Assemblymember Mark DeSaulnier is profiled in this article in Capitol Weekly. It’s a nice introductory kind of profile covering a little background, election year stats and his issue priorities for the coming legislative session.
The one part that I found curious…
"… After experiencing the steering-wheel-gripping tension of countless Bay Area commutes, DeSaulnier said he wants to see local governments reduce total vehicle-miles traveled during their planning processes. This would mean "fewer and shorter trips" to work, school and play for the state’s residents, and would improve air quality."
Now commuting and traffic are no doubt an important issue for the 11th Assembly District, but besides getting to regional meetings – Mark’s daily commute as a Supervisor/Restauranteur was several miles down Clayton Road into downtown Concord. Hardly a commute I would describe as "steering-wheel-gripping tension" but that is a nice turn-of-phrase. Maybe after Mark deals with regulations ultimately affecting drivers’ licenses he’ll investigate abuses of literary license.
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