跟进：湾区区域交通税通过 五县均过半 14年每年筹资约9.8亿美元
加利福尼亚州旧金山县旧金山市消息：旧金山湾区选民11月3日通过的区域交通税（Regional Transit Measure）11月6日确认获得通过，五个县赞成票全部过半，全区赞成比例约六成。湾区捷运（BART）、加州火车、旧金山城市铁路和阿拉米达县公交等湾区公交机构将因此避免大幅削减班次和关闭车站的命运。
该措施将在阿拉米达县、康特拉科斯塔县、圣马特奥县和圣克拉拉县加征0.5%的销售税，在旧金山县加征1%的销售税，为期14年，每年筹资约9.8亿美元。
旧金山市选民同时以73.6%的支持率通过H提案，以15年期房产税每年为旧金山城市交通局筹资1.77亿美元。按县统计，旧金山县赞成率最高：在已清点的239,995票中，赞成票188,528票、占78.55%。旧金山县现行销售税率为8.625%，新税实施后将升至9.625%。
Follow-Up: Bay Area Regional Transit Measure Passes in All Five Counties; 14-Year Tax to Raise About $980 Million a Year
SAN FRANCISCO — The Regional Transit Measure approved by San Francisco Bay Area voters on November 3 was confirmed passed on November 6, with majorities in favor in all five counties and roughly six in ten voters supporting it region-wide. Bay Area transit agencies including BART, Caltrain, Muni and AC Transit will thereby avoid deep service cuts and station closures.
The measure imposes a 0.5% sales tax in Alameda, Contra Costa, San Mateo and Santa Clara counties and a 1% sales tax in San Francisco County for 14 years, raising about $980 million a year.
San Francisco voters also approved Proposition H with 73.6% support, a 15-year parcel tax raising $177 million a year for the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency. By county, San Francisco recorded the highest approval: of 239,995 votes counted, 188,528 — 78.55% — were in favor. San Francisco's current sales tax rate is 8.625% and will rise to 9.625% once the new tax takes effect.
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