State and local leaders on Monday were discussing financial support that would be provided to victims’ families, survivors and the VTA itself one month after the mass shooting at a San Jose railyard.
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California lawmakers are set to vote Monday on the state budget, which includes $20 million in emergency funds to help the Valley Transportation Authority recover from the mass shooting at the rail yard last month.
The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority will get $20 million from the state to aid its recovery from last month’s mass shooting, officials announced Monday, but it remains unclear when its light rail service which has been idled ever since will resume.
State lawmakers are set to give $20 million to VTA to help it recover from the deadliest shooting in Bay Area history.
In the South Bay, light rail service is still halted nearly a month after the deadliest mass shooting in Bay Area history. Local lawmakers announced Monday that the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority will receive $20 million from the state to aid its recovery, pending final approval by the legislature, after they pushed for more supp
The California Legislature is poised to allocate $20 million to the Santa Clara County Valley Transportation Authority to support employee needs and facility repairs following a deadly mass shooting at one of its facilities last month.
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