'We at BART are profoundly grateful for the show of support by the governor and state lawmakers.' BART says the newest state budget is a 'significant' development to help them avoid drastic cuts.
Bay Area public transit systems are expressing gratitude to California Gov. Gavin Newsom one day after he and lawmakers agreed on a new state budget that earmarks $5.1 billion over the next three years towards public transit across the Golden State.
The transit funding accounts for a slice of Newsom's plan to spend $310 billion across the next year, the second largest budget in state history. Police shoot man, find dead woman, dog in Richmond District home The man later died from his injuries at the hospital As federal pandemic aid ran dry, transit agencies warned that, without additional state relief, they would be forced to slash critical services. Potential cuts included BART's night and weekend service, and as many as 20 Muni lines.
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