
Robb Kapla
Sachu Constantine
Jose Torres
Christopher Reed
Ben Paulos
Amanda West
Olivia Kehoe
Kieron Slaughter, Urbanist
Fischer Heimburger
Deborah C Segal
Paul Darwin Picklesimer
Robert Williams
Phyllis Orrick, Retired editor
Will Skinner, Graduate student
Noor Brody
Jonah Gottlieb, Community Organizer
Oakland
Nikki Fortunato Bas, Oakland City Council President
Sheng Thao, Oakland City Councilmember
Dan Kalb, Oakland City Councilmember
Tonya Love, AD18 Central Committee Member, CDP E-Board Member. Lifelong bus rider.
Rocky Fernandez, Former AC Transit Director
Tyron Jordan, former Oakland Public Library Advisory Commissioner
Janani Ramachandran
Michael Barnett
Fern K Hahn, bus advocate
Ian Monroe, bus rider
Aaron Eckhouse, Housing advocate & bus rider
Nayeli Maxson Velazquez, Alameda Labor Council Delegate (UAW 2320, Nat’l Organization of Legal Services Workers)
Giovanni Hernandez, Fmr. Chairperson & Commissioner - Oakland Youth Advisory Commission
Christopher Kidd, Board emeritus, Transport Oakland
Nico Nagle, East Bay Young Democrats Boardmember, East Bay YIMBY Lead
Raul Maldonado, East Bay YIMBY
Brandon Harami, Bay Area Vice Chair CDP Progressive Caucus
Valarie Bachelor, Union Organizer
Derek Sagehorn
Cartar Lavin
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Varun Santhanam
Robert Prinz
Jordan Burns, Graduate Student Researcher
Tanvi Shah
Victor Flores, AD-18 Delegate
Michael 'Flan' Ruderman, Public health psychiatrist
Emma Ishii
Sean McFeely
Zack Sultan
William Hausle
Chris Lu
Zoe Siegel
Peter Trio
Jeremy Wolff
Matt Jones
Sam Dodge
Seth Mazow
Alethea Taylor
Cody Little
Connor Carroll
Alameda
Marilyn Ezzy Ashcraft, Alameda Mayor
Stewart Chen, City of Alameda Healthcare District Board Member and Former City Councilmember
Denyse Trepanier, Bike Walk Alameda, Board of Directors President
Austin Tam, Alameda County Democratic Central Committee, AD18
Mari Perez-Ruiz, AD18 Delegate
Cheri Johansen
Zac Bowling
Brian McGuire
Gaylon Parsons
Piedmont
Mingwei Samuel
San Leandro
Victor Aguilar, San Leandro City Councilmember
Corina Lopez, San Leandro City Councilmember
James Aguilar, San Leandro School Board Trustee
Fred Simon, San Leandro City Councilmember and Oro Loma Sanitary District Member
Ed Hernandez, Appointed Eden Health District Director
Jim Prola, Former Vice Mayor and Councilmember
Jeromey Shafer
John Minot
Hayward
Aisha Wahab, Hayward City Councilmember
Sara Lamnin, Hayward City Councilmember
Elisa Marquez, Hayward City Councilmember
April Oquenda, Hayward School Board President
Nestor Castillo, Educator & Alameda County Public Health Commission Chair
George Syrop, Community Services Commissioner
Elisha Crader
Lacei Amodei
George William Herbert
Vanessa Sadsad
Maria Nava
Ashland, Cherryland, San Lorenzo, Hayward Acres
Jenn Esteen, Eden Area Municipal Advisory Councilmember and Alameda Health System Trustee
Mimi Dean, Eden Area Municipal Advisory Councilmember
April Chan, Fairview Municipal Advisory Council Chair
Barisha Spriggs
Dave Sorrell, TDM-CP, NorCal Association for Commuter Transportation President and Multimodal Transit Consultant - Advocate
Castro Valley
Michael Kusiak, Castro Valley School Board Trustee
Dolly Adams, Castro Valley School Board Trustee
"Reliable public transit is a key part of 21st-century infrastructure. Alfred has a key understanding of public transit, both as a user as well as a planning commissioner and architect. I am proud to endorse Alfred for the AC Transit Board of Directors.”
Union City
Lance Nishihira, New Haven Unified School Board Member
and candidate for BART Board
Harris Mojadedi, Chabot-Los Positas Community College District Trustee
and former Union City Planning Commission Chair
David Ying
Anish Mohanty
Fremont
Jenny Kassan, Fremont City Councilmember
Lance Kwan, Ohlone Community College Board Trustee
Azir Akbari, Alameda County Water District Director
Marty Kludjian, Human Relations Commissioner
Robert Daulton, Planning Commissioner
Shobana Ramamurthi , Human Relations Commissioner
Justin Sha, Ohlone College Foundation Board Member
Vinnie Bacon Former Council Member, City of Fremont
David Bonaccorsi, Former Council Member, City of Fremont
Ann Crosbie, Former Fremont School Board Trustee
Moina Shaiq
Yogi Chugh
Kelsey Pressnall
Annie Koruga
Martha Kreeger, AD25 Delegate
Gigi Dornfest
Newark
Alan Nagy, Mayor of Newark
Other Bay Area
Burlingame
Ray Larios
Campbell
Sergio Lopez, Councilmember, City of Campbell
Maddon Hoh-Choi, Campbell Youth Commissioner
Cupertino
Sheng-Ming Egan
Foster City
Phoebe Shin Venkat, Planning Commissioner, Foster City and Board Member, CORA (Community Overcoming Relationship Abuse)
Hercules
Alex Walker-Griffin, Vice Mayor, City of Hercules
Hillsborough
Raayan Mohtashemi, Member, Caltrain Bicycle and Active Transportation Advisory Committee (BATAC)
Lafayette
Deepa Sharma
Jeremy Levine
Livermore
Brittni Kiick, Livermore City Councilmember
Kristie Wang, Livermore School Board Member
Martinez
Jonathan Bash, Contra Costa Hazardous Materials Commissioner/Martinez Planning Commissioner
Mountain View
Emily Ann Ramos
Alex Nunez, City of Mountain View Environmental Planning Commissioner
Pacifica
Brendan Bartholomew, Transit Operator
Palo Alto
Rohin Ghosh, Housing Activist
Katie Causey, Former Tenant Organizer & School Board Candidate
Pleasanton
Joseph Mauro
Redwood City
Rudy Espinoza Murray, Director, San Mateo County Resource Conservation District Board and President of the San Mateo County Latinx Democratic Club
San Bruno
Auros Harman, Chair, Planning Commission, City of San Bruno. Past AC Transit commuter.
San Carlos
Karen Tuzman, ADEM Delegate for AD21
San Francisco
Chris Arvin, SFMTA CAC member, creator of transit.supply
Cedar Makhijani, Transit Advocate
Calvin Quick, Former San Francisco Youth Commissioner (title for identification purposes only)
Ewan Barker Plummer, San Francisco Youth Commissioner (title for identification purposes only)
Jane Natoli, Airport Commissioner
Edward Wright, President, Harvey Milk LGBTQ Democratic Club (for identification purposes only)
Marcus Ismael, California Democratic State Central Committee Delegate, Assembly District 19
Joshua Rudy Ochoa, Student Activist (SF Berniecrats, SF LXYD, SFYD, SF Transit Riders)
Jenny Bach
Harlo Pippenger
Sasha Perigo
Eddy Ionescu
Adam Buck
Spencer Nyarady
CV Makhijani
San Jose
Jim Beall, Former State Senator
Marlee Smith
Aboubacar Ndiaye
Matt Castagnolo
Anoeil Odisho
San Mateo
Jordan Grimes, Political Director, Peninsula Young Democrats
Rick Bonilla , Mayor, San Mateo
San Ramon
Marisol Rubio, Dublin San Ramon Services District Director
Unincorporated Santa Clara County
Monica Mallon, Transit Advocate
Santa Cruz
Kyle Kelley, Transportation and Public Works Commissioner for the City of Santa Cruz
Graham Freeman, former Board, Bike Santa Cruz County
South San Francisco
James Coleman, South San Francisco City Councilmember
John Baker, President, SSFUSD Board / Chair, SamTrans CAC
Ethan Mizzi, Chair, South San Francisco Youth Commission; Treasurer, Peninsula Young Democrats
Jules Brouillet, Lead, North San Mateo County Silicon Valley Bike Coalition
Sunnyvale
Alysa Cisneros, Vice Mayor of Sunnyvale
Omar Din, Sunnyvale City Councilmember
Richard Mehlinger, Chair, Sunnyvale Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commission
Vallejo
Ruscal Cayangyang, Former Vallejo School Board President
Cassandra James
“Alfred Twu is the real deal. If you want better public transit, you need people who have the knowledge, experience and work ethic and are willing to step up & that’s Alfred Twu.”
Elsewhere in California
Alhambra
Sasha Renée Pérez, Councilmember, City of Alhambra
Chico
William Monroe, Democratic Party Region 1E , Regional Director
Culver City
Triston Ezidore
Elk Grove
Amar Shergill, CDP Progressive Caucus Chair
Fresno
Navkaran Gurm, President, Fresno County Young Democrats
Gardena
Fatima Iqbal-Zubair, Candidate for CA Assembly District 65, Executive Board Member CADEM, Progressive Caucus Board, SoCal Vice Chair
Kerman
Elisabeth Robledo, Secretary, San Joaquin Valley Democratic Club
La Mesa
Colin Parent, La Mesa City Councilmember
Los Angeles
Godfrey Plata, Vice Chair, LA Region - Filipino American Democratic Caucus of CADEM / DSCC member
Ankur Patel
Morongo Basin
Jo Ann Bollen, ADD Delegate, President Democrats of the Morongo Basin, Founder, Vote Morongo Basin, Field Director, Field Team 6/CA 23
Ojai
Sloan Tribble
Sacramento
Jillynn Molina-Williams, SEIU1000 steward former CA Dem Veterans Caucus Chair
Louis Mirante
San Bernardino
Deborah Dunaway Elected Member, San Bernardino County Democratic Central Committee; Secretary, Democrats of the Morongo Basin
San Diego
Matthew Scammahorn, President of the UC San Diego College Democrats (former)
Ginger Hitzke
*Titles for identification purposes
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While PPAMM doesn't endorse in transit board elections, I'm proud to be the only candidate in the race to have received a 100% score on their questionnaire.
This is a people-powered campaign!
No Corporate Money Pledge: I am not taking contributions from any corporation or corporate Political Action Committee.
No Fossil Fuel Money Pledge: I am not taking contributions from oil, gas, and coal industry executives, lobbyists, or PACs.
