Silicon Valley Transit Agency Joins Regional Sales Tax Effort - San José Spotlight

Silicon Valley transit agency joins regional sales tax effort - San José Spotlight

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Counties get behind regional transit bailout tax – Palo Alto Daily Post

San Mateo County’s Transit District (SamTrans) Board and Santa Clara County’s VTA board each voted this week to support legislation that would put a half-cent sales tax increase on the 2026 ballot to bailout BART, San Francisco’s Muni, Caltrain, VTA and other transit agencies. In San Mateo County, some officials — such as county supervisor and former Congresswoman Jackie Speier — favored a business tax as a more appropriate funding source for tr…

VTA board votes to join regional sales tax measure

SAN JOSE – The Valley Transportation Authority Board of Directors voted late Thursday to join a regional sales tax measure aimed at propping up struggling public transit agencies. Senate Bill 63, if it becomes law, would ask voters in certain Bay Area counties to decide in 2026 whether to hike sales taxes by half a cent next year. In Santa Clara County, the measure is expected to generate more than $264 million annually for the VTA over 14 years…

VTA backs regional tax measure to fund transit, joining BART and Caltrain

The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority is unanimously endorsing a state bill that could unlock hundreds of millions of dollars in funding for public transit, as agencies from Caltrain to BART brace for the impact of a steep fiscal cliff. The post VTA backs regional tax measure to fund transit, joining BART and Caltrain appeared first on Palo Alto Online.