Chris Peeples Passes Mr. Peeples Was AC Transit Board Member, Friend, Oakland Political Influencer

Chris Peeples Passes Mr. Peeples Was AC Transit Board Member, Friend, Oakland Political Influencer

Chris Peeples Passes Mr. Peeples Was AC Transit Board Member, Friend, Oakland Political Influencer Chris passed on Friday, August 8th according to AC Transit, where he was a long-time board member. I had just interviewed him a month ago, and for the first time in four years, and about a mutual friend, Dan Siegel. Now, Chris is gone. I call Chris an Oakland Influencer because he took time to apply great thought to politics and policy and the actions of political people. His basic approach was quite infectious, and so he was an influencer. Chris and I have a friendship that spans 35 years, and covers many events in Oakland's government, economic, and political history. All of them we talked about. Mostly over coffee at the famed, late cafe GayLords on 41st and Piedmont Avenue that was a Pandemic casualty. Emails Chris has sent to me over the years reflect our relationship. Like this one: Zinnie: I am watching your interview with Tim Dupuis on the Oakland election and you think it is strange that Sheng got most of Allysa's votes given that Sheng and Allyssa did not do a joint campaign the way Rebecca and Jean did. What you miss is that Allyssa and Sheng were ideologically aligned. Allyssia favored government spending, taxing rich people and giving lots of mney and benefits to unionized city employees; so did Sheng, except to a lesser extent (so did all the mayoral candidates, but that is another matter). It is perfectly logical that most of Allyssa's voters should have Sheng as there second choice, just like it is logical that many of Ignacio's voters would have Loren as their second choice despite the fact that they did not campaign together. Its a little strange that every run was very close, but that can be explained by the fact that Sheng and Allyssia were so close ideologically. Or this one: Zinnie: I depend on you for expertise on sports marketing and economics, but I know something about transportation. Attached is my letter to the EIR for Howard Terminal. You might find it interesting. Or this one on Howard Terminal posted at my Oakland News Now blog: Oakland - The proposed A’s stadium at the Howard Terminal site is completely unreasonable from a transportation point of view and the EIR does not properly address the transportation issues. Also, the EIR does not properly address the sea level rise issues that will put the stadium and the streets that access it under water before the end of the stadium’s useful life. I do not have expertise in sports economics or in the economics of real estate development. I do have expertise in transportation. I have been involved in transportation issues for over 40 years. I have served on the board of AC Transit (the Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District), the agency that provides bus service to Oakland and surrounding cities, for 23 years (although these comments are my own and may not represent the position of AC Transit). I regularly attend (and sometimes speak at) transportation conferences such as TRB (the Transportation Research Board), APTA (the American Public Transportation Association), UITP (Union International de Transport Public), CTA (California Transit Association), Rail~Volution, and various university sponsored transportation conferences. Thank you for your consideration of my comments. Very truly yours, H. E. Christian Peeples There's a lot more I will share in my livestream. Chris was a great and thoughtful man and a good friend. A very sad day.
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