The next STAR Action Team meeting will be:
Saturday, March 14
10:00AM to 11:30AM
Organize Sacramento, 1714 Broadway, Sacramento

New Measure A the proposed 2020 transportation tax measure will be STAR’s principle agenda item.   At the SacTA Board Mtg March 12th, Agenda item 4 is: Tentative Adoption Of The Measure A Expenditure Plan (exhibit A of Proposed Ordinance STA 20-01) and Approval To Circulate The Plan To Local Jurisdictions In The County For Consideration Pursuant to Section 180206 (b) Of The Public Utilities Code.
Here’s the link the draft ordinance currently dated March 12, 2020 on the SacTA website: https://star-transit.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/a8a7f-031220-measurea2020ordinance_finaldraftv.4.pdf

Meanwhile on March 5, 2020 both Mayor Steinberg and the California AirResources Board published letters to the Sacramento Transportation Authority expressing grave concerns with the ordinance as drafted.   Here are links to their lettersMayor Steinberg’s letter (sta-measure-a-mayor-steinberg-3.5.20.ocr), and California Air Resources Board CARB (carb-letter_sta_030520_ocr)

The SacMoves coalition and SMART organization will meet the Fri March 13th (as they do nearly every Friday at 10a.m. in the Breathe Bldg. on 12th ST.) to discuss how to respond, and so STAR will be talking about STAR’s position and actions at our mtg on Sat Mar 14th at 10a.m.

For more STAR transit news – read STAR’s blog https://star-transit.org, and Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/Sacramento-Transit-Advocates-and-Riders-482205288650450/

If you have additional agenda items, please send them to Delphine.
Please join us!

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