SF News Ask a Muni Driver {Disclaimer: I am not an official spokesperson for anything except my opinion as a MUNI driver, San Franciscan, and daily passenger just like the rest of you sorry sods relying on MUNI to
misc Starbucks -- Bringing People Together Hey, have you seen all those annoying "Let's meet at Starbucks" adverts? Quite irritating. Well, SBUX is indeed bringing folks together -- in a way they may not be too happy about. Many
SF News Homeless People Swept Up At Golden Gate Park The city provided a continental breakfast of "coffee, bagels, orange wedges, and blueberries" (delicious!) as well as temporary encampment tents for those that they evicted from Golden Gate Park at 4:30 a.
SF News Megabus Megacheap The big draw are the $1 tickets (yes, you read that right, one dollar to go to LA) -- if you're one of the first four people to book on a particular bus,
misc MUNI Tales: 'That's Why It's Dangerous To Have Coffee On These Things' True story from a crowded J-Church this morning. We were sitting quietly, a little zoned out, holding the 20 oz. cup of coffee that we'd obtained at our neighborhood cafe with both of
SF News Ask a Muni Security Guy I am so glad you responded to questions today because I came up with a big one yesterday. I was on an F heading up market around 3rd when a regular bus in
SF News Ask a Muni Driver "When do you decide to wait for somebody who is running to a stop and when do you decide to just go anyway and leave them as they're approaching the bus stop?" {Disclaimer:
SF News Your Commute: Meltdown! (Sorry, We're Not MattyMatt) Well, first and most importantly! -- SFist MattyMatt's started a new job so he's been pretty busy at work and hasn't had time to post lately, for all folks asking about him in
SF News A Brutal Murder In San Jose Last Sunday, San had walked a mile from her home in East San Jose at 6 a.m. to catch the bus to her job as a janitor at a doughnut shop in
SF News Day Around the Bay \ -- Poll: Should MUNI's 15-Third line rise from the dead? (Hint: Yes) [Examiner] -- San Francisco sheriff deputies accuse Sheriff Michael Hennessey of gender discrimination. [BAR] -- Father won't be charged with the
Arts & Entertainment Crazy Old-Lady Fashions This woman of-a-certain-age sporting a colander as a hat (why not?) came to us from reader Josh. At first we were like, whatever, but it seems he snapped this while taking the bus
SF News Ask a Muni Driver Question: "Why do bus drivers pass up stops and what goes into the decision-making process?" {Disclaimer: I am not an official spokesperson for anything except my opinion as a MUNI driver, San Franciscan,
SF News July Muni Payout: $58,437.75 But can we just say -- what is up with the law offices of Aspelin and Brigman? Not only does their initial complaint , but it contains weird run-on sentences and grammatical gems such
Arts & Entertainment Heels = Nourishment: l'Art on Geary Sidewalk While waiting for the bus, we came across this vibrantly red statement, "If you walk in 5" heels, you [shouldn't] have to pay for your meals!" Huh. A few restless 38-Geary anticipators were
SF News Thirtysomething Strassner thinks that if we just implemented the BRT plan in Chinatown, the 30 Stockton will move much faster and thus alleviate all the complaints that have been fueling the calls for the
misc Top 5 Comments of the Week Plenty of interesting stuff happened in San Francisco last week, and our readers, as always, added funny, insightful, and interesting angles to the stuff we wrote about. Our furious, fabulous five for last
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight -- Dance, get trashed, shove something up your nose in the bathroom, shove something up, um, somewhere elsewhere in the bathroom, have a ball at this iron-hot Thursday weekly. At Tubesteak Connection, Bus
SF News These Colors Don't Run ...but then again, neither does the engine! Ha ha ha! Just kidding of course; Muni does a fantastic job. Really, top-notch service. Never a single complaint. SFist reader Bob sent us this photo
Arts & Entertainment SFist Photo: The Knight Bus Comes to San Francisco A few more shots after the jump. All photos courtesy of Mugglewatch.uk
Arts & Entertainment Harry Potter and the Smooth Chest (Non-Baseball Event) Anyway, check it: The purple triple-decker Harry Potter Knight Bus will be parked outside the Main Library (Grove St. side) from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. on Wednesday, July 11, and a
misc Top 5 Comments of the Week Hey folks, we're back again with our favorites amongst the comments and opinions you, the readership, made about SFist's stories that ran the week of July 1. Despite the weird holiday schedule, there
Arts & Entertainment Craftwork: Muni Makeover Once a month we're going to start giving you a crafty idea for what to do with the previous month's fast pass. We're calling it '"Muni Makeover," but we're totally open to
misc Week Around The -ists LAist was comped front row seats by the Dodgers due to Malingering being struck by a foul ball last week, and she came back with some great photos, and earlier made fun of
