Ted Costa

San Ramon Mayor Abram Wilson picked up the endorsement in his 15th Assembly District race of a familiar name to California residents who are stridently against new taxes.

Ted Costa, CEO of the government watchdog group People's Advocate, called Wilson, a Republican, a committed steward of public monies in Wilson's role as San Ramon mayor.

Taxpayer advocate Ted Costa blasted Wednesday a redistricting initiative that made the November ballot this week, saying it has too many loopholes to be effective.

Costa, CEO of Sacramento-based group People's Advocate, said a provision in the initiative would allow a commission created to redraw political boundaries the latitude to disregard certain criteria if a particular geographic area met a certain designation.