Hefty service cuts is the order of the day in Bay Area transit circles, sadly. Muni came up with some one-time monetary influxes to undo some — but not all — of its service cuts. Caltrain may cut its service by half. And, yesterday, AC Transit followed through on threats to remedy its dire financial situation by drastically reducing service.
AC Transit's board of directors — all elected, by the way — voted 7-0 to halve its weekend service and cut four of six overnight lines starting in December. This will ostensibly save $11.1 million and result in the dismissal off 90 union workers.
