district 5 candidates talk BRT and white oak at four corners forum

District 5 candidates expressed concerns about Bus Rapid Transit coming to Four Corners. Photo by Oran Viriyincy on Flickr.

In the coming years, East County could see some big changes, from faster, more reliable bus service to a new research and technology hub with homes and shopping. Last night, candidates for the District 5 County Council seat talked about the issues surrounding those projects with some very skeptical Four Corners residents, who described them as "proposed threats" to the community, at a forum at Pine Crest Elementary School.

I live-tweeted the forum, along with friends of JUTP Joe Fox and Jessie Slater. Here's a Storify of our tweets: