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 |
| Jimmy Panmai | Branch Chief (SM/SF/CC), DBE/EEO Coordinator | (510) 507-9943 |
| Marco Militante | San Mateo, MTC | (510) 421-6389 |
| Alan Wong | Contra Costa | (510) 410-0108 |
| David Pneh | Contra Costa, PPM, XCH, FTA | (510) 407-4760 |
| Ruben Izon | San Francisco, DBE Support | (341) 766-2527 |
| Michael Hufana | Invoice/Local Assistance Program Support | (510) 849-7984 |
| Mustaqur Rahman | Branch Chief (ALA/SCL), ER Coordinator | (510) 407-8419 |
| Iris Chi | Alameda cities, Santa Clara county and cities | (510) 960-0803 |
| Val Chauhan | Alameda county and cities | (510) 542-0278 |
| Kevin Tran | Oakland, Sunnyvale, Mt. View | (510) 926-0602 |
| Lateef Saeed | Albany, Berkeley, Dublin, Emeryville, Newark, Port of Oakland, City of Santa Clara | (510) 847-9789 |
| Delaram Tassbini | Santa Clara cities except Cupertino, City of Santa Clara and Santa Clara County | (510) 407-4146 |
| Calvin Tan | Reports/Local Assistance Program Support | (341) 766-2465 |
| Herman Sealey | Branch Chief (MRN/NAP/SOL/SON), HBP Coordinator | (510) 926-0556 |
| Zachary Fraser | On Rotation Assignment | (510) 529-9634 |
| Furquan Shaikh | Marin county and cities | (510) 715-9390 |
| Jonathan Nyam | Suisun, Vacaville, Vallejo, Sonoma cities/SMART |
(510) 907-1277 |
| Trang (Jenny) To | Invoice/Local Assistance Program Support | (510) 715-8357 |
| Tom Holstein | Branch Chief, Environmental | (510) 960-0794 |
| Dan Rivas | ENV: Napa, San Francisco, Santa Clara, Alameda | (510) 496-9416 |
| Thomas Premo | ENV: Alameda, Contra Costa, Solano | (510) 496-9273 |
| Hugo Ahumada | ENV: Marin, San Mateo, Sonoma | (510) 506-9362 |
| Keevan Harding | Biologist | (510) 421-4327 |
| Kelli Alahan | Archaeologist | (510) 421-6224 |
| Ana Covarrubias | Env/Invoice/Local Assistance Program Support | (510) 529-5262 |
| Xi Zhang | ATP&HSIP Coordinator, Location Hydraulic Study, Water Quality Study, IT Support | (510) 960-0785 |
| Evan Yamamoto | Sonoma County, Benicia, Dixon, Fairfield, Rio Vista, Solano County, STA, HBP/ATP support | (510) 907-0779 |
| Louis Schuman | SB-1, STIP, Acting ER Coordinator, Discretionary Program Coordinator, GGBHTD/BART, Section 130 | (510) 960-0820 |
| Haiyan Zhang | Environmental Manager (HQ), NEPA Assignment | (510) 286-5235 |
| Muhammad Rahman | Construction Oversight Engineer (HQ): North Bay Counties and Contra Costa County | (279) 599-4025 |
| Patrick Dussell | Construction Oversight Engineer (HQ): Rest of Bay Area | (916) 202-9216 |
| Ida Tu | Clean California Local Grant Coordinator | (510) 496-9069 |