Advocates dressed as emergency medical responders carried transit vehicles on stretchers across San Francisco’s Civic Center Plaza on Monday morning at a rally for California to deliver emergency loan funding to prevent drastic public transportation cuts.

In June, as part of California’s 2025-2026 budget, Gov. Gavin Newsom and the state legislature committed to a $750 million emergency loan to prevent Bay Area public transportation service cuts until longer-term regional funding could go into effect.

Yet the Bay Area has yet to receive the emergency loans. Advocates warn that without the loans, Bay Area public transportation faces severe cuts, leaving residents without a safe and affordable way to travel throughout the area.

BART could be forced to cut 65-85% of service, according to a

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