Muni issued an alert yesterday afternoon that said simply, "Emergency - Powell line cable cars back in service." Oh no! Emergency! Cable cars unleashed on an unsuspecting public! Save yourselves! Run for the hills! Oh no wait -- the hills are exactly where the cable cars WANT you to run! Okay, okay, we jest. Obviously it's just a poor choice of words, not real peril. We can't begin to guess why someone thought that......

Mayor Gavin Newsom says that one of his "top priorities is to ensure that every San Franciscan has a safe and happy New Year. Riding Muni is a smart and green way to ring in the new year." (Thanks, Gavin!) And with a firm flick of his wrist, this New Year's Eve, starting at 8 p.m., Muni will be free all night, which is about what it's worth. The free rides come to a......

And it's the (drum roll please)....BART. BART? ...

We're at the halfway point of our Best MUNI Line Poll and we have, umm, BART winning. Way to go BART. BART is up with over a quarter of the votes. In second place is the F Line with a little under 20% and the 1 California in third with around 15%. Guess people do like the 1 California. Maybe it's because of all the work they've been doing on the line?...

Our Best MUNI Line Contest is still in full force so don't forget to submit your nominees. So far, we're thinking the F Line is going to take it but we've had some other interesting choices. The 38 seems to be the one people either love or hate as it was also a contendor in the Worst MUNI Line contest. Same with the 1, a line that people either rave about or it makes them......

Submissions go to yvesdroppings - at - gmail - dot - com. Old lady: "Excuse me, young man, could you help me put this window up? I've had so much blow today. I'm tired of blow." -- From Joe/On the F Line Twenty-something guy on phone with woman: "You should shower. That's gross. If you had sex 7 times you should shower. Yeah. Oh, you self lubricate?" -- From Andrew/At the Pilsner Newsie-Cap Dude: "Do......