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SamTrans seeks Millbrae input on Connect Bay Area measure and $50M yearly local return
Summary
Emily Beach of SamTrans presented the Connect Bay Area measure concept and asked the Millbrae City Council and residents to help prioritize an estimated $50 million per year in local funds for San Mateo County if the ballot measure qualifies; public commenters offered both support and skepticism.
Emily Beach, chief communications officer for the San Mateo County Transit District, told the Millbrae City Council on April 14 that the Connect Bay Area measure (enabled by state legislation SB 63) would be a limited‑term, half‑cent sales tax across five Bay Area counties to address operating deficits of major transit operators.
Beach described a local "return to source" that could bring roughly $50 million a year back to San Mateo County for public transportation operations and capital…
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