Bay Area high school students advocate for BART tax measure

Bay Area high school students who rely heavily on public transit to get around are lobbying for a sales tax measure that would fund the financially troubled Bay Area Rapid Transit system. 

Laurel Tu, a senior at the Basis Independent Silicon Valley Upper School in San Jose, regularly rides on BART. “For me, transit is a lifeline to get to school and places I need to be. Without it, I would be going outside a lot less,” he said.