From: Wright, Greg
To: Public Comment; Beckmeyer, Sue; Wright, Greg
Subject: Sb 63 public comment
Date: Tuesday, May 5, 2026 6:36:15 PM
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Honorable Sam Trans Board,
I am writing you today to speak for my over 7000 constituents in my district and 37,000 at large in my community. As vice mayor of Pacifica I want to be very clear about how we view the return to source funding included in SB 63. As a starting place I would like to point out that 5 of the six sales tax measures in the county serve transportation all with a heavy investment in public transit. Your proposal while being questionably called a citizens led initiative would be another and totally dedicated to public transit. While I totally support public transit and firmly believe if we build it they will come I question the choices you are making with the return to source funding. A survey of 1800 does not compare to the several thousand I represent and speak for. Pacifica is a transit dessert with some of the worst roads in the county. I would strongly advocate that 50% of the return to source funds be directed to roads along your transit routes. Additionally I would advocate for the other fifty percent be used to support express busses along route one meeting every train going north and south in Colma, Daly City and Millbrae with last mile micro transit connectivity to meet each of those busses. As you are aware and we have discussed we are not laid out on a grid system so efficient public transit is difficult at best this concept is meant to address that. Additionally the coast has traditionally been significantly underserved yet our tax dollars have gone to help support the public transit infrastructure that those cities fortunate enough to have incorporated within their bounds have benefited from for years. It is time to support the coast as well. This regressive tax will only add insult to injury if a more equitable approach is not taken. I look forward to being able to support a measure that addresses these challenges.
Regards,
Greg Wright
Pacifica Vice Mayor
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