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my understanding of what is happening with Caltrain:
– Caltrain is in a dire budget situation due to COVID
– Caltrain only receives funding from fares & partner agencies (eg SFMTA, SamTrans, VTA)
– Caltrain can get more funding from sales tax in 3 counties, via a ballot measure.
– Caltrain is in a dire budget situation due to COVID
– Caltrain only receives funding from fares & partner agencies (eg SFMTA, SamTrans, VTA)
– Caltrain can get more funding from sales tax in 3 counties, via a ballot measure.
to go on the ballot, the measure has to be approved by the boards of:
– Santa Clara
– San Francisco
– San Mateo
– SFMTA
– SCMTD
– VTA
to go on the ballot in SF, the measure needs to be:
– referred to committee
– referred to the full board
– approved by the full board
– Santa Clara
– San Francisco
– San Mateo
– SFMTA
– SCMTD
– VTA
to go on the ballot in SF, the measure needs to be:
– referred to committee
– referred to the full board
– approved by the full board
the measure could have been brought up during "roll call" at today& #39;s SF board of supervisors meeting. this is when new business can be introduced by supervisors.
no one brought up the Caltrain ballot measure during Roll Call today, so there was *no vote* or discussion of it.
no one brought up the Caltrain ballot measure during Roll Call today, so there was *no vote* or discussion of it.
there was public comment about the Caltrain measure, but public comment is actually *after* roll call. nothing can be introduced after public comment.
@MattHaneySF has said all he has heard was from this email today, which he didn& #39;t see before the meeting https://twitter.com/MattHaneySF/status/1283224824756592640">https://twitter.com/MattHaney...
@MattHaneySF has said all he has heard was from this email today, which he didn& #39;t see before the meeting https://twitter.com/MattHaneySF/status/1283224824756592640">https://twitter.com/MattHaney...
theoretically, it would have made sense for @shamannwalton to introduce it, as he is also on the board of Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board, which owns and operates Caltrain – he represents SF on that board.
this Caltrain board received a presentation on this on July 9th.
this Caltrain board received a presentation on this on July 9th.
without additional funding, sources say Caltrain will replace its service with buses in the fall and would need more funding to re-start train service. https://twitter.com/alevin/status/1283231336291987456">https://twitter.com/alevin/st...
from what i hear, the measure could still make it on the SF ballot if the board of supervisors gets a supermajority to hold an urgent meeting. the deadline for ballot measures in SF is 7/31. the board& #39;s rules committee, which puts measures on the ballot, meets every monday.
and that& #39;s what i know. thank you @alevin and @thecliffbar for answering my questions about all of this.
adding one bit of my own commentary: this entire effort seems very rushed – it& #39;s an urgent timeline, after all. i don& #39;t think it makes sense to be getting mad at @MattHaneySF or @DeanPreston as i& #39;ve seen some do. let& #39;s learn the facts – would love to hear from @shamannwalton.
