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Ed Reiskin

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    December 28, 2012

    Muni Celebrates its 100th Birthday With Free Rides

    You might not like Muni but maybe you like free stuff. If you do like riding Muni and you just so happen to love getting free things, then today is your day. In honor of its 100th birthday, the cash-strapped Muni is forgoing its need for, well, cash and doling out free rides to all passengers until ... More >>

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    August 24, 2012

    Greg Suhr, San Francisco Police Chief, to Be Nation's Richest

    San Francisco politicians like to boast that ours is a "world-class city." It certainly pays like one. Police Chief Greg Suhr will soon become the city's highest-paid employee -- and best-compensated police chief in the nation -- with a pending bump to $307,000. It's been a lucrative year for San Fr ... More >>

  • News

    June 13, 2012

    Muni: Our Transit Agency Has Neglected Maintenance for Years

    San Francisco politicians like to boast that ours is a "world-class city." It certainly pays like one. Police Chief Greg Suhr will soon become the city's highest-paid employee -- and best-compensated police chief in the nation -- with a pending bump to $307,000. It's been a lucrative year for San Fr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 2, 2012

    Central Subway Critics: Costly Boondoggle Can Still Be Stopped

    For some reason we'll never know, ardent foes of the Central Subway chose, today, to hold a press conference in a children's playground. Attendees sat on slides and sidestepped miniature tricycles. But there was no playing around. And the Central Subway is not a project that will be paid for in play ... More >>

  • News

    April 4, 2012

    Muni Town Hall: New Chief Meets, Confounds His Public

    For some reason we'll never know, ardent foes of the Central Subway chose, today, to hold a press conference in a children's playground. Attendees sat on slides and sidestepped miniature tricycles. But there was no playing around. And the Central Subway is not a project that will be paid for in play ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 30, 2012

    Muni Still Hasn't Confirmed Responsibility for Hit-and-Run Accident in SOMA

    ​A day after a cyclist collided with an elderly pedestrian in the Castro, Muni put out a heartfelt statement, sending its condolences to the victim. "The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) today joined the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition (SFBC) to issue the following statements ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 7, 2011

    The Very Conservative Examiner Endorses Mayor Ed Lee

    ​We've stated in the past that Republicans love Mayor Ed Lee. And to say the least that didn't sit well with the Lee campaign (or Tony Hall for that matter), despite the fact he had been endorsed by the Log Cabin Republicans, and given an extra special vote of confidence by the San Francisco Repub ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 21, 2011

    Ed Reiskin Is Muni's New Boss

    Jim HerdIt's all yours, Ed​The Chronicle's sources are saying that Ed Reiskin will take the wheel of the Municipal Transportation Agency -- and our sources are saying their sources are right. This is not exactly a shocking development -- Reiskin has, all along, been the heir apparent. As of t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 30, 2011

    If I Ruled Muni...

    If I were king of the Muniiiiiiiiii...​Today is Nat Ford's last day atop Muni. His farewell party, however, is planned for the near future. In other words, Nat Ford's goodbye festivities will be late. Well, there you go.Folks around City Hall are saying Ford's soon-to-be-ex post is Ed Reiskin's to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 3, 2010

    City Hands Graffiti-Busters Fat Checks

    Who you gonna call?​ Don't pull out your spray paint can in front of these dudes. The Department of Public Works held out a big carrot today for San Franciscans to report graffiti vandal: The agency handed $250 checks at a Mission District press conference to two men whose quick action led to the ... More >>

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