Local leaders call for voters to decide Caltrain funding

by Chris Treadway, Bay City News July 20, 2020July 20, 2020

Caltrain supporters hope that a proposed sales tax will help the commuter line meet its budget, which has been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Some communities have pushed back against placing the tax measure on the November ballot. (Photo by Pawel Biernacki/Flickr)

A joint statement issued by seven elected officials calls for letting voters decide on funding for the Caltrain service between the South Bay and San Francisco.

The statement — released Sunday by U.S. Rep. Jackie Speier and U.S. Rep. Anna Eshoo, state Sen. Jerry Hill, Assemblymen Kevin Mullin and Marc Berman, San Mateo County Supervisor Dave Pine, and Belmont Vice Mayor Charles Stone — responds to resistance last week by San Francisco supervisors to putting a sales tax measure on the ballot.

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