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A sales tax increase was approved by Contra Costa voters in 2004 in order to fund the expansion. [14] The expansion was approved by the BART board in April 2009. [15] Costs were set at $463 million (equivalent to $658 million in 2023), compared to an estimated $1.2 billion (equivalent to $1.7 billion in 2023) for full BART buildout. [9]
The Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) is the government agency responsible for regional transportation planning and financing in the San Francisco Bay Area.It was created in 1970 by the State of California, with support from the Bay Area Council, to coordinate transportation services in the Bay Area's nine counties: Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa ...
El Cerrito (Spanish for "The Little Hill") is a city in Contra Costa County, California, United States, and forms part of the San Francisco Bay Area.It has a population of 25,962 according to the 2020 census.
Contra Costa County (/ ˌ k ɒ n t r ə ˈ k ɒ s t ə / ⓘ; Contra Costa, Spanish for 'Opposite Coast') is a county located in the U.S. state of California, in the East Bay of the San Francisco Bay Area. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 1,165,927. [6] The county seat is Martinez.
The California State Board of Equalization (BOE) is a public agency charged with tax administration and fee collection in the state of California in the United States.The authorities of the Board attempt to ensure that counties fairly assess property taxes, collect excises taxes on alcoholic beverages, administer the insurance tax program, and other tax collection related activities.
The Bakersfield Californian is in support of the initiative, stating that, "It's time to fix a bad tax policy, created three years ago by the California Legislature, once and for all." [39] The Contra Costa Times favors Proposition 39. They write, "State lawmakers have refused to correct the mistake they made in 2009 when, in a late-night ...
Additional funding was provided by Measure B, a half-cent sales tax passed by Santa Clara County voters in 2016; [15] the Road Repair and Accountability Act, passed by the California Legislature in 2017; [16] and $125 million from the Federal Transit Administration in 2019 under a fast-track funding program. [17]
In 1969, under the leadership of Stokes, BART was able to get the California state legislature to approve BART's request for an additional $150 million in funds, by levying a 0.5% sales tax in the BART counties. [1] [7] BART began service on September 11, 1972, initially only serving the East Bay, while Stokes was still General Manager.