Measure to preserve transit service passes with 61.5% of the vote

Bay Area voters have approved the Regional Transit Measure (RTM), which will generate approximately $980 million annually to help preserve public transit service across the region. The measure will provide funding to stabilize service for BART, Muni, Caltrain and AC Transit riders while supporting improvements to make transit faster, more affordable and easier to navigate. One-third of the funding will support other local transportation priorities across the region. The measure also establishes additional oversight and accountability for transit agencies.

The measure required a simple majority of votes and passed with 61.5% of the vote.

RTM establishes a 14-year retail transactions and use tax of 0.5% in Alameda, Contra Costa, San Mateo and Santa Clara counties and 1% in San Francisco County. The Measure was authorized by state Senate Bill 63, which was authored by Senators Scott Wiener of San Francisco and Jesse Arreguín of Berkeley, and signed into law by Governor Gavin Newsom in 2025.

With the measure’s passage, Alameda CTC will work with partner agencies across the destablished by Senate Bill 63 to advance locally-identified priorities, support improvements to the rider experience and ensure accountability.

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