berkeleyside.org/2026/10/16/opinion-vote-yes-on-measure-rtm-to-avoid-dramatic-cuts-to-bart-and-ac-transit-in-berkeley Opinion: Vote Yes on Measure RTM to avoid dramatic cuts to BART and AC Transit in Berkeley
Without new funding, BART service could drop 63% as early as January 2027, with trains stopping after 9 p.m. and station closures following that July. Two Berkeley transit riders argue Measure RTM, a half-cent sales tax in five Bay Area counties and 1 cent in San Francisco, is the fix.
— via Berkeleyside, Alfred Twu and Gabriel Fadri
