Proponents of the Stronger Muni for All campaign have filed notice to begin collecting signatures for a ballot measure in 2026 to prevent major transit service cuts and stabilize San Francisco’s public transportation system, which is facing a $307 million budget shortfall.
California’s freeway expansion has been a major driver of the state’s housing crisis, displacing thousands of families and demolishing homes and businesses, while failing to provide meaningful traffic relief.
Tom Steyer is urging California lawmakers and residents to pass Senate Bill 79, which would allow more mid-rise apartments near public transportation, cut through red tape for projects built on transit land, and require accountability measures to ensure housing targets are met, in order to address the state’s housing crisis.
Senators Edward J. Markey and Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley have reintroduced the Freedom to Move Act, which would provide federal support to help communities create fare-free public transportation systems and improve access to reliable public transportation for low-income workers, seniors, people with disabilities, and others facing severe inequalities.
SF Chronicle: “Gavin Newsom can’t just let California’s public transit systems collapse” Special to the Vanguard Sacramento,…
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