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Learn more »It’s easy to take our public transportation systems for granted. But the working class, especially its most vulnerable members, rely on public transit to get around.
This is especially true in California’s East Bay, where I live. AC Transit is the public bus system serving Alameda and Contra Costa counties, which includes the cities of Oakland, Berkeley, and my own city of Richmond. AC Transit primarily serves lower-income working people and people of color. A recent survey found that 65 percent of its riders come from households that make under...