The Committee for Affordable Bay Area Transit says transit agencies should reallocate funding from other projects before seeking additional money from taxpayers.
Transit leaders have warned voters in five Bay Area counties for months that if they fail to pass a regional sales tax measure on November’s ballot, BART, Muni and other agencies will have to dramatically cut service, spiking the cost of living and commute times for many in the region.
A campaign launched by the Contra Costa Taxpayers Association on Wednesday wants voters to reject that proposition.
“ There are a lot of other alternatives that should be looked at first, rather than just continually coming back and asking the voters to approve more taxes,” said Tom Rubin, a member of the governing board for the campaign called the Committee for Affordable Bay Area Transit…