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Note: GJEL Accident Attorneys regularly sponsors coverage on Streetsblog San Francisco and Streetsblog California. Unless noted in the story, GJEL Accident Attorneys is not consulted for the content or editorial direction of the sponsored content. Bay Area Transit will get about $700 million as part of the $900 billion emergency relief bill from Washington agreed to over the weekend. The region’s transit agencies, having exhausted the assistance they received last spring, are facing huge budget shortfalls, making layoffs imminent. This new round of funds, which includes $14 billion for public transportation nationally, gives the operators hope that layoffs can now be avoided. “We are grateful for the short term relief. We will work with the MTC on the local funding distribution,” Alicia Trost, Chief Communications Officer for BART, told Streetsblog. “Can’t believe they finally struck a deal!” wrote the San Francisco Transit Riders’ Cat Carter in an email. ....
Bay Area transit to get $975 million from new federal stimulus bill, but cuts still possible FacebookTwitterEmail The SFMTA, which runs Muni, said it’s grateful for new federal relief funds, but still faces a financial crisis and will continue tapping into rainy day reserves to balance the budget.Yalonda M. James / The Chronicle The Bay Area’s transit agencies, hard hit by fare losses during the pandemic, are slated to receive $975 million in federal funds from the latest coronavirus relief bill, officials said Tuesday. Congress approved $14 billion for transit agencies nationwide, which the president still needs to sign into law. The nearly $1 billion amount will be allocated to Bay Area agencies, including BART and the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency, which runs Muni. The Metropolitan Transportation Commission will divide the funds between all agencies. It’s a complicated process that triggered discussions Monday and will take time to work out ....
spokesperson talks about safety like she is been out there part she has never been out there. our members have been out there every day. for christmas, newt year s eve, you name it wahl they are having thanksgiving wheat are out there and they have to pay us over time. reporter: you can hear that he is very upset and frustrated about the status of the negotiations. there is a harsh reality that they offer authoriz that they would give the public a 72 hour notice which is friday morning. back here at the hook quarters they are going to be taking a break at 5:00 p.m. they will take a dinner break and then take another negotiation. coming up on kron 4 news at 6:00 p.m. what to the have today about the status? we will have that coming up at 6:00 p.m. reporting in oakland, terisa the stock show, kron 4 news. pam: terisa estacio, thank you. the shutdown would create a nightmare. kron 4 s maureen kelly takes a look at just how bad it could get. look for some people it s ....