Reform Transit Before New Taxes

Supervisors Have Opened the Door to Major State and Local Tax Increases

UPDATE: SB 63 has passed CA Assembly and CA Senate - on Governor's desk - send a note asking him to veto.

April 15th, the Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to approve ‘in concept’ a proposed regional sales tax increase (SB 63), introduced by Scott Weiner and co-authored by Assembly member Catherine Stefani (D-San Francisco). This measure seeks to implement a .5% - 1% sales tax on the ballot in 2026, on top of the already high sales tax San Franciscans pay. The aim? To bail out MUNI and further subsidize BART without any requirement to fix what's broken.

If passed, San Francisco could potentially carry the largest share of this tax—permanently—despite SFMTA's failure to demonstrate fiscal responsibility or basic operational competence.

This will cost each San Franciscan a minimum of $500 per year, most people will pay an extra $2,000+ per year. On top of our already high taxes.

AND - on top of that, San Francisco is considering it's own ballot measure to support SFTMA - we are all in on MUNI, but 6000 employees are not required to run our fairly small transit system, they need to significantly cut their budget prior to asking us for an additional parcel tax, which will cost average San Franciscans $128 to $1,120 extra each year.

And for what? To fund the deficit.

More taxes. Still no accountability.

Speak up!

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Dear Governor Newsom,&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;Please veto SB 63.  As a resident of San Francisco, I urge you to champion what San Franciscans are truly ready to support: a functional, reliable, and efficient MUNI system that puts riders first. &#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;We all want great public transit. That means making accountability and operational reform a top priority—before asking voters to consider new, permanent funding sources like the regional sales tax increase proposed under SB 63.&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;Without a clear plan to restore public trust and improve basic service, this measure will fall into the same category as others that have failed at the ballot box. Voters want to say yes to transit—but only when they see results.&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;Please lead the way by ensuring any new funding is tied to measurable service improvements, fiscal responsibility, transparency and that the funds are reserved ONLY for MUNI transit services and nothing else. Let’s fix what’s broken before adding more to the bill.&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;Thank you for your service and for standing with San Franciscans who rely on this system every day.&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;Thank you,&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;

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