California is grappling with a $31.5 billion budget deficit. Gov. Gavin Newsom denied public transit agencies a lifeline in his latest spending plan, and time is running out. 📝: SameeaKamal
Without some kind of financial infusion, Muni — San Francisco’s bus system —. Other transit systems are issuing similar dire forecasts.
If services are cut, commuters will be impacted, as will working people who can’t afford their own cars — and certainly not electric vehicles. Increased use of public transit, the governor committed only to working with the Legislature to find a solution. “You can’t do everything,” he said at his May 12 budget briefing. “It’s about balancing other priorities.”
The state Senate wants to make public transit a priority. In its spending proposal, it included the $5.15 billion as “bridge funding.” Supporters say the money can come from a mix of sources that already support transit and would reduce general fund revenue by only $213 million.
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