“Stronger Muni for All” submitted 18,469 petition signatures to San Francisco’s Department of Elections, exceeding the 10,600 signatures required to qualify for the November ballot. The campaign’s goal is to place a parcel-tax measure before voters to raise an estimated $160 million annually for Muni operations. The measure is expected to work alongside a five-county regional sales-tax measure projected to raise about $1 billion annually for regional transit systems, including Muni. Together, the measures are intended to prevent major Muni cuts and support service improvements. Advocates also warned that potential state cap-and-invest funding cuts could threaten transit, affordable housing, and clean air programs.
"The "Stronger Muni for All" campaign turned in 18,469 signatures to San Francisco's Department of Elections in City Hall Thursday morning. The measure only required 10,600 signatures to qualify for the San Francisco ballot."
""Thanks to the incredible dedication of our volunteers and support for Muni across San Francisco, we have submitted far more signatures than necessary to ensure the 'Stronger Muni for All' measure is on the November ballot," said Mayor Daniel Lurie, who joined the group submitting the signatures. "Muni is the lifeline that connects our city. To keep San Francisco's comeback on track, we need a thriving public transit system.""
""We were excited to join the 'Stronger Muni For All' team this morning in their submission of the petition signatures," said Dylan Fabris of the San Francisco Transit Riders. "Volunteers fought hard to elevate Muni funding as a top priority for the city this year. Together with the regional measure, this will be a critical piece of the puzzle to make Muni whole.""
"'Stronger Muni For All,' based on a San Francisco parcel tax, would raise an estimated $160 million annually for Muni operations. Also set to appear on the ballot: the aforementioned five-county Regional Measure, which, via a sales tax, should raise about $1 billion annually across all the regional transit systems, including Muni. Together they should stave off devastating Muni cuts and even allow substantial service improvements."
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