San Francisco officials said the state of California must provide funding for its transit system if it is to remain viable and help contribute to the revitalization of a downtown corridor that continues to struggle with homelessness, drug use and squalor. 
Mayor London Breed sent a letter to California Assembly Member Phil Ting asking him to advocate for the provision of emergency funds for BART and the San Francisco Municipal Transit Agency, according to the San Francisco Chronicle. 
“Public transportation is essential for our economic recovery,” Breed said in a tweet on Tuesday. “Our residents, workers, and visitors rely on it. We can’t…