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section: transit
first_reported: 2026-11-02 09:08 PT
updated: 2026-11-05 07:38 PT
status: reported
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# Bay Area voters approve regional transit sales tax measure

Voters in five counties approved the Regional Transit Measure, according to election data. It sets a 0.5% sales tax, and a 1% tax in San Francisco to support Muni.

Section: [Transit & Streets](/section/transit.md) · Entities: [Regional Transit Measure](/wiki/regional-transit-measure.md), [San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency](/wiki/san-francisco-municipal-transportation-agency.md), [Bay Area Rapid Transit](/wiki/bay-area-rapid-transit.md), [Proposition H (San Francisco, 2026)](/wiki/proposition-h-san-francisco-2026.md)

## Coverage

- [KRON4](https://www.kron4.com/news/your-local-election-hq/regional-transit-measure-rtm-election-results/), 2026-11-02 09:08 PT: Regional Transit Measure (RTM) passed by Bay Area voters
- [NBC Bay Area](https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/measure-rtm-public-transit-tax-bay-area-approved/4170564/), 2026-11-03 20:55 PT: Bay Area voters appear to pass new sales tax to help fund public transit
- [Mission Local](https://missionlocal.org/2026/11/san-francisco-election-results-transit-proposition-h-rtm/), 2026-11-03 22:08 PT: Measures to rescue BART, Muni from financial ruin winning with unexpected ease
- [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 PT: Voters Approve New Muni Tax and Nearly $1 Billion In Regional Transit Funding
- [SFMTA (official)](https://www.sfmta.com/blog/bay-area-chooses-transit-funding-measures-pass) (city agency), 2026-11-04 12:00 PT: The Bay Area Chooses Transit as Funding Measures Pass
- [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 PT: 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 PT: 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.