Candidate for
Member of the State Assembly; District 20

Mayor Mark Green was born in Peoria, Illinois in 1953. He graduated from the University of California, Berkeley, in 1975 with a B.A. in Political Science. A resident of Union City for over 35 years, he has two sons, Luke (25) and Lance (24). He shared his love of history and government as a substitute teacher for the Hayward Unified School District, and ran a successful insurance business for 21 years.

Green is a truly independent, highly-qualified candidate for the State Assembly. Like many Americans, he is tired of the gridlock in Sacramento and is frustrated at California's economic climate. Mayor Green believes our State Assembly needs to focus on what is important to Californians, not party politics.

Regional Government:

Green has served in the following local and regional capacities (partial list):

• Mayor of Union City (almost 19 years)
• Immediate Past President (2010-2011) of the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG)
• Metropolitan Transportation Commissioner, representing ABAG
• Alameda County Transportation Commission Chair
• East Bay Economic Development Alliance Board Member
• Alameda County Council of Mayors (former President)
• Waste Management Authority of Alameda County Board Member (former Chair)
• Housing Authority of Alameda County (former Chair)

• Mayor, 1993 + present (Terms out in November 2012.)
• City Councilmember 1991+1993
• Planning Commission 1987+1991
• Parks and Recreation Commission 1987
• Redevelopment Advisory Committee 1986
• Landscape Enhancement Committee 1986

• Named Elected Official of the Year by California Transportation Foundation (2012.)
• Successful passage of two parcel taxes that maintain the levels of public safety staffing, despite budget cuts. (2004 Measure K, 2008 * Measure UU. Measure UU funded the Youth Violence Prevention Program, which has seen a decrease in youth homicide from five in 2007-2008 to zero in 2011.
• Led the successful Measure AA temporary 1/2% sales tax supplement that prevented layoffs in public safety and city government in 2010.
• Allocated capital funding to build two new, state-of-the-art fire stations.
• Strong proponent of interoperability of radio communication systems between public safety agencies.
• Instrumental in developing a strong, community-based CERT program, with ongoing training programs and solid plans to extend our ability to respond to emergencies.
• Through ABAG, worked on Bay Area-wide disaster recovery plans, ensuring we have a plan in place for restoring normalcy as quickly as possible following serious emergency situations.
• Dramatic improvements to the city's infrastructure, including the highest quality streets in Southern Alameda County.
• Fought for contracting out Firefighter services to Alameda County, ensuring a substantially improved emergency response capability.
• Dedication of numerous new parks and playgrounds, the award-winning Ruggieri Senior Center and Union City Sports Center, as well as the William May Teen Center.
• Developed a high-quality, full-service senior housing village, and led the successful effort to limit rent increases at the Tropics Senior Mobile Home Community.
• Reclamation of the federally-designated Superfund site at the Pacific States Steel property, which was redeveloped from toxic waste to a hub of homes and quality family condominiums.
• Planned the City's landmark intermodal, transit-oriented station district, and oversaw development of 155 top-level affordable housing units within one block of the BART station.
• The Union Landing retail center which brought tremendous sales tax revenue to the city, as well as shopping, dining, and entertainment for residents.
• Improved the quality of life for all residents via the restoration of the Leisure Services Department to one that delivers award-winning programs for health and fitness, Special Needs, licensed day care, adult sports, and seniors, as well as comprehensive camps, sports, and arts programs for youth.
• The Union City Flight 93 Memorial - the first significant memorial to the 9/11 heroes in the U.S.
• Thousands of housing units, from affordable housing to executive living.
• Transportation improvements, including an extensive BART station renovation with a new eastern entrance, work on the Dumbarton Rail project, and an agreement on the State Route 84 (East/West Connector) project.
• Extended library accessibility by providing the largest municipal subsidy in Alameda County that provides 22 additional service hours per week, including Sundays.
• Initiated and funded important local social services, including a very effective youth violence prevention and intervention program that has a huge amount of public involvement.
• Ensured strong City Council support of the New Haven Unified School District Kid's Zone initiative to improve the educational opportunities for all children in the Decoto neighborhood, from cradle to college.
• Established more effective dialogue between private sector business leaders and the City Council, and City staff resulting in innovative initiatives to enhance economic development initiatives.
• A creative approach to building Guy Emmanuel Elementary School based on a partnership between the City Redevelopment Agency, the Catellus Development Corporation and the New Haven Unified School District.