"Last week, the BART system in the Bay Area went down for six hours and it caused chaos for commuters, those that rely on transit and those that drive. This makes it especially disheartening that news also broke that the Newsom Administration is slow-walking needed funds that would stave off massive cuts to Bay Area Transit that the Governor and legislature agreed on in June."
"According to Senators Jesse Arreguin and Scott Wiener, if the deal isn't finalized by the end of this week, agencies will need to start making drastic cuts that would cripple their ability to move people throughout the Bay Area and increase car dependency, air pollution and accelerate Climate Change. The Governor's budget office says that agencies can wait until next year before making cuts and they want more time to iron out the details."
State and federal funding cuts have forced transit agencies to begin cutting services. The Governor's budget office is delaying implementation of a June agreement with legislators to provide funds to Bay Area transit agencies. A six-hour BART outage recently caused widespread commuter disruption, underscoring transit vulnerability. Senators Jesse Arreguin and Scott Wiener warn that failure to finalize the funding deal by week’s end will force drastic service cuts, increasing car dependency, air pollution, and accelerating climate change. The Governor's office argues agencies can wait until next year for cuts and seeks more time to finalize details. Cap-and-Trade reauthorization was revived by a late-night agreement.
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