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Muni budget uses federal relief to restore service but hiring is the key bottleneck, officials say
Summary
SFMTA leaders told supervisors that federal relief funding enables a two‑year budget to restore full Muni service, but the agency flagged more than 1,000 vacancies and said a hiring surge — including HR investment and apprenticeship pathways — is critical to deliver service improvements.
SFMTA officials told the Budget & Appropriations Committee on May 18 that federal relief funds permit an aggressive two‑year budget to restore full Muni service, but the agency’s ability to deliver depends on a rapid hiring surge. The MTA presentation emphasized service reliability, deferred‑maintenance work and equity‑focused safety investments while pledging no fare increases for two years.
Director Tomlin described the agency’s financial situation as historic in scale. “The last 2…
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