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id: 888abe04eb
section: transit
first_reported: 2026-11-04 10:13 PST
updated: 2026-11-05 07:38 PST
status: reported
outlets: 3
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# Bay Area voters approve regional transit sales tax measure

Voters in five Bay Area counties approved the Regional Transit Measure, a sales tax to fund transit agencies, according to election data.

Section: [Transit & Streets](/section/transit.md) · Entities: [Regional Transit Measure](/wiki/regional-transit-measure.md), [Muni](/wiki/muni.md)

## Coverage

- [SFist](https://sfist.com/2026/11/04/voters-approve-new-muni-tax-and-nearly-1-billion-in-regional-transit-funding/), 2026-11-04 10:13 PST: Voters Approve New Muni Tax and Nearly $1 Billion In Regional Transit Funding
- [CBS San Francisco](https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/news/measure-rtm-san-francisco-bay-area-transit-tax-bart-caltrain-muni/), 2026-11-04 16:26 PST: Bay Area voters approve Measure RTM to fund transit agencies
- [The Voice of San Francisco](https://thevoicesf.org/bay-area-transit-agencies-thankful-to-voters-for-saving-transit-from-the-brink-of-collapse/) (advocacy outlet), 2026-11-05 07:38 PST: Bay Area transit agencies thankful to voters for saving transit from the brink of collapse

Headline and summary written by the Acta Diurna desk from the coverage above. Read the original reporting for full detail.