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So the VTA board in SCC lost the endorsement of Mercury News on a regional ballot measure that would *increase service* because they were…afraid to talk about the benefits of service expansion? Are we fr here??? Does ANY agency understand political capital???

M Mallon@mmallon.com

It’s almost as if RTM and SCC leaders should have told a positive story about bus service and ridership recovery and plans for future growth 🤯 (I’ve been saying this for years and no one listened)

Noah 🚎

@noahsbwilliams.com

I know that in Cali everyone things that the way to get people to vote for things is to scare them and do sensationalism about a “transit fiscal cliff” but the plan was literally to make improvements that would provide a tangible benefit to the people of SCC and they just…didn’t talk about it???

9/10/26, 6:37 pm0 reposts11 likes

Noah 🚎

@noahsbwilliams.com

I’m sorry, I actually despise this model, and think it embodies everything that makes people cynical about the state. California’s politics are too often deceptive, hollow, and. You had a GOOD thing you could brag about and you chose to try to win support by scaring people instead.