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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 >>
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June 18, 2010
Baylinks: Sutro, Tetris, & Underage Visitors
New views on the Sutro Tower. [Burrito Justice]Hip to be square: Tetris tournament tomorrow. [Mission Mission]Muni rider sketches his fellow passengers. [Muni Diaries]
Blogs
June 4, 2010
Baylinks: Voter Guides, Cycling, & Doughnuts
It's a voter guide, in video form! How exciting! [Sweet Melissa]Wanna know what a 29-year-old fast pass looks like? [Mission Mission]Local blogger makes a splash in Bust magazine. [Fashionist]Does church double-parking create safety issues for S.F. cyclists? [SF Citizen]A month of Muni makes for ... More >>
Blogs
May 28, 2010
Drive-By Buttocks-Fondler Pinched By Cops
Now try doing this from a moving vehicle...A man charged with reaching out of his driver's-side window and grabbing the rear end of a girl standing on a Muni platform was quickly nabbed by police at a playground where he was pushing his son on a swing set. The 34-year-old suspect was easy t ... More >>
Blogs
May 27, 2010
Muni Drivers' Union Agrees to Givebacks. Will Union Members Approve?
N-Judah Chronicles/Lauren Oliver -- Used with PermissionIs there a light at the end of Muni's tunnel? Or is that another train? The Transit Workers Union Local 250 -- truly the pinata of both progressives, moderates, and everyone else -- has reached a tentative agreement for givebacks, reports th ... More >>
Blogs
May 25, 2010
Obama in San Francisco -- Will it Ruin Your Commute?
San Francisco voted overwhelmingly for Barack Obama. And now it's changing around its bus routes for him, too.President Barack Obama will today return to the city where he made reference about small-town folks "clinging to their guns and religion." When he leaves San Francisco, he hopes to be cli ... More >>
Blogs
May 21, 2010
Baylinks: Pot, Cybermemos, & Fake Taxis
Plans to give Sunset District its very own pot club approved. [SFAppeal]The strange new world of the Internet! [Boing Boing]Did you read my cybermemo yet? [Sex Pigeon]Muni driver helps rider out with those awkward bike racks. [Muni Diaries]Can you tell a real taxi from an impostor? [Akit's Compla ... More >>
Blogs
May 11, 2010
Is a Round of Golf at S.F.'s Harding Park Really Worth $170?
Worth $170?Harding Park, the high-caliber municipal golf course that spreads along the shore of Lake Merced and hosted the 2009 President's Cup, is a hell of a nice place to play golf. But is it really $170 worth of nice?It's a question worth asking, after the San Francisco Examiner reported this ... More >>
Blogs
May 11, 2010
Baylinks: Tiny Parks, Tiny Life Forms, & Wizards
It's all fun and games 'til you hit the merry-go-round.It's the end of the work day. Here are some kittens on a slide. [Laughing Squid]Tiny park springs up inside a Muni bus stop. [Muni Diaries]Does a bike bridge need a suicide net? [SFAppeal]A happy ending for feral cats living at SFPD evidence ... More >>
Blogs
May 10, 2010
Muni's 'Service Cuts Monday' Off to Delightful Start
Meanwhile, on Muni...The first working day following Muni's enactment of 10-percent service cuts on Saturday did not run like a Swiss watch. Standing around and waiting for buses and trains to not show up turned out to be what you did this morning if you were lucky. A delightfully timed SNAFU pre ... More >>
Blogs
April 30, 2010
Cost of Muni Fast Pass Going Up in May (For Some)
If you are young, old, or disabled, a Muni Fast Pass will cost you an extra $5 starting tomorrow. The Municipal Transportation Agency is raising the price of its discounted passes from $15 to $20. The fare hikes will raise an extra $1.25 million annually for MTA. Very fast scofflaws who can outru ... More >>
News
April 28, 2010
SF Weekly Letters
If you are young, old, or disabled, a Muni Fast Pass will cost you an extra $5 starting tomorrow. The Municipal Transportation Agency is raising the price of its discounted passes from $15 to $20. The fare hikes will raise an extra $1.25 million annually for MTA. Very fast scofflaws who can outru ... More >>
Blogs
April 28, 2010
Federal Judge: California Cities Can Sue Wall Street
A group of California cities and counties can proceed with a lawsuit alleging shenanigans by some of the world's largest financial institutions, a federal judge ruled today.In a decision delivered in federal court for the Southern District of New York, Judge Victor Marrero denied a motion to dism ... More >>
Blogs
April 23, 2010
Gary Senn, 58, Was Man Killed on Tracks at Castro Station
Justin Berton/SFGateGary Senn, 58, was struck and killed by a Muni train yesterday afternoon at Castro StationThe Medical Examiner informed the family of 58-year-old Gary Senn less than five minutes ago that he was the man struck and killed yesterday by a Muni train at Castro Station. Senn's deat ... More >>
Blogs
April 19, 2010
What was Value of Copper Wire Stolen from Muni Tunnel, Wrecking Commute?
But how much is this copper worth?As those of you who suddenly had time to read large swaths of a Russian novel on the morning train are all too aware of, last week thieves made off with 30-odd feet of copper wiring from Muni's Sunset Tunnel. The result of that brazen theft was a Friday morning t ... More >>
Blogs
April 13, 2010
Supes Spurn Appeal; Muni Service Cuts Coming May 1
Bryan DemplerTen percent service cuts are the one Muni-related item that's not delayedA transit activist claiming that Muni and the planning department violated state laws by approving service cuts without an environmental review was given the "nice argument, but you lose" treatment moments ago b ... More >>
Blogs
April 6, 2010
Safety Czar's Hasty Departure May Not Be Slam on Muni
This looks like a job for Jim Dougherty...Jim Dougherty is the latest Muni official to sing Groucho's Captain Spalding song: "Hello, I must be going. ... I'm glad I came, but just the same, I must be going!" After barely a year on the job as Muni's chief safety officer, Dougherty is headed to fil ... More >>
Blogs
April 6, 2010
Transit Experts: Caltrain's Future Grim
Going, going, gone?On April Fools' Day, the CEO of Caltrain made an announcement we wish was just a joke: The agency is beyond broke, and will move to cut half its service. And that's only if it's lucky enough to survive at all. That was the bad news. Here's the worse news: According to transit e ... More >>
Blogs
April 6, 2010
Baylinks: Cat Cargo, Neighborhood Names, & Coastal Rivalries
How to take your cat on BART. [Pawsome]S.F. vs. N.Y. via Lonely Planet writer. [Spots Unknown]"Units departed from the site of the reprehensible atrocity." [The Underbelly]How to keep your iPad from getting snatched on Muni. [Muni Diaries]Watching the seasons change via fashion: Sunny days ... More >>
Blogs
April 5, 2010
S.F. Man's Muni Odyssey Continues
All photos | Bryan DemplerOne man's transit quest continues...Last month we reported on modern-day knight errant Bryan Dempler, who has taken it upon himself to ride all 80 Muni lines in 80 days (cutbacks have left us with only 70 Muni lines to ride, by the way, but 80-in-80 is catchier).&nbs ... More >>
Blogs
April 5, 2010
Cause of Death Determined for Man Discovered on Muni Bus
Christopher FeaselThe San Francisco Medical Examiner's office has determined what killed a man whose sad, broken life ended on the back of a 5-Fulton bus last year. In the wee hours of Oct. 17, cleanup workers found the corpse of Christopher Feasel slumped in the bus, roughly six and a half hours ... More >>
Blogs
April 5, 2010
More Disasters Plague S.F. Crime Lab
A feral cat devours crime lab evidence.Over the weekend, the Chron reported that a band of feral cats has taken over part of the beleagured crime lab. You might be thinking things couldn't get much worse around there, but as it turns out, a series of additional, heartbreaking SNAFUs recently occu ... More >>
Blogs
April 2, 2010
Broke Caltrain Moves to Cut Half its Service
You likely soon won't see one of these during non-commuter hoursWhenever your CEO prefaces his message to the board with "This is not an April Fools' joke," you're in for some bad news. And bad news is what Caltrain boss Mike Scanlon delivered yesterday: "There's a possibility this railroad could ... More >>
Blogs
March 29, 2010
Your Rundown on the Week in S.F. Government
Pride of the cityOver the weekend Your Correspondent was lucky enough to have one of those reality-check conversations with a reasonable layperson -- these sorts of chats come far too seldom for us poor hacks, who spend a lot of our time talking to the wonkish caste that includes legislative aide ... More >>
Blogs
March 29, 2010
Another Muni Rider Slapped Around
Why can't we all just get along on the bus?Okay, seriously. What is it with Bay Area bus rides triggering interracial fisticuffs?First there was the Chinatown Muni bus fight between a Chinese woman and a black woman back in October. Then came Epic Beard Man vs. the black guy in February on an AC ... More >>
Blogs
March 29, 2010
Baylinks: Ganja Treats, God, & Hootie (No, Really)
Yeah, when'd the last time you thought about this? Waaaaaaaaaaaaay more thinking than you ever thought you'd do about Hootie and the Blowfish's Darius Rucker. [The Rumpus]In case you were wondering why the Muni shelters were sprouting giant flowers. [Muni Diaries]Board of Supervisors scheduled to ... More >>
Blogs
March 19, 2010
Baylinks: Schnapps, Hovercat, & Sexual Harrassment
He schnapped me!The Man is not into your schnapps on Ocean Beach. [SFAppeal]It's Friday. Here's a hovercat catfight. [Laughing Squid]Medjool is "hipster kryptonite." LOL. [SFist]City employee accused of sexual harassment fired a city employee for sexual harassment. [Sweet Melissa] Homesick for Mu ... More >>
Blogs
March 17, 2010
St. Patrick's Day Drunks Beware: Cops Urge You To Take Muni -- Or Else
The SFPD would prefer your St. Pat's Day plans include public transit...Even as the governor spat on a plan that would have brought $36 million to Muni, the beleaguered transit service did get a boost -- a traffic cop has urged city inebriates to patronize the service. That's got to be worth some ... More >>
Blogs
March 12, 2010
Newsom Announces Lt. Gov Candidacy in Old Media Blitz. Sorry Twitter.
Going, going, Gavin...Does it ever feel like Gavin Newsom only comes back to San Francisco to say he's leaving? There's the mayor this minute on KTVU Channel 2 speaking at a mile a minute confirming the worst-kept secret since Liberace's sexuality: He's running for lieutenant governor. So far, Ne ... More >>
Blogs
February 23, 2010
Baylinks: Urban Iditarod, Tour de Taco, & the Beast Bay
Like this, but with less actual dogs. And snow.Ready your husky costume: the Urban Iditarod returns to S.F. [Laughing Squid]Shots from last weekend's Tour de Taco in Oakland. [Oakland North]San Francsico, the Beast Bay is coming for you. [Uptown Almanac]What's up with the mysterious fliers on the ... More >>
Blogs
February 22, 2010
Muni Union Boss Says He'll Ask Drivers to Reconsider Spurning Concessions
Jim HerdYou may have figured out that this is the image we use whenever Muni drops the ball. It gets used a lot. If you're a Muni passenger, this has been the winter of your discontent. And, according to Irwin Lum, president of the Muni drivers' union, many of you have been taking out your frustr ... More >>
Blogs
February 19, 2010
D'oh! Labor-Backed Pension 'Reform' Would Cost City Millions More Than Earlier Estimate.
On Wednesday, we reported how a pension reform bill intending to save the city money was affixed with a union-crafted amendment that would actually cost San Francisco more than $13 million annually.The notion of pension reform actually costing the city more in both the short- and long-term is bad ... More >>
Blogs
February 19, 2010
It's Your Friday Morning News Quiz -- Incentivized Via a Prize!
It's fun! It's educational! All right -- you win free shit! Send us your perfect score here and win a prize! And now...Whose car is this? 1. Did you know the winner of NASCAR's Daytona 500 was given a hero's welcome in San Francisco this week? Of course you didn't. By the way -- who won the Dayto ... More >>
Blogs
February 16, 2010
Supe Hints at Ballot Measure to Wrest Muni Board Appointments From Mayor
Jim HerdMayor Gavin Newsom has never been particularly subtle about attempting to dictate marching orders to the Municipal Transportation Authority Board. Now, the mayor's progressive critics, particularly members of the Board of Supervisors, are being equally unsubtle in their criticism. Last mo ... More >>
Blogs
February 1, 2010
SF Gov InAction: 'Special Tax' Not To Be Paid By 'Special Taxpayers'
Hello government watchers: I understand there was a sighting of a red-crested Avalos last week! Very exciting! I'm sorry I couldn't be there with you to share such a great moment. However, I do have exciting news. No longer am I going to waste my vacation with frivolous pursuits like finding the ... More >>
Blogs
February 1, 2010
Baylinks: Mysterious Disappearances, Patty Hearst, & Love Bandit
The Appeal's Beth Spotswood and SFist's Brock Keeling investigate the mysterious disappearance of women in Point Reyes. (VIDEO) [SFAppeal]Is Plumpjack Winery the next stop for Newsom? Mayor is coy about his next step. [City Insider]Patty Hearst rides amok through San Francisco. [SF Citizen]San Fr ... More >>
Blogs
January 27, 2010
Another Reason Not To Get That Tattoo
A press release issued today by the San Francisco Police Department kind of reads like a guide of Things Not To Do If You're Planning on Entering a Life of Crime. Gang Task Force Inspectors took one Monzell Harding, age 18, into custody this afternoon under suspicion of robbing a passenger on the ... More >>
Blogs
January 25, 2010
Baylinks: Summer School, Guns, & Weird Cargo
No more teacher's dirty looks: Is this the untimely end of Summer School? [City Insider]Shots from the weekend's very rainy anti-abortion Walk for Life. [SFist]Ready your water gun, Street Wars is back! [Laughing Squid]Huzzah! A secret 24-hour public Valencia Street bathroom revealed! [Mission Mi ... More >>
Blogs
January 21, 2010
Baylinks: Frogs, Roids, & Signage
Fore!Bay Area lawyer defends endangered frogs and snakes that live on city-owned golf course. [Public Press]New Muni iPhone app in town. [Muni Diaries]Free ride: File under incredible photographs. [Spots Unknown]Signs of the times. What's going on with this storefront?!?! [Mission Mission]Local s ... More >>
Blogs
January 20, 2010
MTA Board Member Emerges as Riders' Advocate -- and Mayor's Critic
MTA board members disdained the notion of $5 F-Line rides, among other objections to proposed Muni revenue-generating measuresSF Weekly wrote earlier this week about how transit advocates were dismayed by the Municipal Transportation Agency's efforts to make up the $17 million hole in Muni's budg ... More >>
Blogs
January 14, 2010
Bay Links: Bike Polo, Curry Boyzz, & Burning Man (Already)
Polo shirts, yes, bike polo no?Bike polo crackdown in Dolores Park. [Mission Mission]Oh, dang. Burning Man 2010 tickets on sale now. Wasn't it just yesterday you were washing dust out of your furry underwear? [Laughing Squid]Fear not, those who fear change: Stow Lake Boat House to remain ba ... More >>
Blogs
January 8, 2010
It's Your Friday Morning News Quiz -- Now With a Prize!
Most literate indeedLittering! Loitering! Literacy! It was the week it was and this is the quiz it is. And, this week, we're not giving you the answers at the end (yet). The first person to send us a perfect score here wins a prize! That's right, you can possess the massive white tiger stuffed an ... More >>
Blogs
January 8, 2010
Baylinks: Body Armor, Helpless Tourists, & Dangling Beds
Not sure if you can wear body armor or not? Read this primer. [Sweet Melissa]Muni Manners rule No. 42: Instead of mocking them, help lost tourists. [Muni Manners]Kill joys warn pantsless BART riders not to shock grannies. [SFAppeal]Facebook group promotes mowing down cyclists. [Streetsblog]Leogla ... More >>
Blogs
January 5, 2010
Baylinks: Bus Crash, Sinkholes, & Shutterbugs
Via Flickr by juhansoninThis is embarrassing for everyone involved. Want to take Whiskers to the park? Better put him on a leash. Municipal codes and laws you might not know about. [Akit's Complaint Department]It's a twisted situation: pretzel truck stuck in a sinkhole on 24th Street! [Missi ... More >>
Blogs
December 17, 2009
If It Quacks Like a Duck: Your SFoodie Lunch Planner
Liana L./YelpIndoor fireworks: Organic duck sausage with pasilla BBQ sauceThursday, Dec. 17, 2009 We'd send you to Ferry Plaza for the Thursday street-food market, but you'd spend half your lunch hour in the queue for one of those 4505 dogs, and then have to eat it at a picnic table in the c ... More >>
News
August 8, 2007
Governor Newsom?
Not likely, given his lack of spine in opposing the initiative promoting more parking
News
October 15, 2003
Water on the Brain
One energy executive claims a tidal system that meets the city's electric needs could be built in over 20 years, at a cost of $1.5 billion
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September 1, 1999
Smoke and Mirrors
Hype over the Laguna Honda bond issue hides some ugly facts
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April 2, 1997
School vs. Play
Hype over the Laguna Honda bond issue hides some ugly facts

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