Support for Papan’s transit proposal

Looks like the bat signal has been acknowledged from a San Mateo County transportation representative to write a letter espousing the same talking points as Diane Papan. Ms. Mates, what happens if the authors of Senate Bill 63 tell San Mateo to pound sand, so to speak, since they hold all the cards? What’s Plan B? Write a competing measure and hope San Mateans will pass it? Or fold and take whatever BART and Muni decide to give you (although I’m hoping the measure fails)? Regardless, I’d recommend everyone vote NO on any tax measure until transportation agencies practice fiscal management.

Isn't it striking that only three current or former politicians are in support of Papan's amendment? That should alert all of us that they remain in favor of funding a decrepit system that needs far more than a wishy-washy oversight committee. These politicians don't seem to get the message. Vote NO on anything that raises our taxes for which there is no clear benefit, except, of course, funding the swamp.

The Bay Area has some of the best funded public transit in the world and yet all we get are some 28 agencies creating negative headlines. Every other week another scandal shows up.

A million dollar project to upgrade bus shelters has failed to add even one new shelter in 3 years now. But a new expensive HQ was bought within months.

It's hard for the public and advocates to keep track of 28 agencies, 28 boards, several hundred board politicians.

Combine it into one Bay Area wide Transit agency and let synergies and advocacy groups fix this mess.