SAN FRANCISCO - Transit advocates are holding a rally Monday in order to persuade California to "deliver on its commitment" to provide emergency loan funding to prevent cuts to public transportation.

The rally is being organized by members of the Transbay Coalition and attended by state Sen. Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco), San Francisco supervisors, members of SEIU and the BART board of directors among others.

They said they are upset because Gov. Gavin Newsom appears to be goin back on a promise to provide a $750-million bridge loan to BART, Muni and other regional transit agencies.

Wiener and Sen. Jesse Arreguin (D-Berkeley), who are negotiating with the state, now say it looks like the funding won't be finalized by Tuesday, the deadline for all bill language to be made public, the

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