Political Fight Threatens to Derail Caltrain Funding Amid Coronavirus Pandemic

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🗓️ 21 July 2020

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Caltrain, the light-rail system that runs from San Francisco to Silicon Valley, faces dire financial straits after a 98% drop in ridership during the coronavirus pandemic and now, a dispute over a key future funding source. Caltrain officials are pushing to put a 0.125 percent sales tax measure on San Francisco, San Mateo, and Santa Clara county ballots this November. But the fate of that measure is uncertain after two San Francisco Supervisors blocked that board from voting to put it on the ballot. We look at the future of Caltrain as officials warn of a possible shutdown. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:40.8	From KQED. Welcome back to Forum. I'm Michael Krasny. Cal train, the light rail system that runs from
0:47.9	San Francisco to Silicon Valley, faces dire financial straits after a 98% drop in ridership during the coronavirus pandemic. And now
0:56.3	a dispute over a key future funding source. Cal train officials are pushing to put a 1A sales
1:02.4	tax measure on San Francisco, San Mateo, and Santa Clara County ballots this November. But the fate of
1:07.8	that measure is uncertain after two San Francisco supervisors blocked that board from voting to put it on the ballot.
1:14.0	We're going to look at the future of Cal Train as officials warn of a possible shutdown.
1:18.7	Joining us is Dan Brecky, editor and reporter for KQED News.
1:21.8	And good morning, Dan.
1:23.1	Good morning, Michael.
1:24.1	Always good to have you with us.
1:25.3	Thank you for joining us.
1:26.3	Let's also welcome Charles Stone, who's a member of the Cal Train Board of Directors.
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