Sales tax to help fund Bay Area transit appears to be headed for 2026 ballot

Sales tax to help fund Bay Area transit appears to be headed for 2026 ballot

The half-cent sales tax would help raise revenues for struggling transit systems that still haven't recovered ridership since the pandemic

Bay Area transit funding measure moves closer to ballot - The Voice of San Francisco

Bay Area voters could soon be asked to vote on a sales tax measure to fund Bay Area transit systems, including BART and Muni, after state lawmakers on Friday passed a state bill. Gov. Gavin Newsom has until Oct. 12 to either sign or veto Senate Bill 63, which is authored by state Senators Scott Wiener (San Francisco) and Jesse Arreguín (Berkeley). The measure would apply to five Bay Area counties: Alameda, Contra Costa, San Mateo, San Francisco,…