state senator dave corteze and colra announced the vta will receive $20 million to assist with the recovery as part of the state budget. >> working with the vta administration and union leadership. we were able to make the compelling case even at this late hour in terms of pwupblgtd process of the dire need. >> half the money will go to mental health services and members of the fallen as as staff relocation. along with upgrades to the system to avoid further shut downs. >> we need to make sure our employees feel safe and secure and that they have the resources that they need, the support services they need and the equipment and the environment that they need to be able to do their jobs. >> reporter: the guadalupe yards are central to where trains are being maintained. fixing the facility is not only a challenge logistically but also emotionally. especially for the hundreds of employees who work there. john courtney says they're doing everything they can to provide support. >> there's no play book for what we all went through. and i can tell you that there are some amazing chapters being wri

senator dave cortez of san jose. explain the bill dedicate a total of 20 million dollars for the vta and will predominantly be used for infrastructure upgrades training repair for equipment that was damaged in a workplace shooting last month. they're also going to be providing therapy for about a 100 employees who were on site that day along with the family of the 9 victims who were killed. >> this tragedy hit at the end of covid-19 when beaches budget was already suffering. so without this support, it could have put the tea and a position of having to prioritize and now we we we can prioritize our employees. we can prioritize the future of eta to frankly, my perspective is come back better than ever. >> now local leaders to the building in which the shooting took place will be leveled. and a new structure is going to be built. there. sb one 29 will now go to the governor for his signature by july 1st. oakland police chief leronne armstrong is blasting the cuts made to his budget in a press conference he held yesterd