Gov. Gavin Newsom has informed the state Legislature that he will not approve a $750 million loan for Bay Area transit, meaning agencies like Muni and BART may have to make massive cuts to service.

State Sen. Scott Wiener, who proposed the deal, is “disappointed.” SPUR, which supported it, is “disappointed.” Muni passengers are going to be more than “disappointed”—they are going to be stuck.

I don’t know why Newsom, who wants to be president, is willing to be the governor who saw essential transit services collapse on his watch. But I always ask: Who benefits from this? And the answer is clear:

Uber, Lyft, and Waymo. Later, Tesla and other robo-taxis and ride shares.

When people can’t use transit to get around San Francisco—to work, to school, to shop, to go to the doctor or dentist, t

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