Author: eugenia

Eugenia Chien has been eavesdropping on the 47, 49, or 1 lines since the mid-90's. She lives by the adage, "Anything can happen on Muni" (and also, "That's not water.")

Just Added: Free Margaritas at Muni Diaries Birthday DJ Party This Saturday

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We just added one more very good reason for you to come to our 4th birthday DJ party this Saturday: free margaritas!

The nice folks at Young’s Market and el Jimador are giving everyone free margs Saturday night while supplies last! So you can wash down the Chairman Bao buns you just bought, or the 4505 chicharonnes that we’ll have for the first 30 people who ask.

A couple of readers have asked us whether there will be storytelling at the party: unlike our regular events, the birthday party is just a DJ party to celebrate our birthday! Well, not just a DJ party but a DJ party with free margaritas, photobooth, and door prizes! Our regular spoken word events will be back in July.

Muni Diaries 4th Birthday DJ Party
April 28 6 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Free!
Make-Out Room
3225 22nd Street
Routes serving the area: BART 24th St. Station, 12, 14, 22, 33, 48, 49, 67

Come and toss one back with us!

* Free El Jimador margaritas while supplies last!
* Jam to 90s hip hop courtesy of DJ SMA of DEBASER.
* Look sharp and hop into the Orange Photography photo booth.
* Munch on free 4505 Meats chicharrones while supplies last.
* Enter to win prizes from Good Vibrations and Timbuk2
* The Chairman Bao truck will be right outside of the Make-Out Room!

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Transit Art: Can You Spot BART?

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Can you spot pieces of Bay Area transit in this piece of mixed media art by reader Tofu St. John? You might remember him from “Project Art a Day.” His newest piece incorporates pieces of transit ephemera from public transportation systems across the country.

Here’s what he has to say about the new piece (available at Society6):

I love public transportation. When I travel to different cities I always seek out the adventure of public transportation. There is something magical about emerging from a subway station in a strange city for the first time. This new piece is made up of public transportation maps from around the world. From the San Francisco Bay Area’s Muni, AC Transit and BART to DC’s Metro, to London’s Underground and many more.

How do other artists incorporate public transit into their work? Check out our Muni Art Pinterest Board!

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Oscar Grant BART Shooting To Be Made Into Movie

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Photo by mcmees24

Coming to a movie theater near you: the Oscar Grant fatal BART shooting. The movie is called “Fruitvale” and is being produced by Forrest Whitaker. Academy Award winner Octavia Spencer (The Help) and former Friday Night Lights actor Michael B. Jordan are in talks to star in the movie. The movie is still in negotiation.

SFist has more details about the story.

What do you think — do you want to watch a movie about Oscar Grant or are the news reports enough to do it justice? I’m personally curious about how the events will be portrayed on the big screen.

Category: BART, News

Muni Cameras Catch Reporter in Transit-Only Lane

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SFMTA has been using forward-facing cameras on Muni to catch drivers parked illegally in transit-only lanes. This time the ticket went to KRON 4’s tech reporter Gabe Slate, who looks pretty peeved about getting fined.

The transit lane camera enforcement isn’t new — it actually started in January of 2008. The pilot project installed cameras on some Muni buses to detect transit-lane parking violations. In February the Examiner reported that the program will be expanded to all Muni buses in the next 15 months.

KRON4’s Stanley Roberts had some level-headed tips: “My advice? Stay out of the transit lanes and the bus stops. Or better yet, some people should just get to the bus.”

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Added to Our Birthday Party: Chairman Bao!

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We’ve got an exciting addition to Muni Diaries birthday fun next Saturday: the Chairman Bao truck will be parked outside of the Make-Out Room for all your pork belly needs!

If you’ve had the Chairman’s pork buns or spicy duck mango buns, you’ll know why we’re so excited. My mouth is watering right now. The Chairman is rarely in the Mission on Saturdays so be sure to come and pay your respect.

Muni Diaries 4th Birthday Party
April 28 6 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Free!
Make-Out Room
3225 22nd Street
Routes serving the area: BART 24th St. Station, 12, 14, 22, 33, 48, 49, 67

Get down with your fellow riders and celebrate life on the bus!

* Jam to 90s hip hop courtesy of DJ SMA of DEBASER.
* Free el Jimador margaritas!
* Look sharp and hop into the Orange Photography photo booth.
* Munch on free 4505 Meats chicharrones while supplies last.
* Enter to win prizes from Good Vibrations and Timbuk2
* The Chairman Bao truck will be right outside of the Make-Out Room!

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Occupy Protester Jumps in Front of BART and Survives (video)

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Yesterday afternoon an “Occupy” protester jumped in front of the tracks at the 24th Street station as the Daly City train was approaching. After several minutes, the BART police arrived, the power to the third rail was turned off, and this man luckily survived what could have been a grisly scene. The Uptown Alamanac has the video of how it all went down.

More from Mission Local:

A man named Michael jumped onto the 24th Street BART tracks just as a Daly City-bound train was approaching. Wearing a shirt that said Viva la Revolucion and yelling “You have the power,” he said he was occupying the tracks because he was sick of sleeping on the streets for six years.

Witnesses on the platform waved their arms frantically at the driver, and the train came to a screeching halt within a foot of hitting the man.

Michael was on the tracks for no more than two minutes when police arrived on the scene.

Read the rest of the Mission Local story here.

A commenter on MissionMission said that Michael turned around to the oncoming train and said, “You almost hit me.”

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