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Fortunately, South Bay transportation officials have signaled a firm no to the Metropolitan Transportation Commission’s plans to put a ½-cent regional sales tax on the ballot for BART and other transportation systems that included their county.

If there is additional sales tax revenue, they want to control it and are prepared to put their own ½-increase on the ballot.

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