"With just days remaining until the end of the legislative session, the Governor's Department of Finance informed lawmakers it will not be finalizing a critical bridge loan to prevent serious service cuts to BART, Muni, AC Transit, and other Bay Area public transit operators next year. Not authorizing the loan now could lead to quick service cuts by major Bay Area transit systems. Senators Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) and Jesse Arreguin (D-Oakland) have been working for months to try to finalize loan terms."
"The June budget included a $750 million loan from the state to Bay Area transit systems, to be paid back over time, to prevent service cuts between now and 2027. The Legislature is advancing legislation by Senators Wiener and Arreguin to authorize a regional funding ballot measure for November 2026, but funding from that measure will not begin until 2027."
A computer glitch shut down BART entirely on Friday morning, illustrating vulnerability in regional transit. A roughly 300-person demonstration at Civic Center Plaza featured cardboard trains on stretchers and chants of "fund transit now." A $750 million bridge loan included in the June budget was intended to keep trains and buses running until regional funding begins in 2027. The Governor's Department of Finance informed lawmakers it will not finalize the bridge loan before the legislative session ends. Without the bridge funding, major Bay Area transit systems face quick service cuts starting later this year or early next year.
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