US EditionAs deadline looms, Sen. Scott Wiener introduces bill to fund Bay Area transit
- Bay Area public transit is facing service cuts without funding solutions, as reported by San Francisco lawmakers.
- Senate Bill 63 proposes a sales tax in San Francisco, Contra Costa, and Alameda counties to raise funds for transit agencies.
- State Senator Scott Wiener acknowledged polling shows 55% approval for the measure in multiple counties.
- If the measure does not pass, severe service cuts may occur, impacting BART, Muni, and other transit agencies.
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As deadline looms, Sen. Scott Wiener introduces bill to fund Bay Area transit
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- With a crucial deadline for a vote on potentially service cuts to SF Muni looming, State Sen. Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) has introduced a bill to provide funding to Bay Area transit systems. The legislation, SB 63, would provide long-term, stable funding to BART, Muni, AC Transit and Caltrain by leveraging a multi-county revenue measure. Counties included in the ballot measure are Contra Costa, Alameda and San Francis…
Marin Independent Journal
The Mercury newsA bill to save Bay Area transit from financial disaster is back on the table. It’ll need voters’ approval, too
Bay Area legislators were set to reintroduce a bill on Monday that would place a funding measure on the ballot in 2026 aimed at saving the region’s beleaguered public transportation sector from financial ruin. The bill, authored by state Sen. Scott Wiener, a San Francisco Democrat, and state Sen. Jesse Arreguin, a Democrat from Berkeley, would authorize San Francisco, Contra Costa and Alameda counties to put a 30-year half-cent sales tax measure…
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