In the Bay Area, a few areas that have high traffic but little benefit from public transit include: East San Mateo, downtown San Jose, East San Jose, the Mission district in SF, neighborhoods in Concord and areas around Oakland's airport.
Victories attributed to aggressive lobbying and political donations, Silicon Valley's massive contributions to state tax revenue, legislators' technology-stock holdings, and anti-regulatory ideology.
Marcelino Olguin, who pleaded guilty to the most serious charges, gets seven years in prison. His wife and daughter get probation and suspended prison terms.