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Senate panel advances measure to let Bay Area voters tax themselves to shore up transit operations
Summary
SB 63 would authorize certain Bay Area counties to place a sales tax measure on the ballot to fund BART, Muni, Caltrain and AC Transit operations; authors and transit officials warned that without new revenue service cuts could be severe.
The Senate Transportation Committee advanced SB 63, a bill that would authorize voter measures in specific Bay Area counties to raise local sales taxes for transit operations and system‑wide improvements.
Sen. Scott Wiener and co‑author Sen. (name spelled in transcript as Adegin) described SB 63 as an effort to avert a fiscal cliff that could force large service cuts for Bay Area operators after sustained ridership declines and reduced farebox revenues. Wiener said, “If nothing happens … BART, Muni, Caltrain, AC Transit will be absolute shadows of what they are today.”
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