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Who Should Run San Francisco and Muni? Ask The Muni Rider Voter Guide
This article also appeared in a slightly edited form at the SFGate Transit Blog also. If you're a new arrival from the Gate, welcome! It's no secret that Muni's problems are on people's minds these days. Sunday's FailWhale Regatta in...
42 Days and Counting: That Challenge to Muni Management and More!
A while back I issued a semi-serious, but also semi-satirical challenge to the management of the MTA to actually ride Muni for a month, as a way of illustrating how the latest round of service cuts (or if you speak...
Is a Rally for Transit on Tuesday a Rally for YOU, the Muni Owner/Rider, or a Rally for Something Else?
So I got an email from the SF "Transit Rider's Union" the other day, asking me to attend a rally on June 29th at noon at the Federal Building on behalf of "funding transit" with Rev. Jesse Jackson. Sounds great,...
Urinating In Public: It's Not Just For Bros at BTB Anymore! Now it's a "Giveback" from Muni Operators!
Reader Brendan was riding the N Judah the othe day, and spotted a flyer tacked on to an out-of-order farebox with an "out of order" sticker on it. Despite the sticker, it doesn't take a brain surgeon to figure out...
An Open Challenge to the MTA Board and Muni Management-Actually Ride Muni Every Day For A Month
Reading today's Chronicle on the hassles created by Nathaniel Ford and the MTA's major cuts this morning read like a "No Duh University" report, whether you're a Loyal Reader of this blog, or any blog about Muni, or about San...
Bay To Breakers Muni Info! It's $10! Woo Hoo!
This weekend, as I've noted, there's plenty of fun things to do in and around town. However, Bay to Breakers is one of the larger events, and as our friends at SFist and the fine people at the SFMTA have...
Fare Collection In the Alternate Universe Isn't That Far Fetched...
Last night on the first half of the season finale of FRINGE, we finally got to see the alternate universe we've seen hints of for the last 2 seasons. We saw a United States similar to ours, but not the...
Ride the N for $1.25!
Ride the N for $1.25! This evening I was on my way home from an event at 4delite, and saw this corkboard on the street in front of my building, with an oddly relevant article from Sunset Magazine in...
A Windfall For Muni? Or Not? UPDATED
Right now, everyone from Governor Schwarznegger to members of the State Legislature are running around patting each other on the back about how much they just "did" for transit agencies like Muni, with this little bill the Gov. signed. Heck,...
"Big Sub" Amber Ale, Some Latebreaking News, and a Cool Muni Operator...
Mason Powell's first homebrewed beer: "Big Sub" Amber! I'm still working on this Big Project, but I should be done soon and be able to get back to regular style posts. In the meantime, I thought I'd share this...
It's a Gimmick But So What: Newsom Is "Asking" People to Apply to be an MTA Commissioner
Today's announcement that you can email the Mayor and ask to be an MTA commissioner is one of those things that I'm sure someone in the campaign war room came up with to sound cool on the eve of a...
Why the SFTMA/Muni's "Calvinball" Fast Passes Are A Waste of Time
If you want to see ineffective "Calvinball-like" decision making, one only needs to see the latest decisions by the SFMTA on the prices for monthly "Fast Passes" that were approved today. Let's start by going back to the most recent...
Links of Interest: This Week's MTA Torture Session, Today's Muni FailWhale Regatta, and more!
Today was a mid-afternoon failwhale regatta, just outside my place. It seems there was a downed N Judah inbound, which created a conga line of stalled trains, and the resulting domino effect all over the place. The irony of this,...
Links of Interest: Muni Town Hall Meetings (again), Twitter Talk, Etc.
There's quite a lot going on around town. The biggest and most fascinating and important one is of course a Town Hall Meeting on Muni, tonight at 6pm at Muni HQ. A word of advice if you plan on attending...
Reader Mail: A Loyal N Owner/Rider Expresses What A Lot Of Us Are Thinking + More Cuts via SF Appeal
This week has not been a happy one for our Mighty N....what with the chaos from the other day sending N-Judah trains to Church St. Station and so on. Reader Joel writes what a lot of you are thinking (based...
The Newsom/Ford Legacy: The Total Destruction of Muni (Or Maybe Not.)
Note: I got a guest spot at the SF Weekly blog, The Snitch this week! Check it out! It addresses some of the silly stuff the Board of Supervisors is considering. If you're not already aware of the iminent trashing...
A Response to TWU's "Memo" that Littered Buses Today, And Other Muni Detritus
So I go turn on the Twitter, and it seems many people riding a bus or train this morning got these printed screeds from TWU, who apparently in the second decade of the 21st century, thought the best way to...
Let's Not All Get Misty About Tomorrow's Impending Muni Permanent FAIL...
So I guess the thing all the "cool" hipster blogs are doing to discuss the impending Muni Permanent Embedded FAIL that starts tomorrow is to write these f*cking "eulogies" for various bus lines. Oh, how cute. Me, I'm not having...
Reader Mail: A Farewell to the Inner Sunset, and a Weird Muni Frak-Up on Thanksgiving Eve
Today in Reader Mail, we have two entries. The first is a link sent to me by Reader James, who was one of the original readers of the site since back in the day. He is moving to the East...
Major Muni Meltdown In Progress...AGAIN....
You have got to be kidding me. I put off turning on the machine for an hour or so, and suddenly on Twitter I read up on a derailment at West Portal (again) and a J-Church/car collision this morning. Reports...
Connecting the Dots to Draw a Picture of Future Imperfect Muni FAIL
By now most people know about the upcoming weekends of whimsy on the N Judah Bus, and by now, most people know about the upcoming Really Big Cuts to Service that start in December. All as you pay more, of...
First A Muni Bus for Sale on eBay, now a Farebox for Sale on Craigslist!
By now, you may have heard that there was a Muni bendy bus for sale on eBay which was purchased for a mere $3250 dollars, reported by our esteemed colleagues at SFist. Personally, I considered buying it myself and revamping...
Let's All Have a Freak Out - Why the Debate on Parking Meters and The "News" About Fare Stealing Jerks Aren't Totally Related
Oh here we go. I'm getting caught up with blogging today because I was busy all weekend (including a detour to LitQuake where I attended the super-entertaining panel hosted by SFist and SF Appeal) and the next two weeks are...
Guest Blogger Wednesday: One User's Experience With TransLink on MUNI
Michael Harper, who's guest blogged here before, offers up his personal experience using TransLink since its rollout earlier this year. Everyone's experience is unique - this is simply one person's experience and is meant to foster discussion to ensure TransLink...
Quick Hit: Say "Good Bye, Farewell, And Amen" to the Culture Bus This Saturday!
74X Culture Bus Final Day August 15th The Cool Kids over at the SF Appeal are planning one first ride of the Beleaguered Culture Bus this Saturday. A noble idea gagged by poor pricing (does a shot of bourbon...
Guest Blogger Wednesday: Mason Powell's Guide To All Those Free Events This Weekend
Guest Blogger Wednesday gives readers a chance to regale the Loyal Readers with tales of the neighborhoods, MUNI and more. Want to Guest Blog? Email me and let's get you signed up! These days, anything "free" is nice, especially when...
Reader Mail: Some ZOMG Moments on the N Recently...
News about MUNI hasn't been much fun lately. What with the big accident on Saturday, the downed power line on Sunday, and so on, well, I think this is just the beginning of a wave of fail, especially since the...
A Great Day At Work, but WOW That Commute Sucked!
One day a week I commute to South San Francisco for work, and often times I'm fortunate enough to rideshare my way down (thanks Tony and Chris!). Today, since I was all the way down there anyway, I decided to...
Yes, that was an EPIC MUNI FAIL, In Case You Were Wondering...
By now you've probably heard of the pretty big FAIL that happened around 7pm this evening (perfect timing)...those of you following on Twitter would have received some updates as I learned of them while I was out and about. Readers...
Guest Blogger Wednesday: Why I Love MUNI So Much!
Before I moved to San Francisco four years ago, I had a car and I drove it everyday. I drove it to work. I drove it to go visit friends. I drove it to the store. Sometimes, I would drive...
Please, God, No: Potential BART Strike Coming July 1 - Same Day as MUNI Cuts, Fare Increases!
Sorry for the delay in posts, but work calls. Guest Blogger Wednesday will be posted later today! Just when you thought nothing could ruin this great weather, or a Fourth of July on an actual Saturday (yay!), there's word that...
Random Thought of the Day: Why Not Issue A "Work Order" to Parks and Rec?
08_08_c_011 Today, the Board gave its final OK to the big Outside Lands music festival to be held at the end of August. No surprise - because the (pricey) music festival throws some of the proceeds to Parks and...
Circling the Drain With the MTA, The Board, and The Mayor: Today's Nonsense...
The rebellion against the MTA budget continues, and as this drama gets extended over time, we begin to enter the "circle the drain" cycle of City Hall shenanigans. Sadly, while the student council that run City Hall has its time...
Quick Hit: Let's Re-Examine That $8 Million Question, Shall We?
Reading all the coverage from this week's brouhaha between the Board and the Mayor and the MTA over their "budget" has been interesting, to say the least. It's clear that the Mayor and the MTA ignored Sup. Chiu, Sup. Dufty,...
The Shenanigans Begin on the Eve of Today's Budget and Finance Committee Meeting...
At 1:30 today the Board of Supervisors' Budget and Finance Committee Meeting will be held, and Sup. Chiu's move to veto the SFMTA budget and ask them to come up with a more realistic plan will be up for discussion....
First Stop on the MTA Veto Express: Budget and Finance Committee Meeting May 6th
There's no denying that in general, our economy is in the can, and life's pretty difficult for everyone. That said, when making decisions in these times, one has to sometimes look beyond the short term and figure out decisions that...
Friday Fight: The MTA Budget From Hell Has Arrived - Here's What We Have To Do!
This is not really "news" in the sense that it's not like we didn't know this was coming, but the service cuts and jacked up fares are coming soon thanks to the budget passed by the Mayor-appointed MTA Board today....
The 3-Day Grace Period for Muni Fast Passes May Be Over - Is Still Around For Now..
There's word on The Twitter this morning that the 3 day grace period for Fast Passes is no more, and that if you're without one come May 1st and don't pay up the fare, you're gonna get a nice big...
Budget Armageddon Comes to MUNI, "Whether You Like It or Not"....
So by now you may or may not have read about all that wonderful federal "stimulus" money that's coming to MUNI. It's good news, and they're going to fund some much-needed repairs and (gasp!) ticket machines to collect money better....
Let's Celebrate Some Awesome MUNI Drivers!
We all hear about the "bad apples" at MUNI on the news, and elsewhere. However, when was the last time you heard about the many awesome MUNI drivers who take pride in their work and are doing the job right?...
Humorous Historical Note: "The Taking of the N-Judah 1, 2,3"
Recently, I found a link to a rather humorous story about the N-Judah's history, courtesy of The Google, and in the process got a nice little history lesson about the N-Judah, the neighborhood, and San Francisco in general. We start...
It's Time to Call Capt. Gavin Planet and His Planeteers on BS: Using Lawyer's Tricks to Rob MUNI
I'm violating a basic rule of blogging I've tried to keep to in all my online writing - never blog when you're ticked off. But then I read about the crap the Mayor's gang are pulling to rob MUNI of...
MUNI Gets Some Good News: Fare Collection is UP?
sf muni token obverse Photo Credit: Flickr User CBCastro Once in a while MUNI has a little good news to report...our friends at the Chronicle report that fare collection is up - meaning MUNI is collecting more of the...
UPDATED: The LA Times Says It All, And In A Few Words: Democrats, Stop Cutting Transit!
God Bless the LA Times. Even in their crippled state, the victim of bad business decisions and a slowing economy, they still manage to publish succinct editorials that say what needs to be said in just a few words. Their...
Quick And Easy MUNI/BART Guide for Macworld!
This week, tens of thousands of folks will be descending upon downtown for Macworld, for what very well may be the last one ever, now that Apple has said it won't be participating in the future. For now, though, in...
Random News, Reader Mail and Obama's Transportation Nominee...Oh My!
Posting from now through the end of the year is going to be light because I need a bit of a break, and I need to do some work to upgrade the system that runs the blog, so I can...
Connecting Some Dots on the Latest "News" About MUNI's Funding....
By now, plenty have weighed in on this morning's Chronicle article, detailing the derailing of the much-vaunted Transit Effectiveness Project by bad economic times, and the resulting shockwaves in government budgets. None of this is really new to us at...
Assorted Friday Updates: N Judah Weekend Closures, Reader Mail, and Twitter Reports
There's quite a bit of assorted updates for today. The biggest news for Our N, of course is the closure of the N Judah line between Duboce/Church and Cole Valley due to construction work. Because the detour will need to...
There Will Be Blood: More MUNI Budget Cuts = Even Worse Service, While SF Politicians Commute in Hybrid SUVs...
Normally I like Friday posts to be funny or interesting little items of note for you, the Loyal Readers to enjoy. Sadly, this week some very bad things are about to happen to our hapless MUNI, so bad it warrants...
"Trolley Dances" Returns to MUNI on October 18th and 19th!
For a cheap and fun outing this weekend, why not check out this year's installment of Trolley Dances, which will be performing on October 18th and 19th on MUNI's T-Third line. You may recall our past coverage of this unique...
A Modest Proposal For Purchasing MUNI Passes and Tickets...
Green Line 011 When I get busy, I often forget to go to Safeway and buy a MUNI pass within the 3 day grace period. Inevitably, this means that virtually any retailer near me is sold out, and I...
UPDATED: Derailment at Church and Duboce! Use Alternate Routes Instead!
I just got a short email from one of our Loyal Readers who spotted a derailment of a MUNI LRV at Church and Duboce just 5 minutes ago (10:51am). I'm at home working so I can't see for myself...if any...
Gov. Schwarzenegger, Democrats in the Legislature Agree: Let's Continue to Frak Mass Transit, Right When We Need It Most...
The next time you hear Gov. Schwarzenegger talk about how frakking "green" he is, or hear some local Democratic member of the Assembly or the Senate blather on about how they're a green clean energy whateverthefrak, remember this: as of...
Getting Caught Up With The News, and Don't Forget: Obama Event at the Blackthorn Tonight!
Unfortunately, having to work for a living to pay the bills means I haven't been able to keep up with the site like I would like. However, there are only 40+ days left until the election is over (thank GOD),...
MUNI Congratulates Itself on a Job Well Done...No, Really...
For sheer entertainment value, SFist once again brightens up the beginning of a depressing week with this bit of PR fun from MUNI talking about how they rocked the weekend with 117,000 additional passengers. Wow! Neato! Of course, they don't...
MUNI Survival Guide For the Outside Lands Music Festival and the LaPlaya Block Party
Update: I just took a look at the NextMuni/GoogleMaps mashup, and it seems like there's a ton of N's in and outbound...good luck and get home safe everyone! For those of you headed to the Outside Lands Music Festival this...
Two Ways to Read the MUNI TroubleAlert for the Outside Lands Music Festival 8/22-8/24
Subscribing to the RSS Feed for the MUNI TroubleAlert is a mixed bag. While it is often good at alerting you to a potential problem or whatever, when you read it in RSS, you only get the headline, and none...
Reader Mail: Catch Up Day - Safety, Good News, and More - UPDATED
With all the attention the site has received recently, there's been a lot more Reader Mail coming in, and it's easy for me to sometimes lose track of it during a busy week. Here now we catch up with readers...
Broken Pantograph Fraks The N and J Today....
I guess it was lucky my days in the office this week were not today...this morning's Chronicle reports Yet Another Commute Meltdown on the N and J, due in part to a broken pantograph. Any reports from the front lines...
Reader Mail: A WTF Moment on MUNI
Reader Stan sent in this MUNI WTF moment to the N Judah Chronicles. There's not a lot one can say, it speaks for itself I was riding the N-Judah from the Outer Sunset to Powell Street on Tuesday evening. Everything...
The Day Job Is A Harsh Mistress: Some Community Info Until I Can Blog Properly
j line Things have been heating up at my day job, which is great! But that also means I can't write about things like the super-traumatic commute yesterday, and the like because I spend so much of my day...
Multi-Tiered Epic FAIL on MUNI Today - Or Why a MUNI Blog Writes Itself.
People wonder sometimes how a blog about SF life and MUNI can have enough material to sustain itself. Today I had a lovely commute FAIL that reminded me a) why this thing just writes itself and b) primary source complaining...
Inter-City Travel in the Era of $4/Gallon Gas: Your Solutions?
When I lived in Los Angeles for a short time, and had a few clients up in San Francisco, inevitably I'd have to get in the car and drive up to SF. In the car I had at the time,...
OMG, Bond Money Being Used For What It Was Meant For: MUNI's Fixing the Fareboxes?!?
I was catching up on all things SF Examiner related this afternoon, as someone keeps stealing all ours at our building, and caught this interesting little piece of info regarding MUNI, fareboxes, and Bond Money. A quick reminder - not...
o hai! Chronicle 2008 = NJC 2006
Reading CW Nevius's column today in the Chronicle regarding MUNI fare collections and budget woes today is kind of like reading the N Judah Chronicles or SFist.com two years ago. To which I'd simply say, welcome to the party, Chronicle,...
Reader Mail II: A Clarification on Statements Made to the Examiner
Reader Michael wrote in inquiring about a comment I made to the Examiner that appeared in this morning's paper: I'm not sure if the Examiner quoted you correctly when they wrote: "'If you board the N-Judah on 48th [Avenue] and...
"Green" Mayor and "Green" Board Show Us Why MUNI Sucks....
Here we go....today it's reported that our green-tie wearing Mayor and allegedly Greener Than Thou Supervisors are starting to feel the heat regarding the proposed parking ticket fine increases, and are threatening to kill the MTA budget to stop it....
O Hai! Chatter, Chatter, and More Chatter About Fares, Fines, and Fun on MUNI!
The long, slow march towards some increases in MUNI Fast Passes and parking fines continues, unabated, as we approach tomorrow's SFMTA meeting to discuss said changes. The Mayor's been playfully hinting at said increases, and earlier talk that said Fast...
Semi-Profound MUNI Thought of the Day: Fare Increases
As we all know, there's loose talk of increasing fares to solve that whole "MUNI is poor" problem. Oddly enough, in all the discussions about Poor MUNI, no one seems to want to talk about the fact that as of...
Another Way To Think About The MUNI Fast Pass Increase
The trial balloons for an increase in the costs of a monthly MUNI Pass are being floated, primarily as a "quick fix" for MUNI's persistent budget woes. Always, of course, without mentioning how the politicians keep trying to take away...
Putting the Blog on Autopilot: More Translink Nonsense....
Sometimes you can put this thing on autopilot since it writes itself....It seems that folks at BART are suggesting BART cut ties with Translink, the makers of those useless boxes on MUNI that were supposed to be used to collect...
MUNI Showboating Continues: "Connected Bus?" Meet "Superbus!"
Dot Com Boom 1.0 Bus Stop The showboating at MUNI continues. First, we had the trial run of the cool Double Decker Bus last month, and this month, we had the rollout of the Connected Bus, a magical bus...
And Now, a Local Lolcat Offers a PSA on MUNI Fares
LOLCATS p.s.a. on muni farez Njudahcat offered this PSA as a way to help get the word out about MUNI Fares. I figured given the latest bad MUNI karma, it was time to lighten the mood! Enjoy your weekend!...
Calling BS on Fare Increases and Fare Shenanigans in San Francisco
Rather than react to the trial balloon on fare hikes MUNI floated today, I decided to take a look back over the past year at all the rhetoric floated by Our Leaders on MUNI fares. Give credit to MUNI and...
Former Mayor Willie Brown's New Job: Science Fiction Writer!
Some of you may have wondered where flamboyant, wealthy, and wacky former Mayor Willie Brown has been doing since he left the Mayor's office. Well aside from being a lawyer for folks, and making the big retainers and fees, he's...
"All of This Has Happened Before, And Will Happen Again..." AKA Cylon Prophecies and MUNI Back Door Boarding
The Cylons in the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica have a prophecy they keep repeating: "All of this has happened before, and will happen again." One could say the same thing about the MUNI test program to allow backdoor boarding to try...
Does MUNI Boss Nate Ford Deserve A Raise? Mayor Newsom Says "Yes" - What Do YOU Think?
Sometimes writing this little blog is like shooting fish in a barrel, especially when you open a newspaper and read this little news item about MUNI Boss Nate Ford's raise. The story reveals so much more than just the facts...
News From Cole Valley! Possible Changes to the Carl/Cole Stop and Cole Valley Festival 9/23!
Quite a bit of local news in Cole Valley these days, some N-related, and some only sort-of-N related. First, Reader Chris alerted me to this meeting that was announced via email to people living in Cole Valley, about a meeting...
The Computer Museum Known as the MUNI Control Center: Years of Half Assed Budgeting Come Home To Roost
Rachel Gordon writes an interesting piece in the Chronicle about the aging control infrastructure that runs MUNI. To many who have been involved in MUNI and transit issues, the control center's quaint and aging technology is the stuff of legend...
Reader Mail: Tracking Scary Weirdos on the N, and A Plea to Stop Turnarounds at 19th Avenue...
This week's Reader Mail has some tales of woe, and a bit of hope for riders of our Mighty N Judah. First, Reader Jason writes about a sitaution he and his wife have encountered concerning a person who's behavior on...
"All Options Are On The Table" -- Let's Hear Your Thoughts...
Hopefully both Loyal Readers and New Readers saw today's front page article in the Examiner today. Aside from the fact that Rockin' Reporter Alex Rocha managed to talk to a certain local blogger, what's more important is that MUNI is...
Reader Mail - More Trauma and Drama on the N-Judah Line
Our once-Mighty N is being reduced to a bad joke, shared by those who rely on it for their commute, their livelihood, or just about any reason one might need to get from Point A to Point B. MUNI management...
MUNI "Exploring" New and Improved Ways to Pay for Service - But Seems to Forget Some Basics
If you've read the N Judah Chronicles for any length of time, you know that one thing I have consistently advocated for is a more stable source of funding for the service so it just works, instead of having it...
Mayor, Supervisors Agree: MUNI Should Be Free, Suggest We Pay For It With New Unicorn Tax!
Reading news about MUNI these days, you begin to wonder if the people in charge live on the same planet, much less same city, as we do. It was not long ago we found out why it is MUNI has...
How "Fair" is a "Youth Fare" for MUNI?
The other day while perusing the pages of the Examiner, I happened upon this Op-Ed piece by Supervisor Ed Jew on a proposal being fast-tracked through the Board of Supervisors to offer a discounted "youth fare" for people 18-24. Now,...
MUNI Fare Shenanigans AKA Just Because Scofflaws Are Free Spirits Doesn't Mean the Rest of Us Aren't Paying....
Quite a lot of news regarding MUNI fares today. First off, we find out in today's Chronicle that apparently, MUNI isn't collecting enough of the money it's owed, and that fare evasion is costing the system real money, far more...
Fare Evader Junkie Logic - Celebrity Style
Whenever I listen to the plaintive cries of fare-evaders I wish I could tape the "junkie logic" these folks use to try and explain away why they boarded without paying like the rest of us citizens. Just the other day...
We're Number 1! We're Number 2! Well Sort Of!
If you haven't already seen the latest statistics gathered by MUNI it's worth checking out. There's some interesting information in there, but there's also a lot of work produced by the No Duh Institute on the Obvious as well. For...
Ever Had a Day That Made You Wish You'd Stayed At Home?
Some days make you wish you'd stayed at home. Today was mine. And it wasn't because of the rain. Rather, it was one of those days where doing the simplest tasks took longer than they should have, and the many...
Tragedy at Church Street Station
Ever walk into a room or building and immediately know something is seriously wrong, without actually knowing specifically what it is? That's how I felt when I decided to take a MUNI ride via the Church Street underground station this...
(Legitimate) MUNI Street Theater: Trolley Dances on the N-Judah Line
Loyal readers are well aware of past documentation of MUNI Street Theater, the entertaining, but unintentional, performances of our fellow citizens, public servants, and assorted denizens in and around MUNI. Now, it seems, legitimacy has come to MUNI Street Theater,...
Mayor Newsom Gets an Earful, and Maggie Lynch Says a Mouthful - The Latest MUNI Blowout!
On Wednesday, I hopped on MUNI, to take a trip downtown to check out the "soft launch" of the Market St. Railway Museum and take a few pictures. Although the "official" opening is not until early October, the Museum is...
Another "No Duh" Moment With Muni: A $5 Cable Care Fare May Be Too Much for Visitors After All
Once again, the half-assed budgeting and planning by MUNI reared its head in the "No Duh" section of the San Francisco Chronicle today when it was revealed t that raising the cable car fare 67% to $5 may be pushing...
Muni Street Theater Bonanza: A Cavalcade of Whimsy and Mayhem, Courtesy of Your Tax Dollars
In the past, MUNI Street Theater has been a chance affair, with bit players and short one-act plays. On Friday, August 25th, however, patrons of the arts were treated to a spectacle of a performance, courtesy of MUNI, the SFPD,...
And Now, A Study on Muni by the Institute of No Duh
Betcha didn't know that Muni's been running kinda slow lately, did ya? Well just in case you really didn't know, a new study was commissioned that found MUNI has been slowing down 1% a year, for the last 20 years!...
Fare Inspectors - Bringing Balance to the Force
N-Judah Chronicles contributor Mason Powell makes his blogging debut today. He's already been providing us photos, and now provides some commentary on fare inspectors! It's not often that we get to see karma in action. Sure, we like to tell...
Yet Another "Spare the Air Day" on July 20th! (and July 21!)
Good news! The sun is shining, the weather is warm, life is good...but oh, there's that whole smog thing going on. So while you're enjoying the non Twain-like summer weather be aware that we may have a bit of a...
Standing Up for Our Oppressed Brothers and Sisters on the 38 Geary
Those of us lucky enough to right our beloved N-Judah, complete with tracks and a certain "get the Hell out of the way, cars and cyclists, the train is comin' through" character sometimes forget just how herky-jerky a bus can...
Ride Free on Muni, Pretty Much Everywhere, On Thursday!
If you didn't have enough to celebrate here in San Francisco, what with the hot, sunny weather we've been having and all sorts of exciting outdoor events downtown, now you have another reason to enjoy the week - and ride...
When Gas Prices Go Up, It's Time to Cut Service, Jack Up Fares!
For the last 3 weeks I've been working on site for a client in the East Bay, which has meant not only taking Muni every single day, but also connecting with BART in downtown. I'd blocked out of my memory...
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