Local Politics
Voters in five Bay Area counties will decide on a regional sales tax measure on November 3 to fund public transit agencies facing severe financial deficits. The measure proposes a half-cent sales tax in Alameda, Contra Costa, San Mateo, and Santa Clara counties, plus a one-cent tax in San Francisco, starting in April 2027. If the measure fails, BART has announced that ten low-ridership stations could close as early as January 2027, and Muni may cut up to 20 bus routes. The proposed tax would raise an estimated $980 million annually for 14 years to support agencies including BART, Caltrain, and AC Transit.
Public Safety
The NWS San Francisco issued a coastal flood advisory on Friday, Oct. 23, valid from Monday, Oct. 26 at 9 a.m. through Thursday, Oct. 29 at 3 p.m., for the Coastal North Bay Including Point Reyes National Seashore and San Francisco Peninsula Coast. Up to 1.9 feet of inundation above ground level is possible in low-lying areas near shorelines and tidal waterways, with high tides expected 1.7–1.9 feet above normal at the San Francisco tidal gauge. The advisory warns of flooding of low-lying infrastructure, isolated road closures, coastal erosion, and restricted escape from beaches. Residents in flood-prone or low-lying camping areas are urged to move to higher ground.
Crime · Daly City, CA
California is offering rewards of up to $300,000 for information leading to solving unsolved murders statewide, including the 1987 killing of 13-year-old Michelle Matteucci in Daly City. Matteucci disappeared while walking home from Alta Loma Junior High School; her body was found later that night in a backyard. Police said she was sexually assaulted and beaten before being strangled to death. The case remains unsolved, and authorities are seeking tips that could identify those responsible.
