Category: News

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Another piece of news from the “you can’t make this shit up” files, SF Weekly reports that a drunk passenger stabbed another drunk man on Muni in the nose…with a fork.

From SFWeekly:

According to police, one rider’s tip through North Beach ended in a trip to the hospital after two drunk men got into a brawl, which involved, of all things, a dinner fork.

At about 2:30 a.m., an inebriated man was “yelling and screaming” on the bus, which was traveling along Columbus Avenue. The loud man was getting on his neighbor’s nerves and another drunk man told him to shut the hell up.

And because alcohol, testosterone, and Muni don’t seem to mix well, it wasn’t surprising that the two drunk passengers got into a fight. Instead of pulling out a knife, the suspect brandished a fork and stabbed the victim in the nose.

SFWeekly has the exciting conclusion to this story. Hint: it’s meal-themed.

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• Improvements to Bay Fair BART Station in January and February (BART.gov)
• More parking changes on the Dublin side of Dublin/Pleasanton BART Station (BART.gov)
• BART paper discount tickets mostly phased out in 2012; Clipper outreach events held (BART.gov)
• APTA: Commuters save big by taking mass transit (Rescue Muni)
• Muni Wants to Eliminate Stops Again (The Bay Citizen)
• S.F. considers how to boost Muni ridership (SFGate)
• SFMTA wants 1 in 2 trips by car before 2020 (Rescue Muni)
• Victim In Broken Bottle Attack Takes Muni To SF General (BCN via SF Appeal)

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On New Year’s Eve, SFMTA will be offering free service from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. on New Year’s Day, with additional Metro service from 9 p.m. to 2:15 a.m. from West Portal to Caltrain and until 4 a.m. from Embarcadero to West Portal Station.

So, celebrate and send us any crazy stories on the bus.

Here are the details from SFMTA:

On December 31, New Year’s Eve:

• Muni travel, including cable cars, is free from 8 p.m. New Year’s Eve until 6 a.m. New Year’s Day.
• Customers are encouraged to use the Metro to get into and out of the Downtown area.
• Additional Metro service from 9 p.m. to 2:15 a.m. from West Portal to Caltrain and until 4 a.m. from Embarcadero to West Portal Station.
• J, K, L, M, and N Metro lines are operating on their regular schedule, until shortly before 1 a.m.
• Owl service: Extra service on Muni Owl Lines (1 to 5 a.m service): 5 Fulton, 14 Mission, 22 Fillmore, 24 Divisadero, 38 Geary, 90 Owl, 91 Owl, and L and N Owl motor coach service. Frequency will be shortened from 30 to 15 minutes.
• Extra Owl service is subject to change, based on operating conditions.
• The San Francisco 311 Customer Service Center, is open all night, as usual, for travel assistance.
• The F Market and Wharves service will be provided by motor coaches after approximately 4 p.m. There will be reroutes only if necessary.
• Caltrain will operate on a Saturday schedule and add four extra trains. Southbound trains leave at 7:15, 8:15, 9:15 and 10:15 p.m.; 12:01, 12:45, 1:15, 1:45 and 2:15 a.m.