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San Francisco supervisors defend refusal to support Caltrain sales tax

Original post made on Jul 17, 2020

San Francisco supervisors Shamann Walton and Aaron Peskin on Wednesday stood by their refusal to support asking voters in November to support a sales tax for Caltrain, though the move seemed to threaten the rail system's future.

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Comments (4)

Posted by wildcat72
a resident of another community
on Jul 17, 2020 at 12:51 pm

Peskin wants more power and control, like he always does. He’s done such a fabulous job guiding SF into the cesspool it has become. San Mateo County, do not trust him


Posted by Gabrielle
a resident of Menlo Park: The Willows
on Jul 17, 2020 at 2:06 pm

How about giving giving the CEO Jim Hartnett his walking papers and find new leadership. This first step would begin the clean up of the administration. Supervisors up and down the Peninsula would have more confidence in the operation of Samtrans bus and Caltrain systems if Hartnett was replaced. The organization needs an experienced transit leader. Hartnett failed at the High Speed Rail Authority and should not have been given the job to run our bus and train system.


Posted by Jake
a resident of another community
on Jul 17, 2020 at 10:42 pm

To transport and spread diseases including Covid-19? To pay still higher salaries, overtime and pensions?


Posted by Whatever
a resident of Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park
on Jul 20, 2020 at 2:29 am

Enough with the constant ballot measures to increase sales tax to pay for stuff the politicians and beaurocrats don't know how to operate. They're the ones calling for tax increases to pay for their ineptitude.


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