This weekend, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 862 which gives voters the opportunity to decide if the county should raise the transaction and use tax – otherwise known as a sales and use tax – above the state's combined tax rate limit as a means for supporting Santa Cruz Metro's long-term financial health and operational goals.
Following a public hearing Friday, the Metro board unanimously approved a package of bus services improvements included in the first phase of its systemwide restructuring effort known as Reimagine Metro, which launched in January.
County transit leaders have given the official green light to purchase nearly five dozen hydrogen-electric buses, setting the stage for an approximately $87.4 million fleet overhaul by the end of next year.
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