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Tri-Valley Bus Pass Drive
The Tri-Valley Bus Pass Drive, founded by resident Jacky Poulsen, is underway for its ninth year working to raise money for critical transportation for unhoused and other vulnerable residents to receive services or assistance in the region.
“No one should have to forego these basic human needs just because they cannot afford the cost of transportation. Many of these people are looking for work but have no transportation to job interviews,” organizers said.
Poulsen and fellow coordinators Gail Cobe and Kim Rowe of the Unitarian Universalist Church in Livermore work with local service organizations to distribute donated bus passes to their clients.
Asbury United Methodist Church handles the processing and accounting for the donations to the drive, which are tax deductible and go 100% to the purchase of bus passes with no overhead costs. Learn more at www.asburylive.org/buspassprogram.
Women’s HOF nominees
The Alameda County Women’s Hall of Fame is seeking nominations through Feb. 7 for its 2025 class of inductees.
Women or girls who live or work anywhere in the county are eligible in the categories of Business & Professions, Culture & Art, Community Service, Education, Emerging Leaders, Environmental, Health, Justice, Non-Traditional, Philanthropy, Science-Tech-Engineering and Sports & Athletics.
“This award is in recognition of a legacy of work — both in professional careers and/or volunteer service — that has made a positive impact in the lives of residents in Alameda County,” organizers said.
Up to 12 recipients will be selected by a panel of judges, and the award ceremony is set for April 26 at The Club at Castlewood in Pleasanton. Submit nominees at acgov.org/whof.
State Senate committee assignments
The Tri-Valley’s two new representatives in the State Senate learned their committee assignments this month, courtesy of Senate President pro Tempore Mike McGuire (D-North Coast).
Sen. Jerry McNerney (D-Pleasanton), the former congressman who was elected to Sacramento on Nov. 5 to a district that includes most of the southern Tri-Valley out east into San Joaquin County, will chair the Revenue and Taxation Committee as well as serve on the Agriculture; Budget and Fiscal Review; Energy, Utilities and Communications; and Military and Veterans Affairs committees.
McNerney was also assigned to the Budget Subcommittee on Resources, Environmental Protection and Energy and the Joint Committee on Fairs Allocation and Classification.
Sen. Tim Grayson (D-Concord), who ascended from the Assembly to the Senate in the election to represent the San Ramon Valley and elsewhere in Contra Costa County, has been named assistant majority whip in Democratic leadership and he will chair the Banking and Financial Institutions Committee.
Grayson will also serve on the Appropriations; Business, Professions and Economic Development; Health; Revenue and Taxation; and Transportation committees as well as the Joint Committee on Rules.
