The Sam Mateo County Transit District Board decided to participate in California State Senate Bill 63, a funding measure that may be voted on in November 2026. This measure seeks to support essential transit services including BART and Caltrain. Participation is expected to generate an estimated $135 million annually by fiscal year 2031, with a portion allocated to Caltrain operations facing significant deficits. The move is viewed positively for enhancing regional connectivity and the overall transit system in the Bay Area.
We are thrilled to see that the SamTrans board voted to opt-in to the regional measure that will keep the regional services, BART and Caltrain running, support a more seamless, coordinated, affordable, and accessible system, and improve local SamTrans service.
San Mateo opting into the measure is a major win for regional connectivity and collaboration, particularly for multi-county transit operators like BART and Caltrain who serve San Mateo.
SB 63 would authorize the creation of a regional ballot measure to prevent major transit service cuts through a half-cent sales tax in participating counties.
In San Mateo County, the proposed tax would raise an estimated $135 million annually by fiscal year 2031. Of that, $32.5 million would directly support Caltrain operations.
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