John - 

The mayor’s race isn’t the only thing on the ballot in San Francisco in November. There are so many critical decisions we’ll need to make when we cast our votes that will impact our city’s future for generations.

Today I want to speak up about the importance of investing in better transit.

I recently joined passionate volunteer transit advocates for the ComMUNIty Transit Act to deliver twenty boxes containing 17,879 signatures to City Hall–placing this key measure on the November ballot.

This ballot measure is our greatest chance to prevent devastating transit service cuts. It will support improved transit service across the city and fare discount programs for youth, seniors, people with disabilities, and low-income riders. Critically, this measure will also protect the livelihoods of the hardworking individuals who keep Muni running - operators, mechanics, and cleaners.

The measure's funding will be generated from a new gross receipts business tax of up to 4.5% on ride-hailing companies such as Uber, Lyft, and Waymo–corporations that make over $500,000 in annual revenue from rides in San Francisco.

As mayor, I will always stand up for our working families. A robust and reliable public transit system is a necessity for all of us.

I’ll share more about this important ballot measure in the weeks to come.

Thanks for your support.

Sincerely,

Ahsha Safaí

Candidate for Mayor of San Francisco