SANTA CRUZ CITY METRO HAS SELECTED A NEW BOSS. ALEX CLIFFORD PREVIOUSLY MANAGED COMMUTER RAIL AUTHORITY METRA IN CHICAGO. 55-YEAR-OLD CLIFFORD JOINS THE SANTA CRUZ AGENCY DURING A TIME OF FISCAL HARDSHIP. HOWEVER THE NEW BOSS HAS EXPERIENCE WITH BUDGET ISSUES: HE CLOSED A SIXTY-MILLION-DOLLAR DEFICIT DURING HIS FIRST YEAR WITH METRA. CLIFFORD WILL REPLACE LES WHITE WHOSE CONTRACT EXPIRES AT THE END OF THE YEAR.
