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San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART)

San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART) is a special district in California. It sits in Alameda, Contra Costa and San Francisco counties.

Collected and spent

Not on file yet.

Where the money comes from

Two taxes.

Sales tax
0.5%
Property tax
$0.0148 per $100 of value
Source · California Department of Tax and Fee Administration, California CDTFA-105 District Sales and Use Tax Rates. Read on October 16, 2026.
DetailsCalifornia CDTFA-105 District Sales and Use Tax Rates — the row 'Bay Area Rapid Transit District 0.50% 04-01-1970', printed under Alameda County, Contra Costa County and San Francisco, with no end date; the edition read is REV. 41 (10-26), a living document whose per-row operative and end dates are what cover tax year 2024. Read 2026-10-16 (rule V3(a): citation rewritten
Source · Contra Costa County Auditor-Controller, San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District 2024 general obligation bond debt service. Read on October 11, 2026.
DetailsSan Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District 2024 general obligation bond debt service (Measure RR) — 0.0148 per $100 = 0.148 mills on every parcel in Alameda, Contra Costa and San Francisco counties (the district entire), per the Contra Costa County Auditor-Controller Detail of Tax Rates 2024-2025 (revised), TRA 05000 Martinez; the same figure prints in the Alameda County 2024-25 Tax Rate Book and SF BOS Resolution R0486-24. Its own line since 2026-10-15 (operator ruling: a regional district is the levying government, never a county bundle)

Who decides

Each director serves one BART district. San Francisco is in districts 7, 8 and 9.

Source · BART Board of Directors, BART Board of Directors. Read on October 3, 2026.

When decisions happen

In November it meets on the third Thursday. In December it meets on the first and third Thursdays.

Each yearThe board usually meets on the second and fourth Thursdays.
Next electionBART Districts 2, 4, 6 and 8 vote on November 3, 2026.
San Francisco's District 8 is on that ballot.

How to reach it

BART Board: (510) 464-6095
Phone
BART Board email
Email
Contact the BART Board of Directors
Online form
BART Board of Directors, P.O. Box 12688, Oakland, CA 94604-2688
Mailing address
Source · BART Board of Directors, BART Board of Directors. Read on October 3, 2026.

Also on this tax bill

A San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART) address pays these governments too. Which school districts, cities, counties and special districts apply depends on the address.

On every bill in San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART)

On some bills, depending on the address

School districts: 34. Find yours by address.

Cities: 29. Find yours by address.

Counties: 3

Special districts: 1

Sources

What it is
California Department of Tax and Fee Administration, California CDTFA-105 District Sales and Use Tax Rates. Read on October 16, 2026.
DetailsCalifornia CDTFA-105 District Sales and Use Tax Rates — the row 'Bay Area Rapid Transit District 0.50% 04-01-1970', printed under Alameda County, Contra Costa County and San Francisco, with no end date; the edition read is REV. 41 (10-26), a living document whose per-row operative and end dates are what cover tax year 2024. Read 2026-10-16 (rule V3(a): citation rewritten
Taxes
California Department of Tax and Fee Administration, California CDTFA-105 District Sales and Use Tax Rates. Read on October 16, 2026.
DetailsCalifornia CDTFA-105 District Sales and Use Tax Rates — the row 'Bay Area Rapid Transit District 0.50% 04-01-1970', printed under Alameda County, Contra Costa County and San Francisco, with no end date; the edition read is REV. 41 (10-26), a living document whose per-row operative and end dates are what cover tax year 2024. Read 2026-10-16 (rule V3(a): citation rewritten
Taxes
Contra Costa County Auditor-Controller, San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District 2024 general obligation bond debt service. Read on October 11, 2026.
DetailsSan Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District 2024 general obligation bond debt service (Measure RR) — 0.0148 per $100 = 0.148 mills on every parcel in Alameda, Contra Costa and San Francisco counties (the district entire), per the Contra Costa County Auditor-Controller Detail of Tax Rates 2024-2025 (revised), TRA 05000 Martinez; the same figure prints in the Alameda County 2024-25 Tax Rate Book and SF BOS Resolution R0486-24. Its own line since 2026-10-15 (operator ruling: a regional district is the levying government, never a county bundle)
Who decides
BART Board of Directors, BART Board of Directors. Read on October 3, 2026.
When decisions happen
BART Board of Directors, BART Board of Directors. Read on October 3, 2026.
How to reach it
BART Contact the Board of Directors, BART Contact the Board of Directors. Read on October 3, 2026.

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