Governor Newsom makes public transportation announcement in Bay Area

San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART) · February 19, 2026

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Opening remarks at Daly City yard

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BART board president Melissa Hernandez opened the event at the Daly City yard, introduced the governor and framed the facility as essential to regional transit operations; she cited BART dispatching 665 trains each weekday and 55,000,000 trips last year (nearly 1,000,000,000 passenger miles) and said the state loan to be signed is "critical" for the community.

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Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB 117 authorizing a $590 million state loan to Bay Area transit agencies at BART's Daly City yard; regional leaders and labor framed the loan as temporary bridge funding to avoid service cuts while longer-term revenue solutions are pursued.

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