Opposition to Muni funding measure raises nearly $1M from Uber, Lyft

A grassroots-sponsored, widely endorsed measure to shore up funding for Muni has drawn one of the best-funded opposition campaigns of any San Francisco proposition this election cycle.

Given that Proposition L would tax ride-hailing giants Uber, Lyft and Waymo to raise funds for the transit agency, that might not be much of a surprise. Although the tax is relatively small — at its highest rate, it would be equivalent to 45 cents on a $10 ride — Uber and Lyft are spending big money to defeat it.

Lyft argues the proposition would hurt drivers and increase costs for its riders — particularly low-income ones — without closing Muni’s looming budget deficit, spokesman C.J. Macklin said in an emailed statement.

Prop. L would “make it harder for people to live and work in the Bay Area,” Macklin said. “It’s the wrong move for San Francisco.”



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