SAN FRANCISCO — To tackle massive budget deficits, the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Authority may ask city voters to raise vehicle registration fees, charge households for a "transportation utility fee," raise parcel and sales taxes, or hike off-street parking rates, reported The Examiner. The agency must generate an additional $50 million a year and cut expenditures by $30 million to provide for salaries and benefits, which are growing faster than revenues. To read the full story, click here.
S.F. MTA taps creative options to close deficit
Raising vehicle registration fees, creating a "transportation utility fee," raising parcel and sales taxes, or hiking off-streeting parking fees are options the agency may put to voters.
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