AC Transit general manager Salvador Yamas told Alameda’s City Council the agency faces a projected $200 million deficit over four years and outlined a contingency plan that would preserve backbone routes while cutting lower‑ridership service, including a proposed elimination of Line 19 and reduced frequencies on Lines 30 and 31.

AC Transit officials told Alameda commissioners the district faces a projected $200 million deficit over four years and warned of up to 16% service reductions and potential layoffs without new sustainable funding, urging support for Senate Bill 63 on the November regional ballot.