With some transit agencies in the state pleading for assistance facing significant budget deficits due to low ridership, California lawmakers reached a tentative agreement on June 11 to make some funding available, though not as much as requested.
The handshake deal was made in the Legislature over the weekend and now awaits the approval of Gov. Gavin Newsom, whose signature is required to make the proposal law.
“As the governor has said, we recognize the important role transit plays in the state and have welcomed conversations with the Legislature on the subject,” Daniel Lopez, deputy communications director for Newsom’s office, told The Epoch Times by email on June 13. “Although the state faces a multibillion-dollar budget deficit, the governor’s team is steadily working with the Legislature and remains optimistic that a deal can be reached to provide important support for statewide public transit systems and their workers.”…