Governor Gavin Newsom on Monday signed legislation that places the decision to enact a regional sales tax for Bay Area public transit funding in the hands of voters.

Senate Bill 63, known as the Connect Bay Area Act, will add a regional measure to the 2026 ballot in Alameda, Contra Costa, San Mateo, Santa Clara, and San Francisco counties. The proposal would establish a 14-year sales tax—one-half cent in Alameda, Contra Costa, San Mateo, and Santa Clara counties, and one cent in San Francisco—to provide direct funding to transit agencies.

Revenue would be distributed to major transit operators such as BART, AC Transit, Muni, Caltrain, the San Francisco Bay Ferry, and Golden Gate Transit. Additional funds would go to smaller county transit authorities for local transit agencies and relate

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