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To answer this question:
friend just posted a pic on facebook of a MUNI bus on fire at Geary & 27th. didn't this happen last week too? @munidiaries
— molls (@mollyunravel) August 8, 2013
Yes. A 38-Geary caught fire in the Outer Richmond almost exactly a week ago. The 38-Geary (and its zippy express sibs) are a great many things (drunk tank, most recently) but flammable wasn’t on the list until now. Read more
SFWeekly imagined the Outside Lands lineup as Muni lines – the N-Judah is dance/electronic, the J-Church is funk/soul/hip hop, and so on. Read more
LOL, but it’s true, and you know it. To celebrate/lament, we’ve slashed prices on Muni T-shirts and Fast Pass wallets at the Muni Diaries Etsy store.
Go on, have a look-see. “Long live Fast Pass” shirts, designed by the one and only Nate at New Skool, are now $16. Wallets/Clipper Card disguises that have actual paper Fast Passes sewn into them, made with loving care by Heather, are now $10. And Clipper Card holders with Nate’s Fast Pass design are now $8.
Go to the Muni Diaries Etsy store, and get ’em while they’re hot!
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Update (10:34 p.m.): SFGate is now reporting that Gov. Jerry Brown ordered an investigation into the negotiations between BART management and its unions, thus averting a strike for at least one week. BART trains should run on their normal schedules tomorrow and throughout the week. We’ll update here if more news breaks.
Original post: BART and labor unions representing BART workers still haven’t reached an agreement on key issues involving wages, pension contribution and health insurance. With only a few hours left for negotiations, we could be facing the second BART strike this year on Monday.
SFGate reports that a few agreements were made at the table today but no major changes from last month’s contentions. Read more
A 38-Geary bus caught on fire in the Outer Richmond this morning, reports SF Appeal and Bay City News.
The fire was reported at 6:46 a.m. in the engine of a 38-Geary bus parked at Point Lobos Avenue and 48th Avenue near Lands End, Muni spokesman Paul Rose said.
The fire damaged the left rear side of the bus and was extinguished a couple of minutes later, Rose said.
Rose said the bus driver and one passenger were on board at the time but were not injured.
The cause of the fire isn’t clear yet but we will keep you updated.