"A strong public transit system benefits us all. Connect Bay Area is essential to making our entire region more affordable — when we support transit we support the working families, seniors, students, and people with disabilities who rely on it every day."
“We passed SB 63 with a truly massive coalition of labor, business leaders, and transit activists, and we will need everyone to get the Connect Bay Area measure across the finish line and save our buses and train lines from devastating cuts.”
“Public transit is a cornerstone of our economy and an essential public good that keeps our region affordable for residents. Connect Bay Area will protect the public transportation service we all rely on while ensuring strong accountability so every dollar delivers reliable, safe transit.”
“This measure holds our transit systems accountable for delivering better, more efficient service, making their operations more fiscally sustainable and prioritizing rider convenience and safety.”
"(Connect Bay Area) is essential to stabilizing our transit systems. We are proud to be part of the coalition working to pass this critical measure that will keep our buses and trains moving safely and reliably. Working families across our entire region are depending on us.”
"With every day that passes, agencies like BART, MUNI, AC Transit and Caltrain are drawing ever closer to financial collapse. Fortunately, Connect Bay Area gives us the opportunity to secure the future of our transit systems at the ballot box in 2026."
Kevin Mullin, Congressman, CA-15
Lateefah Simon, Congresswoman, CA-12
Sally Lieber, Chair, State Board of Equalization
Jesse Arreguín, State Senator
Josh Becker, State Senator
Scott Wiener, State Senator
Matt Haney, Assemblymember
Catherine Stefani, Assemblymember
Adena Ishii, Mayor of Berkeley
Laura Nakamura, Mayor of Concord
Webster Lincoln, Mayor of East Palo Alto
Gabriel Quinto, Mayor of El Cerrito
Rob Moore, Mayor of Los Gatos
Betsy Nash, Mayor of Menlo Park
Kerry Hillis, Mayor of Moraga
Barbara Lee, Mayor of Oakland
Elmer Martínez Saballos, Mayor of Redwood City
Daniel Lurie, Mayor of San Francisco
Adam Loraine, Mayor of San Mateo
Jean Walsh, AC Transit Director
Sarah Syed, AC Transit Director
Janice Li, BART Board Director
Edward Wright, BART Board Vice President
Victor Flores, BART Board Director
Mark Foley, BART Board Director
Barnali Ghosh, BART Board Director
Robert Raburn, BART Board Director
Nikki Fortunato Bas, Alameda County Supervisor
Elisa Márquez, Alameda County Supervisor
Ken Carlson, Contra Costa County Supervisor
Shanelle Scales-Preston, Contra Costa County Supervisor
Matt Dorsey, San Francisco Supervisor
Bilal Mahmood, San Francisco Supervisor
Rafael Mandelman, San Francisco Supervisor
Myrna Melgar, San Francisco Supervisor
Stephen Sherrill, San Francisco Supervisor
Margaret Abe-Koga, Santa Clara Supervisor
Michele Pryor, Alameda Vice Mayor
Valarie Bachelor, Vice President of the OUSD School Board, District 6
Ben Bartlett, Berkeley City Councilmember
Brent Blackaby, Berkeley City Councilmember
Mark Humbert, Berkeley City Councilmember
Rashi Kesarwani, Berkeley City Councilmember
Cecilia Lunaparra, Berkeley City Councilmember
Shoshana O'Keefe, Berkeley City Councilmember
Igor Tregub, Berkeley City Councilmember
Sergio Lopez, Campbell City Councilmember, Chair of Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority
Juslyn Manalo, Daly City Councilmember
Ruben Abrica, East Palo Alto Vice Mayor
Rebecca Saltzman, El Cerrito City Councilmember
Shin Venkat, Foster City Councilmember
Daniel Goldstein, Hayward City Councilmember
George Syrop, Hayward City Councilmember
Alexander Walker-Griffin, Hercules Vice Mayor
Jennifer Wise, Menlo Park Vice Mayor
Lucas Ramirez, Mountain View City Councilmember
Pat Showalter, Mountain View City Councilmember
Zac Unger, Oakland City Councilmember
Rowena Brown, Oakland City Councilmember, At-Large
Anissa Williams, Oakley City Councilmember
Darlene K. Gee, Orinda Vice Mayor
Pat Burt, Palo Alto City Councilmember
George Lu, Palo Alto Councilmember
Cameron Sasai, Pinole Councilmember
Belle La, Pleasant Hill Councilmember
Amanda Szakats, Pleasant Hill Councilmember
Helen Wolter, Portola Valley Councilmember
Jeff Gee, Redwood City Councilmember
Chris Sturken, Redwood City Councilmember
Kaia Eakin, Redwood City Councilmember
Claudia Jimenez, Richmond City Council Member
Soheila Bana, Richmond City Councilmember
Sue Wilson, Richmond City Councilmember
David Cohen, San Jose City Councilmember
David Canepa, San Mateo County Supervisor
Rita Xavier, San Pablo Vice Mayor
Suds Jain, Santa Clara Councilmember
Marisol Rubio, San Ramon Vice Mayor
James Coleman, South San Francisco Councilmember
Linda Sell, Sunnyvale Councilmember
Sarah Butler, President, Contra Costa County Board of Education
Jason Baker, Trustee, Campbell Union Highschool District
Timothy Oey, Chair, Santa Clara County Roads Commission
Ruth Ferguson, Trustee, City College of San Francisco
Lance Kwan, Ohlone Community College Trustee D1
Rudy J. Rodriguez, Franklin McKinley Elementary School Board Trustee
Luis Zamora, Vice President, Board of Trustees for San Francisco Community College District
Don Rocha, Trustee of Santa Clara County Board of Education
Peggy Shen Brewster, Board President, Sunnyvale School District
Stanley Kou, President of Board of Trustees for Fremont Union HS Distric
Naomi Nakano-Matsumoto, Trustee, Fremont Union High School District
Danny Choi, Trustee of Fremont Union High School District
Brian Wheatley, San Jose Unified School District Trustee
Emma Hare, Vice Chair, San Francisco Democratic Party
Jennifer Shanoski, Director, Berkeley Unified School District
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