Sam Caponio Occupation: Retired Labor Representative Education & Qualifications: I have lived in the Bay Area all of my life and the last 5 years on the Coastside. We moved to the coast because the East-Bay was grid-locked and now grid-lock seems to be moving to the Coastside. The Coastside residents are concerned about proposed development that will increase traffic, this question needs to be addressed. I spent 14 years on the Oakland Community Development Board and saw citizen participation in action. I firmly believe in the democratic process, the vote of the people. Let the people vote on all proposed development, that is the democratic process. As a member of the Board, I will do all in my power to bring accountability and credibility to the office. /s/ Sam Caponio