{"id":389151,"date":"2026-07-07T13:02:01","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T13:02:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/389151\/"},"modified":"2026-07-07T13:02:01","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T13:02:01","slug":"former-alameda-county-supervisor-scott-haggerty-dies-at-68-east-bay-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/389151\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Alameda County Supervisor Scott Haggerty dies at 68 \u2013 East Bay Times"},"content":{"rendered":"

Former Alameda County Supervisor Scott Haggerty died at age 68 on Sunday in Tennessee, leaving behind a legacy of regional transportation projects connecting the Tri-Valley area to Northern California.<\/p>\n

\u201cHis final days were spent with our family, reminiscing about life stories, adventures and the beautiful times we had shared together,\u201d Haggerty\u2019s family wrote<\/a> on social media. \u201cWhile our hearts are broken, we find peace in knowing that he is no longer suffering and for the first time since his operation, he can take a breath of fresh air.\u201d<\/p>\n

Born in San Francisco but raised in Fremont, Haggerty grew up in a family that instilled in him the values of community and connection, his son, Sean Haggerty said.<\/p>\n

Scott Haggerty assisted with his father\u2019s campaign for Fremont City Council in 1973<\/a>, which focused on establishing a performing arts center in Fremont. Though his father lost, Haggerty continued to believe the Tri-Valley deserved a community center for the arts.<\/p>\n

As a Fremont planning commissioner, Haggerty announced his campaign for Alameda County supervisor in 1996 on the promise to aggressively tackle gridlock on the Interstate 580 and Interstate 680 corridors, improve the county\u2019s emergency response, and address environmental concerns related to the Altamont Landfill in Livermore.<\/p>\n

During his 24 years on the Board of Supervisors, Haggerty\u2019s vision of a connected Bay Area laid the groundwork for some of the largest infrastructure projects<\/a> under construction today. Haggerty gained a reputation as a steady advocate for the county\u2019s unincorporated communities and a demanding boss within county offices.<\/p>\n

\"Scott<\/p>\n

Scott Haggerty, former East Bay Community Energy board chair and county supervisor, speaks during a ribbon cutting ceremony for the 23 new wind turbines along the Altamont Pass hills at the Scott Haggerty Wind Energy Center in Livermore, Calif., on Friday, Sept. 24, 2021. (Ray Chavez\/Bay Area News Group)<\/p>\n

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Alameda County Supervisor Scott Haggerty attends a meeting of the board in Oakland, Calif. Tuesday, April 24, 2012. (Kristopher Skinner\/Staff)<\/p>\n

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East Bay Regional Park District General Manager Robert Doyle, second from right, has announced his retirement at this year\u2019s end after 47 years with the agency. Joining him above Nov. 6, 2015, in Oakland for a ribbon-cutting to celebrate the opening of the East Bay Greenway\u2019s first segment are, from left, EBRPD board member John Sutter, Alameda County board member Scott Haggerty, U.S. Rep. Barbara Lee, BART board member Robert Raburn, Alameda County board member Nate Miley and Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf. (Jose Carlos Fajardo\/staff archives)\n<\/p>\n

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From left, Alameda County Supervisor Scott Haggerty and Dublin Vice Mayor Melissa Hernandez pet a pig named “Peanut” owned by Abbie 4-H Club member Iliana Valverde, 10, of Livermore during the unveiling of the Marissa Hunt Agricultural Educational Center at the Alameda County Fairgrounds in Pleasanton, Calif., on Thursday, March 7, 2019. (Doug Duran\/Bay Area News Group)<\/p>\n

\"Alameda<\/p>\n

Alameda County Supervisor Scott Haggerty gives a speech during the unveiling of the Marissa Hunt Agricultural Educational Center at the Alameda County Fairgrounds in Pleasanton, Calif., on Thursday, March 7, 2019.(Doug Duran\/Bay Area News Group)<\/p>\n

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Scott Haggerty, former East Bay Community Energy board chair and county supervisor, speaks during a ribbon cutting ceremony for the 23 new wind turbines along the Altamont Pass hills at the Scott Haggerty Wind Energy Center in Livermore, Calif., on Friday, Sept. 24, 2021. (Ray Chavez\/Bay Area News Group)<\/p>\n

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Alameda County officials lauded his role in tackling the county\u2019s most complex issues.<\/p>\n

Among them were major BART expansions, such as the Warm Springs extension and the BART-OAK airport connector, negotiating a community benefits agreement for the Altamont Landfill, and establishing the groundwork for Valley Link, a planned 42-mile rail service connecting the Northern San Joaquin Valley with BART.<\/p>\n

\u201cHis leadership helped shape countless transportation projects and regional initiatives that will benefit generations to come,\u201d said Alameda County District 4 Supervisor Nate Miley, who worked with Haggerty on the board. \u201cScott\u2019s legacy is one of service, vision, and steadfast dedication to the public good.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sean Haggerty said his father\u2019s leadership on local infrastructure projects caused neighbors and friends to insist he run for higher office. But the Alameda County supervisor wanted to stay near his family and benefit the local community.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe knew his greatest impact was at a local level,\u201d Haggerty said. \u201cHe also stayed because he was a family man, and he wanted to stay local. He could\u2019ve gone so much higher, a congressman, a senator.\u201d<\/p>\n

In 2013, Scott Haggerty\u2019s longtime chief of staff, Chris Gray, filed a high-profile whistleblower and wrongful termination suit<\/a> after he was let go. Gray alleged a litany of corruption violations, including claims that Haggerty double-billed the county for travel expenses and misused public resources. The case was ultimately settled out of court.<\/p>\n

Haggerty moved on from the scandal and won his final election in 2016. Over the next four years, he oversaw the grand opening of the Warm Springs BART station, the southern extensions into Santa Clara County in 2020<\/a>, and the county\u2019s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n

He chose to not run for reelection in 2021, moving aside for who would ultimately become his successor, David Haubert.<\/p>\n

\u201c\u2019It\u2019s a very important job. Take it as seriously as you can. Your job is to make people\u2019s lives better,\u2019\u201d Haubert recalled Haggerty saying to him. \u201cHe was very proud of his work to create a fire training center located in Dublin. He was very proud of the progress he made on Valley Link.\u201d<\/p>\n

As condolences poured in over the weekend commemorating Haggerty\u2019s accomplishments, many took time to recall their personal moments with him.<\/p>\n

Livermore Mayor John Marchand remembered eating breakfasts with Haggerty at the Livermore cafe Mornings on First earlier this year, just weeks before Haggerty was scheduled for a lung transplant.<\/p>\n

Though the transplant was successful, Haggerty\u2019s health continued to deteriorate. While at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Tennessee, his family listened to his favorite music and watched his favorite movie, \u201cA Christmas Story,\u201d in July, Sean Haggerty said.<\/p>\n

When Scott Haggerty passed on Sunday, he was surrounded by family.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhile our hearts are broken, we find peace in knowing that he is no longer suffering and for the first time since his operation, he can take a breath of fresh air,\u201d his family said.<\/p>\n

Haggerty\u2019s family intends to hold services in both Tennessee and California. Details of both arrangements have yet to be made public.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Former Alameda County Supervisor Scott Haggerty died at age 68 on Sunday in Tennessee, leaving behind a legacy…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":389152,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[389,3767,184,7,8,400,1751,332,394,1533,181,205,100,143,145,144,10238,10374,182,13,1967],"class_list":["post-389151","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-oakland","tag-alameda-county","tag-bart","tag-bay-area","tag-california","tag-california-news","tag-california-politics","tag-democrats","tag-east-bay","tag-fremont","tag-keywee","tag-latest-headlines","tag-local-politics","tag-news","tag-oakland","tag-oakland-headlines","tag-oakland-news","tag-obituaries","tag-obituary","tag-pm-report","tag-politics","tag-transportation"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/389151","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=389151"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/389151\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/389152"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=389151"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=389151"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=389151"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}