This letter, signed by dozens of California environmental organizations including SPUR, urges Governor Newsom and the California Air Resources Board to remove a proposed Manufacturing Decarbonization Incentive from the Cap-and-Invest rulemaking, warning that creating 118 million additional allowances outside the emissions cap would undermine California's 2030 climate targets. The groups also argue the proposal would shift billions of dollars away from household affordability programs and ratepayer relief toward subsidies for polluting industries, and that the rushed 15-day amendment process violates the Administrative Procedures Act.

SPUR supports SB 1375 (Cortese), a bill that would exempt the San José Diridon station program of projects from review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). SPUR has long been a supporter of San José's efforts to reimagine Diridon Station, and we agree that the extensive environmental review already completed at and around the station area obviates the need for additional analysis.

SPUR provided comments on the draft report of the first phase of the Metropolitan Transportation Commission's transit financial efficiency study. This study was mandated as part of Senate Bill 63, the legislation that authorized a 2026 regional revenue ballot measure to support public transit.

SPUR supports AB 2308 (Haney), a bill that would allow the successor agency to the Redevelopment Agency of the City and County of San Francisco to continue to issue bonds or incur other indebtedness to finance the infrastructure required by the Transbay Implementation Agreement, including entering into arrangements with the Transbay Joint Powers Authority and the City and County of San Francisco.

Muni is in dire financial straits as COVID-relief funds reach their end. To avoid catastrophic service cuts, San Francisco’s transit agency will need voters to approve two different revenue measures in November 2026. Cost reductions and efficiency are also part of the strategy to keep buses and trains running. This research paper takes Muni’s “vitals” by looking at how the system performs relative to its peers on efficiency, productivity, and effectiveness. SPUR’s analysis also suggests places to find savings and improve performance over the coming years.