The Mayor Pro Tem of the City of Tracy, Veronica Vargas, announced today that she will be running for the State Assembly- 13th District, which covers the Cities of Tracy and Stockton and the Mountain House community. Vargas has served on the Tracy City Council since 2014.“I am very humbled and proud to announce my candidacy for the State Assembly,” said Vargas. “As Chair of the Tri-Valley/San Joaquin County Regional Rail Authority I will continue to advance the San Joaquin to BART Valley Link Light Rail, reducing commute times and giving you more time to spend with your family,” added Vargas. “I am proud of my early endorsements and I will be adding more as this campaign moves on.” stated Vargas.
I was one of the founding members of the ValleyLink project. The project is a long-range planning and urban design study that is evaluating how the introduction of commuter rail service, via Tri-Valley Regional Rail Authority’s planned ValleyLink line. I worked successfully to update the master plan for bikes which resulted in establishing the green bike lanes and I am been working to improve amenities at our municipal airport and have successfully lobby for several grants which resulted in funding for new taxiways and new equipment