湾区选民通过区域交通税：每年近10亿美元保公交，旧金山H提案同步过关
位于美国加利福尼亚州的旧金山湾区选民在11月3日的选举中通过了区域交通税措施。截至11月3日晚9时45分的计票，该措施获得601,093张赞成票、约61.3%的支持率。这项为期14年的税收将在旧金山县加征1个百分点的销售税，在阿拉米达县、康特拉科斯塔县、圣马特奥县和圣克拉拉县各加征0.5个百分点，预计每年为湾区公共交通筹集近10亿美元，用于支持湾区捷运（BART）、加州列车、旧金山城市铁路、阿拉米达-康特拉科斯塔公交区等机构，应对长期存在的资金缺口。
同日，旧金山市选民还以约72.3%的支持率通过了H提案。H提案将按房产规模和类型征收一项新的房产税，预计每年为旧金山城市铁路筹集约1.77亿美元，期限为15年；单个地块的年税额从129美元起，最高40万美元。
湾区各大公交系统近年来客流大幅下滑、长期入不敷出，服务缩减和车站关闭的风险迫在眉睫。11月4日公布的初步结果显示，选民选择了加税保公交，而不是接受大幅削减服务。计票工作仍在继续，最终认证结果以各县选举部门公布为准。
（来源：今日美国）
Bay Area Voters Approve Regional Transit Tax: Nearly $1 Billion a Year for Transit, With San Francisco's Prop H Passing Too
Voters in California's San Francisco Bay Area approved a regional transit tax measure in the November 3 election. As of 9:45 p.m. that night, the measure had 601,093 votes, or about 61.3% support. The 14-year tax adds 1 percentage point of sales tax in San Francisco County and 0.5 percentage point in each of Alameda, Contra Costa, San Mateo and Santa Clara counties, and is expected to raise nearly $1 billion a year for Bay Area public transit, supporting Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART), Caltrain, San Francisco's Muni and the Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District as they face long-standing funding shortfalls.
San Francisco voters also approved Proposition H with about 72.3% support. Prop H creates a new parcel tax, based on a property's size and type, expected to raise about $177 million a year for Muni over 15 years; the annual tax ranges from $129 per parcel to a maximum of $400,000.
Bay Area transit systems have run deficits for years as ridership fell sharply, raising the threat of service cuts and station closures. The preliminary results released November 4 show voters chose higher taxes over deep cuts. Counting continues, and final certified results will come from county election officials.
(Source: USA Today)
来源：今日美国
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