With some transit agencies in the state pleading for assistance facing significant budget deficits due to low ridership, California lawmakers reached a tentative agreement on June 11 to make some funding available, though not as much as requested.
The handshake deal was made in the Legislature over the weekend and added to the proposed state budget, which was passed on June 15. It now awaits the approval of Gov. Gavin Newsom, whose signature is required to make the proposal law.
