Bay Area voters jack up taxes to pay for struggling public transit systems

Source: New York Post

Voters in five Bay Area counties — San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Contra Costa and Alameda — decided to throw a lifeline to the region’s public transportation after approving two tax measures Tuesday intended to help raise money for the bus and rail systems. The Regional Transit Measure — a half-cent sales tax that would fund more than 20 transit agencies, including BART, Muni, and Caltrain, for 14 years — was leading with 61% in initial election returns posted Tuesday. The tax will be one cent in San Francisco.