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As Emergency Funds Run Out, Golden Gate Bridge Considers Toll Hike

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Politics, News, News Commentary

4.6656 Ratings

🗓️ 12 November 2020

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Summary

The Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District will vote Friday whether or not to raise the Golden Gate Bridge toll by $2. With car traffic, along with bus and ferry ridership, way down because of the pandemic, the agency is facing a $48 million deficit. Officials say federal emergency funds being used to pay employees will run out at the end of this month. We’ll get the details. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Welcome back to Forum. I'm Michael Krasney the Golden Gate Bridge Highway

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and Transportation District will vote on Friday whether or not to raise the

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Golden Gate Bridge toll by two dollars with car traffic along with bus and ferry

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ridership way down because of the pandemic the agency is facing a 48 million

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dollar budget deficit.

0:55.8

Officials say federal emergency funds being used to pay employees will run out at the end of the month.

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And joining us to talk about all this is Mallory Menn, staff writer for the San Francisco Chronicle.

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And welcome to the program. Good morning.

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Good morning.

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Let me also say good morning to Dennis Mulligan, who's general manager, the Golden Gate Bridge,

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Highway and Transportation District.

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