Citizens group proposes SMART tax renewal campaign

With the financial future of the Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit hanging in the balance, a citizens group announced a campaign Friday seeking to renew a critical sales tax to keep the train alive.

The group, called the SMART Initiative, is seeking a citizens’ initiative to extend the existing quarter-cent tax with no increase for 30 years. A citizens’ initiative requires campaign leaders to collect signatures on a petition to propose a measure. With enough signatures from voters in Sonoma and Marin counties...