Oaklanders rally in support of transit tax

https://oaklandside.org/2026/09/18/regional-transit-measure-day-of-action-ballot-bart-muni-ac-transit/

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zabadoh@ani.social · 3 pts · 1d

The RTM measure needs 50% +1 to pass across all affected counties: Alameda, Contra Costa, San Francisco, San Mateo, and Santa Clara.

The last public poll at the end of July was at 54% support.

This measure was only possible at all with careful coordination at the State and local level: Back in October, Newsom signed a SB63, authored by CA Senators Weiner and Arreguin creating the Public Transit Revenue Measure District.

Then in order to avoid the 2/3 threshold for new taxes, the measure had to be put on the ballot by signature gathering, as opposed to being put on by the MTC, which would have triggered the 2/3 threshold.