From San Mateo Daily News
Jim Hartnett to lead Caltrain board
By Will Oremus
Redwood City Council Member Jim Hartnett has been named chairman of the Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board, the body that governs Caltrain.
Hartnett was elected to the position Thursday by a unanimous vote of the nine-member board, which includes representatives from San Francisco, San Mateo and Santa Clara counties. He replaces Jose Cisneros, the San Francisco mayor's appointee to the board.
Hartnett is no stranger to regional leadership positions, having chaired the SamTrans board and the board of the City/County Association of Governments in past years. He'll help supervise a rail line that has seen a 9 percent jump in ridership this year but nonetheless continues to struggle with budget constraints.
Santa Clara County Supervisor Don Gage was elected vice chairman of the board at Thursday's meeting.
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