No Change For AC Transit Bus Line in Emeryville

Former Emeryville mayor and current AC Transit President of the Board of Directors Greg Harper has announced the F-Line bus route will not be eliminated or even change for Emeryville residents as was reported last week in the newspaper the Daily Californian.  Mr Harper told the Tattler, "the Daily Californian got the story wrong" and that the Board is actually increasing the number of buses for the popular route.

AC Transit President and
Emeryville resident
Greg Harper

The Daily Californian reported and the Tattler reprinted a story that is factually incorrect according to Mr Harper. The UC Cal newspaper reported the transit agency is considering changing the F-Line route through Emeryville but that is incorrect Mr Harper said, "It will continue to use 40th Street and access the Bay Bridge via Powell Street".  There will be no changes for the Emeryville portion of the F-Line except buses will run with greater frequency he stressed.  Mr Harper noted that the proposed change will occur at the UC campus where the line now loops around the campus.  The loop will be eliminated and instead the buses will just run past the university, "90% of the total route is the same" he noted.  "It won't go around the campus as much as it did before.  But that will enable us to increase the frequency with the same number of buses" he said.  "There will be a 10 minute peak bus frequency for weekdays" he added, noting he is trying to convince his fellow Board members to accept that half the buses should go down Powell Street, owing to the greater frequency, "Every other bus will go down Powell instead of 40th Street if I can get that past my colleagues" he said.
The addition of an F-Line Powell Street route, closer to Emeryville residencies, would increase usability for Emeryville citizens.
These changes would make the F-Line "better than ever as far as Emeryville is concerned" President Harper said,  "The downside is that will be less convenient for some UC students" he added.

Former mayor Greg Harper heads up Harper and Associates law firm on Horton Street and he has lived in Emeryville for over 30 years.

Former Emeryville Strongman Now Throws Weight Around At State Level

Former Emeryville Mayor Redefines "Strongman"

After ruling Emeryville with an iron fist through much of the 80's and 90's, former council member and mayor Greg Harper still rules but now he's pumping iron.
Mr Harper won a State powerlifting competition in San Jose last spring with a series of lift catagories, setting a California State powerlifting record for his age group.  The former Mayor told the Tattler he started lifting weights to keep fit a few years ago and he entered the competition on a lark.  The US Powerlifting Association noted Mr Harper set the State record for the 90 kg weight class for the over 60 age group.

Powerlifting competitions combine three lifts for a total.  Mr Harper's lifts were:
Squat - 110 kg (242.5 lbs)
Bench -  70 kg (154 lbs)
Deadlift -  152.5 kg (336 lbs)
Total (record) - 332.5 kg (733 lbs)

Greg Harper, attorney-at-law, continues to live and work
in Emeryville.  He serves on the Emeryville Oversight Board for the former 
Redevelopment Agency and he also serves on the AC Transit Board of Directors.
He's not a guy to be trifled with.

Nora Davis' False Endorsement List

Former Mayor Harper Cries Foul:

Nora Davis Falsely Claims Former Mayor's Endorsement

Former Emeryville Mayor and continuing Emerville resident, Greg Harper has announced the Nora Davis city council re-election campaign is falsely using his name as an endorser.
After a city-wide mailer was released from the Davis campaign, listing Greg Harper as an endorser, Mr Harper drafted a letter to neighbors in response stating, "Yesterday you voters may have received a campaign piece from Nora Davis listing me as a supporter. I do not support her, and she has no reason to think otherwise."  
Mr Harper declined to further elaborate and Ms Davis could not be reached for comment.  The campaign mailer was sent out to registered voters across town.