The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority has requested Gov. Gavin Newsom to intervene and get striking VTA employees back to work.

Mediation failed to end the VTA and ATU Local 265 strike, leaving 100,000 riders affected as the union fights for better contract terms, despite a VTA lawsuit over the no-strike clause.

As VTA workers are still on the picket line, Nvidia GPU Technology Conference attendees who booked hotels near rail lanes said they are scrambling for another option.