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SAM Trans official Michaela Wright Petri outlines local impacts of Connect Bay Area ballot measure
Summary
A SAM Trans government and community affairs officer told the council that the Connect Bay Area initiative (SB63) could put a half‑cent sales tax on the November ballot for 14 years, delivering roughly $50 million a year back to Sanonteo County for transit operations and locally administered projects; staff urged residents to take a public survey that closes April 30.
Michaela Wright Petri, a government and community affairs officer with the Sanonteo County Transit District (SAM Trans), told the city council that a proposed regional ballot initiative tied to SB63 could bring an estimated $50 million annually to Sanonteo County if voters approve a half‑cent sales tax for 14 years (a full cent would apply only in San Francisco). She said the regional measure would direct roughly $1 billion to Bay Area transit agencies and that about 63% of the revenue would be dedicated to preventing service cuts for larger operators such as Cal Train, BART and MUNI.
"We provide bus and paratransit service here in Sanonteo County which is an essential service for people to get to…
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