A female cyclist was injured on September 14, on Broadway in North Beach, when her bicycle collided with an 8X bus and she was subsequently run over by its rear wheel. Muni and investigators are still trying to determine fault — cyclist Laila Brenner had changed lanes in order to avoid a double-parked car, and security-camera footage from the nearby Roaring 20s nightclub does not show definitively if the bus driver did anything wrong. But after rolling over Brenner's arm, the bus failed to stop and just drove on. more ›

Around 8 p.m. Friday night, a group of teenagers, both male and female, allegedly got into a fight with a guy on a Muni bus whom they then proceeded to stab multiple times in the torso with a screwdriver. The 31- or 32-year-old man was taken to SF General where he was in life-threatening condition as of Saturday. more ›

The Board of Supes is holding a hearing tomorrow to decide whether to reject Muni's latest budget, which includes a City Charter-mandated 9% raise for union members on July 1, which totals about $9 million. Gavin's been fighting to make sure the union accepts some labor concessions (like the oft mentioned overtime pay issue) which would amount to about $9 million in savings, and therefore balance out the pay increases. more ›

Yikes. A man was struck by and subsequently trapped under a 14-Mission bus this morning at 11 a.m. near the corner of Mission and Beale Streets downtown. Emergency responders had to come to lift the bus off the man, and he was subsequently rushed to the hospital suffering life-threatening injuries. [KCBS] more ›

The Examiner and SF Appeal reports that James Dougherty, who has served as Muni's chief safety officer for only a year, has been interviewing for other jobs and may be looking to bow out quickly from his position. more ›

Congratulations to the MTA are in order. It appears that the Federal Transit Administration has given the thumbs up for final design work to commence on the Central Subway project. In the works for near on 20 years, the much anticipated Central Subway will provide visiting conventioneers at the Moscone Center with quick, immediate access to Union Square shopping and fine dining in the heart of Chinatown (without, like, the actual hassle of a direct connection to those pee-smelling Market Street lines). Riders interested in transferring between the Central Subway and Muni's existing rail line will be welcome to walk through a 10,000 mile long underground tunnel between the Union Square and Powell Street stations. Exercise makes Muni patrons heart healthy! more ›

Last night at around midnight a 19-Polk bus collided with a small pickup truck at 18th and DeHaro and ended up off the road in some bushes. The driver of the pickup truck was seriously injured, and six of the passengers aboard the bus were injured and hospitalized as well (two more passengers were injured but not hospitalized). According to a cop on the scene, it did not appear that either the bus or the pickup had come to a stop at the four-way stop-sign intersection. Muni and the SFPD will, obviously, be investigating. [via ABC7] more ›