VTA board chair absent in first week of strike

Thousands of VTA riders have been stranded without public transportation for 10 days due to an ongoing union strike, and the agency’s board chair has been out of town. Social media posts show Sergio Lopez, chair of the VTA board of directors and Campbell mayor, was in Yosemite over the weekend for a policymakers conference, as a historic strike halted the public transit agency’s bus and light rail services. Lopez said he’s been engaged in negotiations, but his absence has left riders feeling abandoned. A LinkedIn post from Carl Guardino, government affairs vice president for Tarana Wireless, lists Lopez as an…

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