.AC Transit Gets $6.7 Million in Federal Funds

AC Transit will receive $6.7 million in federal stimulus funds as a result of a decision by the Obama administration to pull money from BART’s Oakland airport connector project because of civil rights violations. Yet even with the influx of unexpected cash, an AC Transit spokesman told the Trib that the agency will still go ahead with its planned across-the-board service cuts next month, which will severely impact low-income East Bay residents.

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