Chipper Muni Driver
chocolatebarbii on Instagram sez: “She sure is chipper to be driving that bus a the butt crack of dawn. #mymama #busdriver #muni #happy”
So cool. So cool.
Weekend Photos: Bask in the Light
Photo by blarfiejandro
Why? Because No Pants BART Ride is this Sunday! The annual celebration that takes over BART sexy-style is finally here. (via FunCheapSF.) Sunday, Jan. 8, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Follow @nopantssf for details.
Enjoy these photos and your weekend!
Photo by Brandon Doran
Photo by torbakhopper
Photo by Jessica Druck
Photo by blese
Alleged Muni phone thieves caught on video
Via Mission Local, the SFPD has video of alleged phone thieves on Muni. The police are asking for help identifying a group of individuals who have allegedly being committing these crimes aboard the J-Church.
From Mission Local:
The light-rail surveillance camera capture photos of the alleged thieves as they took off with a phone. The video, released by the Mission Police Station, shows a man running out of the bus, presumably after taking someone’s phone.
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Anyone with information is asked to Contact SGT Gilmore at (415) 558-5400. For more information, go to the Mission Police Stations website.
Read the full story at Mission Local.
A message to ponder on your Muni commute
Via @MonkeyFollowing: “On the commute to work on J Muni. Nice graffiti. Only in SF. Love this place.”
We love it too, Brandon.
A Sneak Peek at the Next Muni Diaries Live Lineup
Photo by Mike D
You’ll see Stephen Elliott — You know him from The Adderall Diaries and The Rumpus. But now you have to hear about what happened to him on the bus.
You’ll also see comedian and spoken-word artist Caitlin Gill, who tells one hell of a dirty haiku at Tourettes Without Regrets.
We’ll reveal the rest of the lineup in a few days, but in meantime, get your tickets now!
Muni Diaries Live
Elbo Room
647 Valencia Street
San Francisco
Take Muni there: J-Church, 12, 14, 22, 33, 49, or BART: 16th or 24th St stations
Sat., Jan. 21, doors: 6:30, show: 7 p.m. Tickets: $12.
Buy advance tickets
John Waters Rides the 47, Wants to Be Muni Spokesman
Image: No Bunny Luvs You
The Baltimore-based filmmaker has a well-documented love of Muni. In fact, he made our day recently when he wandered into our inbox:
Tell them thanks…I am waiting for Muni to hire me as their spokesperson!!
What say, SFMTA? I think you should take him up on it.
This post and other have been selected to be part of our 100 Days, 100 Muni Stories feature that celebrates Muni’s centennial this year. The best four of these 100 posts will end up on ads on all Muni buses later this year, so send us your story today!