San Francisco, CA — The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) applauds the Governor’s signing of Senate Bill 63 (SB 63) into law. This landmark legislation will enable voters to help sustain Muni and transit systems across the Bay Area.
“This is a historic moment for transit in San Francisco and the Bay Area,” said Julie Kirschbaum, SFMTA’s Director of Transportation. “We thank Senators Scott Wiener and Jesse Arreguín for their leadership in authoring SB 63, and we are deeply appreciative of Governor Gavin Newsom for signing it. Everyone who takes transit around the Bay Area needs transit to survive and thrive, and those who take transit rarely or not at all still depend on it to relieve congestion and help our environment. The SFMTA is committed to working with our elected leaders and our local and regional partners to secure the future of public transit in our region.”
Transit is a public necessity, connecting employees to jobs, students to schools, patients to hospitals, and all of us to the places we love most in our neighborhoods. In San Francisco, the signing of SB 63 is a step towards protecting essential Muni service, keeping it safe and reliable, and supporting economic recovery.
The SFMTA faces a significant budget deficit of $307 million beginning in July 2026, despite recovering ridership. The agency is tackling this fiscal crisis from every angle and taking action, including removing positions that would have made the deficit $440 million. Our work to find savings internally and becoming more financially efficient has resulted in $160 million in savings. But more is needed to keep Muni service and programs to ensure we are moving towards a faster, cleaner, and more connected transit system that our customers count on.
In addition to SB 63’s authors, the SFMTA is deeply appreciative of all of the State legislators who supported the bill as well as Mayor Daniel Lurie, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, which also sits as the San Francisco County Transportation Authority (SFCTA), SFCTA leadership and staff, the Metropolitan Transportation Commission, and transit advocates and our regional partners.
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