How San Francisco’s transit ballot measures fared in this election
Here’s how the transit ballot measures and BART Board of Director’s races fared (data according to SFGate):
- Prop J (PDF), which would set aside funding (generated via the proposed sales tax increase in Prop K) for homelessness and transportation: passed
- Prop K (PDF), which was a sales tax increase of $0.0075 to cover Prop J’s set aside: failed
- Prop L (PDF), which would have shifted three of seven MTA Board appointments from the Mayor to the Board of Supervisors: failed
- Prop RR, which was a $3.5 billion bond to repair and upgrade BART: passed
- BART Board District 7: Lateefah Simon
- BART Board District 9: Bevan Dufty
For more info, check out our Election Guide.
Photo by moppett65535 on Flickr
I think the Examiner’s headline said it best, “People want better Muni but refuse to pay for it.” (Yes on J and No on K.)