Category: SacRT Governance

SacRT budget document fluff, and staff report

The SacRT FY 2026 (2025-2026) budget is arranged strangely. In the document, actual budget information does not show up until page 17, and includes only 36 pages total. The pages before that are about the agency, not about the budget. If SacRT wants this information to be in the budget document, it should follow the … Continue reading SacRT budget document fluff, and staff report

SacRT Board 2025-02-10

We did not post about the board meeting agenda beforehand, but there was useful information in three presentations given during the meeting. The slides were not available at the time of the meeting, but were added shortly after. Agenda 4.1: Street Harassment and Transit Safety Survey (L. Hinz) staff report pdf, presentation pdf Agenda 4.2: … Continue reading SacRT Board 2025-02-10

SacRT Board direct elections?

STAR is concerned about governance of SacRT. The Board of Directors is composed of officials elected to city councils and county Board of Supervisors. These people do serve on the SacRT board by choice, appointed by the mayor or the county chair, so they have some interest in transit, but it is often an interest … Continue reading SacRT Board direct elections?