Vote today: Muni on the ballot (update)

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Photo by Justin Beck

Update (7:30 a.m. on Wednesday): Proposition G has passed 64-36. SF Appeal has results.

Original post: It’s election day, and since we have your attention and know you care deeply about Muni, you surely know by now that there’s a ballot measure this year to amend the city charter and change the way Muni operators are paid. Read more about Proposition G.

Muni Diaries was host to a lively debate over the merits of Prop. G in early October.

For more on the measure, check out Ocean Beach Bulletin’s coverage of the two sides of Proposition G: pro and con. Greg at N-Judah Chronicles has a Muni Rider Voter Guide.

If you live in District 10, check out some of your candidates talk about the proposition:

  • District 10 Supervisor candidate Eric Smith talks about fixing Muni.
  • District 10 Supervisor candidate Kristine Enea does the same.

Now, do your civic duty. Go vote!

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Important Lessons from Muni Diaries Live 4

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Photo by Breanna Lambert of Scoutmob

More than 150 of you came out to share a night of good laughs, strong drinks, and general fun at our fourth spoken word party Friday night. We learned a few important things from our stellar storytellers.  If the rain kept you away from the fun on Friday night, let’s review:

  1. Never try to skateboard wearing cowboy boots.
  2. It takes approximately 12 people to lift a car off of the Muni tracks.
  3. Reading a low brow book on Muni can give a certain fellow passenger Lit Rage.
  4. Holding onto the handrails with both hands on Muni can have unintended consequences.
  5. Muni Interruptus can ruin your dating life.

What else happened on Friday night at Muni Diaries Live? Let’s see… Read more

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Smallest Muni driver ever

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Photo by Nicole Grant

A parent did this to their kid yesterday. And we think it’s freakin’ adorable. (Check the kid on the far left.)

Here’s another Halloween-on-public-transit shot, captured by Lilah:

And Mission Local has a nice gallery up of people actin’ a fool on BART and Muni.

If you saw other great/terrible costumes on Muni and have photos, share them in our Muni Photos Flickr group.

* Nicole assures us that the kid’s dad said it was cool to post the photo.

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Photo Diary: Longtime SF Giants fans on Muni

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The Cool People Ride the T
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As the Giants get ready to battle the Texas Rangers in Game 4 of the World Series in Texas, SFSU journalism student Anthony reports the following from last week:

Richard Rockwell, seated, and Richard Wagner rode the T to Game 2 of the World Series on Thursday. Rockwell lives near Third Street and bought his Giants gear at the stadium store. He has Wagner to thank for his 2010 World Series tickets, though.

“I have a friend who works for Major League Baseball and I pushed her for two tickets,” Wagner said.

He added that he didn’t want to put her out by asking for any more, so this will probably be his only game. Rockwell also attended Game 7 of the 1962 World Series against the Yankees at San Francisco’s Candlestick Park.

More photos after the jump.
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