Rico Medina for San Bruno mayor

We shouldn't forget that Rico Medina was instrumental in creating looming "Fiscal Cliff" by sabotaging SamTrans and Caltrain in various ways:

- He helped waste $600 million on a highway-widening bringing more air and micro-plastic pollution to Equity Focus Areas in San Mateo County.

- At the same time that project prevented two pedestrian crossings at Hillsdale Blvd and in San Carlos - for these Rico Medina did not find it in his heart or his immense county wallet to help.

- The 101 highway widening also helped to move ridership away from Caltrain and towards cars, therefore exacerbating the "Fiscal Cliff".

- Also reducing ridership and enhancing financial issues was the "SamTrans Reimagining" project, which reduced local service in San Mateo County.

- "SamTrans Reimagining" moved SamTrans from local East-West transportation option to a more North-South transportation option

- That in turn increased competition with Caltrain, reducing their ridership

- Splitting Caltrain and SamTrans and now have 2 CEOs, 2 administrations and 3 or 4 headquarters plus another one or two additional administration buildings (I lost track).

- On the other hand customers are also still waiting for the bus shelter project to show results. The consultants are paid, but where are the shelters?

- The cost overrun of Electrification at Caltrain also happened under his watch.

- Not to mention all the time and money wasted on the Dumbarton Railroad Bridge project prevented by "local political dysfunction" [NYT].

With all these fiscal issues, Rico Medina also sounds like he is still opposing a much needed merger of various Bay Area transportation agencies, which could reduce the number of HQs and create some synergies and service improvements for customers.

In his various roles, Rico Medina has done a lot of damage to the County.