misc Mission St. Closure MUNI-related pneumonia-seekers may want to try waiting for the 14 Mission -- Mission Street is closed between 20th and 21st. It looks like something involving the former Tower Theatre -- a fire truck
misc Sausalito = Free Rides on New Year's Eve! What Up, SF? It seems residents of Sausalito can get a free ride during New Year's courtesy of the city. They'll have two vans ferrying people about. How nice. Read all about in the MSM either
misc SFgo Still Going, Probably The idea behind SFgo is that all of the lights in the city should be monitored and controlled by a central hub, so they can deal more effectively with traffic woes. It's a
misc Muni Playing Catch-Up with West Portal Fix-Up "Underinvestment in the Muni system has brought us to a point where we cannot postpone this work," says Muni boss Nat Ford. Apparently, while they were replacing the decrepit wiring in the West
misc Ride Muni for Free All Night Long On New Year's Eve 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
misc 9X Strikes, Kills Pedestrian A few hours later after a car hit a man at the same intersection in Portola, a Muni bus stuck and killed a pedestrian on Thursday night at around 8:30 p.m.
misc Give the Gift of Consumer Insight to 511 If you're done with your pagan tree-worship holiday, head on over to MeTransCo's 511 Survey, and let them know just how bad they suck. 'Tis the season! You could win an iPod, as
misc 511 Has News You Can Use! Or At Least, News That SOMEBODY Can Use, Hopefully But hey, this is 511 we're talking about! The most competent information service since Larry, Moe, and Curly's ill-fated map-selling venture! Maybe this new Embarcadero-based "InTransit Kiosk" is actually useful. Have you run
misc California Street Cable Cars Out Of Order Today While crews repair a damaged cable, California Street cable cars will be down for the count today, but could return to service by early tomorrow. Sad, isn't it? According to Muni spokesman Alan
SF News Rain: Singing In Korean On the down side, it's raining (and will probably rain for the rest of the week). On the bright side, we managed to find an illicit YouTube upload of the Colbert Report episode
SF News Ask a Muni Driver And away we go. {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
misc Locked Out in the City: What to Do? We lucked out this time, but it got us thinking, What would we do if there is a next time we find ourselves out of our abode with no keys, [update] no money,
SF News Muni's Guide to the Weekend: Alleged "Celebration" Did you know that the "North of Market Holiday Celebration" is coming up? Neither did we! And neither did the rest of the internet, because there's no mention of the (possibly-fictitious) event anywhere
SF News Ask a Muni Driver Here's the question: Do cops ever stop a Muni driver for anything like speeding or running a red light? In theory, yes. In practice, no. Or at least, I've never seen it or
SF News Muni's Guide to the Weekend: Parolees on Parade Also: a football game, or whatever sport the 49ers are. Full details after the jump.
SF News Day Around the Bay -- Coit Tower murals. Just loverly. [WhatImSeeing] -- Building workers unwittingly perform air acrobatics. [Curbed SF] -- Concerts at the Cadillac. [BeyondChron] -- Matt Smith on bloggin'. Awesome. [SF Weekly] -- Double-decker Muni
SF News Your Muni Double-Decker Has Arrived With its umbilical sliced, face slapped, and shivering body wrapped in a toasty blanket, the new Muni double-decker bus has finally arrived. San Francisco Sentinel has the story (as well as a few
SF News Behold the Proposed Presidio Museum You Might Visit Once or Twice We love the idea of turning the Presidio into a destination. After all, it's a gorgeous place. Ridiculously beautiful parts of the Presidio make Golden Gate Park look downright crummy. And what with
SF News It's Almost Christmas! Give The Gift Of A...MUNI Pass? We were trolling around on the Interweb the other day and caught notice of this banner ad, which immediately depressed us, given that: 1) Somebody at MUNI thought that monthly passes make an
SF News Muni's Guide to the Weekend: Fervent Believers Everyone's behaving a little bit funny this weekend, and it's throwing the city's transit into a tizzy. An absolute tizzy! We haven't been this tizzied in MONTHS. First, there's Critical Mass. Lots of
SF News Ask a Muni Security Guy Let's get it started... "All MTA employees get to ride for free, provided they have their employee badges with them." Question for the Muni Security Guy, isn't it illegal for the fare inspectors
Arts & Entertainment Muni's Guide to the Holiday Weekend: Charity! Marathons! SHOPPING!!! Blah blah blah soup kitchens blah blah fun-runs blah holiday schedules. All that stuff's fascinating, of course, but here's what we really want to know: Muni, where can we find all the hottest
SF News Day Around the Bay -- Should MUNI boss Nate Ford get a raise? Gavin says sure. [N Judah Chronicles] -- Starting the holiday season later to get shoppers in the stores? Genius! [Tim] -- "Joe Alioto-Veronese doesn't
