Toeing the thin red-blue line on the 49
Storyteller Kathleen Auterio is a longtime Mission resident who got along famously with rival groups staking their claims in the neighborhood—an affable quality that came in handy when she and fellow passengers on the 49 got caught in the crosshairs of a potential firefight.
Everyone drops to the ground with their faces against the Muni floor (ew!), and the typically unflappable Mission expert describes how she handled the tough situation alongside her neighbors.
Here’s Kathleen’s story, told originally at Muni Diaries Live in April 2019:
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Loved this story. They were nice dudes. See people for people.