Executive Summary: Bernice King Tingle Profile

Executive Summary: Bernice King Tingle Profile

• Tenure & Roots: Moved to Mountain House in 2003; began civic leadership on the inaugural 2008 Mountain House Community Services District (CSD) Board of Directors, serving three terms as President and five terms as Vice President.
• Cityhood Leadership: Served as Mountain House's very first Vice Mayor following official municipal incorporation on July 1, 2024.
• Youth & Regional Advocacy: Founded and continuously chaired the Mountain House Youth Action Committee since 2010; serves on the Valley Link Rail Project Board (since 2018) and Delta College Foundation Board (since 2020).
• Professional Background: 27+ years managing corporate teams, programs, and budgets at Pacific Bell.
• Honors & Re-election Platform: Recognized on the California State Assembly floor as the 2026 Unsung Hero for District 13 by Assemblymember Rhodesia Ransom and the California Legislative Black Caucus. Seeking re-election to the City Council to focus on balanced growth, roads, water infrastructure, teen investment, and support for first responders.

Sixteen Years of Groundwork: Bernice King Tingle Launches Campaign to Continue Shaping Mountain House

By Umar Jamil Sear

Mountain House Observer

MOUNTAIN HOUSE, CA — For over sixteen years, the municipal decisions that shaped Mountain House—from where neighborhood parks were plotted to how multi-million-dollar developer budgets were balanced—have had one constant voice at the dais: Bernice King Tingle.

Now, following the community’s historic transition into an incorporated city, the town's inaugural Vice Mayor is officially launching her campaign for the Mountain House City Council, arguing that the foundational work of building California’s newest municipality remains unfinished.

From Oakland Volunteer to Mountain House Pioneer

Tingle’s civic philosophy traces back to Oakland, California, where she began volunteering as a youth tutor at age 15.

"Someone once did the same for me," Tingle noted on her platform. "A teacher, a neighbor, a friend — each one showed me that showing up for somebody else's child can change the direction of their whole life. I never forgot that. It is the reason I have spent sixteen years on the board that built this community, and it is the reason I am running for City Council now."

After moving to Mountain House in 2003, Tingle threw her hat into the ring in 2008 when residents voted in the community’s very first governing body—the Mountain House Community Services District (CSD) Board of Directors. Over the next sixteen years, she served three terms as Board President and five terms as Vice President, shepherding the unincorporated community through rapid housing development, master plan amendments, and long-term infrastructure allocations.

In 2010, recognizing a gap in local services for the town's growing teen population, Tingle founded the Mountain House Youth Action Committee. "A community that doesn't invest in its teenagers loses them the moment they're old enough to leave," she stated, having continuously chaired the committee since its inception.

Corporate Discipline and Regional Representation

Outside of local governance, Tingle spent 27 years in the corporate sector managing complex programs, operational personnel, and enterprise budgets at Pacific Bell. She credits that career with instilling the administrative rigor required for public finance.

Her presence extends across regional agencies critical to South County commuters and students. Since 2018, Tingle has represented local transit interests on the Valley Link Rail Project Board, advocating for passenger rail connections to the Tri-Valley and BART network. In 2020, she joined the board of the Delta College Foundation, working to bolster higher education access for local students.

Her long-standing tenure was formally recognized on the floor of the California State Assembly, where Assemblymember Rhodesia Ransom and the California Legislative Black Caucus named Tingle the 2026 Unsung Hero for the 13th Assembly District, highlighting her leadership during Mountain House’s path to incorporation.

The 2026 Platform: Finishing the Job

When Mountain House officially incorporated as San Joaquin County’s eighth city on July 1, 2024, Tingle took the oath as the town's first Vice Mayor. As council seats open for election, Tingle’s platform emphasizes continuity, fiscal restraint, and infrastructure delivery.

Bernice King Tingle: The Civic Record Resident Since 2003 CSD Leadership 3 terms as Board President; 5 terms as Vice President City Council Role First Vice Mayor of Mountain House (July 1, 2024) Civic Initiatives Founder & Chair, Mountain House Youth Action Committee (since 2010) Regional Boards Valley Link Rail Project (2018–present); Delta College Foundation (2020–present) State Honors 2026 Unsung Hero, 13th Assembly District (awarded by Asm. Rhodesia Ransom)

Her core campaign commitments center on keeping growth strictly within balanced budgets, backing the San Joaquin County Sheriff’s Office and emergency personnel, prioritizing long-term road and water infrastructure, and maintaining fiscal diligence: "Read the budget before you vote on it, and put families first, politics last."

"I am running for City Council because the work of building Mountain House isn't finished," Tingle said. "How we grow, how safe our streets feel, and whether young families can still afford to put down roots here: those questions are still being decided, and I want to keep deciding them from the council table, the way I have for sixteen years already."