Wanted: Muni Robbery Suspect in the Mission
Video via SFPD
If you have more information about this robbery, the SFPD has asked that you contact SGT George Ferraez at (415) 558-5400.
Be careful out there!
A Muni Metro’s Alternate Art Universe
The other day, we posted some art of the 15-Third line (aka, the “15-Fisherman Warf”). Lest we forget about the Metro, reader Carina sent us this image above, explaining:
I took this picture in the Sunset the other day – the Muni logo is clearly visible!
Indeedily, I love how you can identify the Muni worm from a mile away. I’m a little worried about the red-bootied person hanging out of the window, though.
And, yes, we know Metro LRVs don’t cross Haight and Ashbury, but I’m OK with some artistic freedom.
Muni News: BART handles bridge closure, historical Muni photos, BART cops
Photo by torbakhopper
- Bay Area Transportation Agency Seeks Transit-Savvy Teens For Paid Internships (SF Appeal)
- BART ridership during westbound Bay Bridge closure (BART.gov)
- Private Shuttle Buses Sharing Muni Stops (SF Appeal)
- SF Launches Innovative Muni History Exhibit To Celebrate 100 Years (The Mayor’s Office)
- BART officer cleared in shooting of homeless man (SFGate)
- Supes Should Rethink Kids’ Free Muni Rides (SF Weekly) See Muni Diaries coverage of this issue here
- BART Cops To Get Devices To “improve behavior of all parties during police interactions” (SF Appeal)
- SFMTA to hold a series town hall-style meetings on budget (City Insider)
Muni Tagging Diary: Well, That Was Thoughtful of You
Some people buy roses or a bottle of wine. Isn’t a haircut just as considerate? Perhaps even more so because it typically lasts longer?
Via vampyyre on tumblr.
SFMTA Head Considers New Muni Service Cuts
Photo by Katieswall
New Muni service cuts may be on the table for discussion as SFMTA tried to figure out how to bridge its budget deficit, reports SF Appeal. The agency has just approved sprucing up 80 aging buses (via the Examiner). That project costs $12 million — with $12 million in federal and local funding, SFMTA is still $9 million short. SFMTA’s budget deficit shrank this fiscal year, but the agency is still looking at service cuts as an option.
According to SF Appeal:
The transit agency is looking at $19.6 million budget deficit for the new fiscal year, beginning this July, which means that the SFMTA is again considering “right-sizing its service,” as Reiskin described it at the MTA Board meeting Tuesday.
According to the Ex, Tom Nolan, president of the agency’s board of directors, said that potential service reductions seem “like a really good option.”
Muni cut service by 10% in 2010, which led, they say, to savings of $28.8 million. About half of those cuts, they say, were eventually restored.
Hmm. “Right-sizing.” The San Francisco Chronicle also has more on the budget deficit that SFMTA faces this year.
We’ll keep you updated.
Worlds Collide on BART
Photo by rosebennet
We’ve all been on BART at Civic Center when the train is suddenly overcome with hordes of pushing, squiggling symphony-, ballet-, and opera-goers. Hell, many of us have been the ones dressed to the nines, squeezing our way into crowded BART cars.
Alan over at SF Weekly was on such a BART ride recently, and retells the following story of mounting tension:
Ranters: Retiree clutching a theater program and wearing a denim dress; her gentleman companion; a guy sitting nearby reading Mother Jones.
Location: BART train leaving Civic Center Station
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The Rant:
[Denim-Dress Woman and her gentleman companion press into a train that’s busier than you would expect at this hour. They look for a place to sit but find nothing.]
Denim-Dress Woman: Not even one person offers a seat. That’s the modern world, I guess.
Gentleman Companion: What about that one?
[He points to the rear of the train, where a young man is sprawled out across two seats.]
Denim-Dress Woman: [Whispering] Isn’t it awful?
Gentleman Companion: [Also whispering] If he’s okay, it’s awful.
Denim-Dress Woman: He is okay, right?
Gentleman Companion: If he is, he should scoot over.
Denim-Dress Woman: He’s fine. Some of them just do that, that’s all. It shows the world they’re important. [The doors open. More people pack in.] Someone really should offer a seat, though.
Yeah, us too. Click over to SF Weekly to read the conclusion to this gripping story.