Poo-flinging at 16th St. Mission BART

celloI was heading home Friday afternoon from a very fruitful jaunt to Thrift Town. I entered the 16th St. Mission BART station, and was delighted to discover a good-looking guy playing some kind of rock music solo on his cello. I’m a sucker for rock cello, so I leaned against a wall near him to listen.

That, unfortunately, is when I spotted the guy who had wedged himself between the trashcan and the support column in the breezeway. He was dressed in jeans and a rain poncho, and his hands were deep in his jeans. I don’t mean in his jeans pocket; I mean in his jeans.

Next to me, one of the emergency doors opened and a janitor stepped through with a mop and bucket full of soapy water.

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Transit-News Digest

Welcome to the first of what we (who have day jobs) hope will be a semi-regular feature on Muni Diaries: The Transit-News Digest. The aim is to compile these lists every few days or so. Yes, some of these stories have been commented on already on the site, but for what it’s worth …

And as always, let us know if you have news we missed!

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Riders will pay for BART budget deficit

Regarded criminal attorney to defend ex-BART cop

Fare evaders beware — no cuts planned to Muni inspectors

Muni pares back service on new CultureBus line

Music’s over for Muni station’s future as jazz club

S.F. Insider: Commuter benefits law in effect

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