The Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board, which runs Caltrain,
elected new officers and welcomed two new board members at its
February board meeting. In a unanimous vote, Don Gage was elected
chair and Sean Elsbernd was elected vice chair.
Caltrain board elects officers
The Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board, which runs Caltrain, elected new officers and welcomed two new board members at its February board meeting. In a unanimous vote, Don Gage was elected chair and Sean Elsbernd was elected vice chair.
Gage, who represents the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority board on the JPB, also is a Santa Clara County Supervisor. Vice Chair Elsbernd, represents the San Francisco County Board of Supervisors.
The board also swore in two new members, Mark Church, who represents SamTrans, and Ash Kalra, who represents VTA.
The Caltrain board has nine members, with representatives from each of the three counties through which the rail service operates – San Francisco, San Mateo and Santa Clara. The Caltrain board meets the first Thursday of each month at 10 a.m. at 1250 San Carlos Ave., San Carlos.
Details: www.caltrain.com.
Sit on school district commission
As a merit system school district, Morgan Hill Unified School District has a Personnel Commission made up of three members. There is a current vacancy.
Applications are now being accepted to fill a term through December 1, 2010.
To be eligible, you must be a registered voter, a resident of the school district, and should be familiar with the merit system. Each commissioner position is for a three-year term. Commissioners are paid $30 per monthly meeting attended.
Applications must be received by 5 p.m. Feb. 25.
Details: Human Resources at 201-6015, or visit the district office at 15600 Concord Circle.
Unemployment rate rises, again
The Morgan Hill unemployment rate reached 10 percent, according to preliminary data released by the state labor department.
Of the 17,700 workers in Morgan Hill, 1,800 were unemployed during December.
In November, the city’s unemployment rate was 9.2 percent.
For December, San Martin’s unemployment rate was 18 percent while Gilroy’s was almost 12 percent.
