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Committee forwards $38.1 million to SFMTA amid debate over Muni reliability and funding priorities
Summary
The Budget and Finance Committee advanced an ordinance allocating $38.1 million to SFMTA — including $19 million for light rail vehicle acceleration, $13.8 million for energy-efficiency projects and $5 million for small-business mitigation — while public commenters urged directing funds to immediate reliability fixes.
The Budget and Finance Committee forwarded to the full Board an ordinance that would appropriate approximately $38.1 million in excess ERAF property tax revenue to the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA), including roughly $19 million to accelerate light rail vehicle (LRV) procurement, $13.8 million for energy-efficiency audits and facility improvements, and $5 million for a small-business impact mitigation fund. The ordinance places the full $38.1 million on the Controller’s reserve pending confirmation of state cash-flow timing.
Leo Levinson, SFMTA’s chief financial officer, told the committee the LRV program is a multiyear, billion-dollar…
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