Wed. 05/19/10: By Brielle Johnck, Menlo Park – Union's hit piece on Kishimoto is off base. On May 14, I received a flier from the South Bay AFL-CIO Labor Council in San Jose that slams Yoriko Kishimoto, candidate for the 21st Assembly District seat based on her alleged obstruction of high-speed rail. As a former Palo Alto mayor who has worked on regional transit policy, Kishimoto realized early the complicated issues regarding high-speed rail and its impact on the mid-Peninsula. She took the leadership to create the Peninsula Cities Consortium that consists of representatives of cities in our area most likely to be affected by high-speed rail. Kishimoto is not an anti-high-speed rail activist, nor a knee-jerk proponent. As an experienced elected official, she has become an advocate for greater transparency and more public involvement in the planning process.
