District 4 Office of Local Assistance
Local Assistance provides assistance to local and regional agencies in securing federal and state financing for transportation projects, developing projects, obtaining environmental and right-of-way clearances, reviewing plans, specifications and estimates, and monitoring construction of Federal-aid and State-aid local agency administrated engineering projects within the District. Oversees development of local agency projects to ensure adherence to all current State and Federal guidelines and regulations.
Division of Local Assistance (DLA) website provides statewide guidelines and procedures information, as well as project monitoring and status reports such as Cooperative Work Agreement (CWA), Inactive Projects, PE Over 10 Years, Project End Dates and E76/Invoice/PSA Status.
For general public inquiries, please see District 4 Public Affairs page, or visit Division of Maintenance page to submit public Customer Service Request
Directory
| Name | Title/Responsibility | Phone Number | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ephrem Meharena | Office Chief, DLAE | (510) 960-0806 | ephrem.meharena@dot.ca.gov |
| Jimmy Panmai | Branch Chief Peninsular, DBE/EEO Coordinator; MTC, San Francisco, San Mateo, Contra Costa counties/agencies | (510) 507-9943 | jimmy.panmai@dot.ca.gov |
| Marco Militante | Atherton, Belmont, Brisbane, Burlingame, CALTRAIN, CCAG, City of San Mateo, Colma, Daly City, East Palo Alto, Foster City, Half Moon Bay, Hillsborough, Menlo Park, Millbrae, Pacifica, Portola Valley, Redwood City, Samtrans/Penin Jt Powers Board, San Bruno, San Carlos, San Mateo County, South San Francisco, Woodside | (510) 421-6389 | marco.militante@dot.ca.gov |
| Alan Wong | MTC SAFE, MTC, Brentwood, CCTA, Contra Costa County, Danville, Lafayette, Martinez, Orinda, Pittsburg, San Pablo, Walnut Creek | (510) 410-0108 | alan.wong@dot.ca.gov |
| David Pneh | Antioch, Clayton, Concord, East Bay Regional Parks, El Cerrito, Hercules, Moraga, Oakley, Pinole, Pleasant Hill, Richmond, San Ramon; FTA Transfer, X-Exchange Program (State Fund), State-funded PPM Invoices | (510) 407-4760 | david.pneh@dot.ca.gov |
| Ruben Izon | Bay Area Air Quality Mgmt Dist, Port of San Francisco, SF Int'l. Airport, SF Public Health, SF Public Works, SFCTA, SFMTA, UCSF, SFPUC, TIMMA; CMGC projects, DBE&ADA | (341) 766-2527 | ruben.izon@dot.ca.gov |
| Michael Hufana | Invoice/Local Assistance Program Support: Santa Clara (selected), MTC, San Francisco, San Mateo, Contra Costa agencies | (510) 849-7984 | michael.hufana@dot.ca.gov |
| Mustaqur Rahman | Branch Chief East Bay, ER Coordinator; Alameda County, Santa Clara County agencies | (510) 407-8419 | mustaqur.rahman@dot.ca.gov |
| Iris Chi | City of Alameda, Livermore, San Leandro, Tri Valley Rail; Santa Clara: Campbell, San Jose, Santa Clara County, SCVTA | (510) 960-0803 | iris.chi@dot.ca.gov |
| Val Chauhan | ACTC, Alameda County, Fremont, Hayward, Piedmont, Pleasanton, Union City, Ala Co Waste Mgmt; Santa Clara: Los Altos (till 12/31), Los Altos Hills (till 12/31), Monte Sereno (till 12/31) | (510) 542-0278 | val.chauhan@dot.ca.gov |
| Kevin Tran | Oakland; Santa Clara: Sunnyvale, Mountain View, Cupertino, Gilroy (till 12/31), Morgan Hill (till 12/31) | (510) 926-0602 | kevin.t.tran@dot.ca.gov |
| Lateef Saeed | Albany, Berkeley, Dublin, Emeryville, Newark, Port of Oakland; Santa Clara: City of Santa Clara, Los Gatos (till 12/31), Milpitas (till 12/31), Palo Alto (till 12/31), Saratoga (till 12/31) | (510) 847-9789 | lateef.saeed@dot.ca.gov |
| Calvin Tan | Reports/Local Assistance Program Support: Alameda, Santa Clara, Sonoma, Marin, Contra Costa (selected agencies) | (341) 766-2465 | calvin.tan@dot.ca.gov |
| Herman Sealey | Branch Chief North Bay, HBP Coordinator: Marin, Napa, Solano, Sonoma counties/agencies | (510) 926-0556 | herman.sealey@dot.ca.gov |
| Zachary Fraser | Sonoma County | (510) 529-9634 | zachary.fraser@dot.ca.gov |
| Furquan Shaikh | Corte Madera, Larkspur, Marin County, Mill Valley, Novato, Ross, Fairfax, San Anselmo, TAM, Belvedere, Marin County Transit District, Tiburon, Sausalito; Napa: NVTA, City of Napa, Napa County | (510) 715-9390 | furquan.shaikh@dot.ca.gov |
| Duy Tran | Benicia, Dixon, Fairfield, Rio Vista, Solano County, STA | (510) 529-9319 | duy.tran@dot.ca.gov |
| Jonathan Nyam | Suisun City, Vacaville, Vallejo; Sonoma: City of Sonoma, Cloverdale, Cotati, Healdsburg, Petaluma, Rohnert Park, Santa Rosa, SCTA, Sebastopol, SMART, Windsor; Marin: San Rafael; Napa: American Canyon, Calistoga, Napa County Office of Education, St. Helena, Yountville | (510) 907-1277 | jonathan.nyam@dot.ca.gov |
| Trang (Jenny) To | Invoice/Local Assistance Program Support: Alameda, Santa Clara, Solano, Sonoma, Marin, Napa (selected agencies) | (510) 715-8357 | trang.to@dot.ca.gov |
| Tom Holstein | Branch Chief, Environmental | (510) 960-0794 | tom.holstein@dot.ca.gov |
| Dan Rivas | ENV: Napa, San Francisco, Santa Clara, Alameda | (510) 496-9416 | dan.rivas@dot.ca.gov |
| Thomas Premo | ENV: Alameda, Contra Costa, Solano | (510) 496-9273 | thomas.premo@dot.ca.gov |
| Hugo Ahumada | ENV: Marin, San Mateo, Sonoma | (510) 506-9362 | hugo.ahumada@dot.ca.gov |
| Keevan Harding | Biologist | (510) 421-4327 | keevan.harding@dot.ca.gov |
| Kelli Alahan | Archaeologist | (510) 421-6224 | kelli.alahan@dot.ca.gov |
| Ana Covarrubias | Env/Invoice/Local Assistance Program Support | (510) 529-5262 | ana.covarrubias@dot.ca.gov |
| Xi Zhang | ATP&HSIP Coordinator, Location Hydraulic Study, Water Quality Study, IT Support | (510) 960-0785 | xi.zhang@dot.ca.gov |
| Louis Schuman | SB-1, STIP, Acting ER Coordinator, Discretionary Program Coordinator, GGBHTD/BART, Section 130 | (510) 960-0820 | louis.schuman@dot.ca.gov |
| Haiyan Zhang | Environmental Manager (HQ), NEPA Assignment | (510) 286-5235 | haiyan.zhang@dot.ca.gov |
| Muhammad Rahman | Construction Oversight Engineer (HQ): North Bay Counties and Contra Costa County | (279) 599-4025 | muhammad.rahman@dot.ca.gov |
| Patrick Dussell | Construction Oversight Engineer (HQ): Rest of Bay Area | (916) 202-9216 | patrick.dussell@dot.ca.gov |
| Ida Tu | Clean California Local Grant Coordinator | (510) 496-9069 | ida.tu@dot.ca.gov |