SF News SFist Scribe Trapped On Muni Train! Jerry James Stone, Treehugger writer and occasional SFist scribe, sent out the following urgent Twitter message this afternoon while riding the L Taraval. It seems that he's stuck on the train due to
SF News Computer Problems Stop All BART Service [Updated] A computer SNAFU of sorts halted all BART service this evening. As of 8:05 pm, BART reports: "BART is experiencing computer problems in the Operations Control Center and service is currently stopped.
Arts & Entertainment Video: Interpretive Dancers Delight BART Passengers Muni Diaries alerts us to this very important video: three women doing interpretive dance on a Richmond bound BART train. Fun! And fluid! But... would a little Michael Bennett now and then kill
SF News SFMTA Chief Nat Ford Leaving His Job Nathaniel Ford, the (infamous?) San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency chief, plans on leaving his job later this month. The Chronicle, who broke the news, reports: "The governing board will meet in closed session
SF News K-T Morning Commuters Get Stuck on Barfy Train A morning Muni nightmare occurred Thursday when a passenger lost his breakfast (or Wednesday night's dinner, we don't know what kind of morning meal habits you people have) on an outbound K-T train.
SF News BART Delay Update Please be advised: There is a 15-minute delay on the Fremont Line in the Richmond and Daly City directions due to an equipment problem on a train.
SF News Man Beaten By Large Group at Redwood City Caltrain Security has been "amplified" at the Redwood City Caltrain station after a man was brutal beaten by a group of people on Friday night. "Between nine and 15 suspects attacked a 47-year-old San
SF News Cable Car Runs in to Thing That It Shouldn't Have, Minor Injuries Reported Late yesterday afternoon around 4 p.m. a Powell-Mason Cable Car collided with a 30-Stockton in North Beach at Columbus Ave and Chestnut Street. According to Bay City News over on the Appeal,
SF News No BART Service Between S.F. And Oakland A report of smoke on the tracks at West Oakland Station has prompted a shutdown of BART service between San Francisco and Oakland. "The power must be turned off so mechanics can examine
SF News Teen Stabbed Multiple Times On 14 Mission A older teen was stabbed several times while riding the 14 Mission this week. "The 18-year-old victim was riding an outbound 14-Mission bus when he got into a fight with a 19-year-old man
misc Lady Accuses Muni Passenger Of Being Al Gore, Staring At Her Private Parts (VIDEO) Freshly relocated from Dallas to San Francisco, a friend of a friend of SFist captured video yesterday that showcases an unhinged lady on Muni, rambling about this and that. "A crazy tweaker boarded
SF News Muni Operations Chief Would Like You to Suck it Up, Outerlands Train Riders In a hearing yesterday regarding unscheduled "switch-backs" on the N-Judah and L-Taraval lines, Supes Carmen Chu and John Avalos voiced concerns from their constituents in the Sunset and Excelsior districts about what a
SF News Giants Victory Parade Breaks BART Ridership Record Not surprisingly, the Giants World Series parade shattered BART ridership records. As SF Weekly reports: "The intercity rail line shattered its previous one-day total of 442,100 passengers when 522,200 riders, many
SF News BART to Expand Service, Loosen Dress Code During World Series BART will suffer from Giants fever today and tomorrow by "stepping up its game by running longer trains and allowing employees to sport a bit of black and orange." They will also have
SF News Rumor Mill: Muni Set for Driver Sick Out This Week Rumors continue to surface that, at some point this week, Muni drivers might call in sick en masse. SFist showed you this delightfully fury-inducing flier last week, a suspicious missive that encouraged drivers
SF News Photos: Final Transbay Terminal Bus Departs On Saturday night, the last commuter line on AC Transit departed the (former!) Transbay Terminal at 12:15 a.m., and thus ending an era in San Francisco. The terminal, as many of
SF News Breakdowns Prompt Hour-Long Caltrain Delays After a series of breakdowns, SFGate reports that Caltrian is experiencing delays of up to an hour this morning. "The latest problem happened at 7:50 a.m. when southbound train No. 314
SF News 31-Balboa Crash Injures Two Whoops. At around midnight last night, the 31-Balboa fell victim to a sinister crash with another vehicle at 36th Avenue and Balboa Street. According to BCN (via SF Appeal), "Two people were reportedly
SF News New Maritime-esque Clipper Card Revealed Be sure to save your TransLink card for it will be a collector's item in the future. Today the new Clipper card, which will replace the Fast Pass and the clunky-named TransLink card,
SF News Board Approves BART Fare Reduction Billed as BART's "small economic stimulus program," riders will see a small reduction in fare in the next few months. According to BCN (via CBS 5), "The Board voted to spend part if
SF News Muni Schedule Altered for Obama Visit Due to street closures for the visit of President Barack Obama, Muni lines will be crazy jank today and tomorrow. SF MTA reports that the F Line and 5, 6, 9, 9L, 21,
SF News Bay to Breakers Public Transit Changes This Sunday's Bay to Breakers, which anticipates some 60K runners this year, will prompt extra public transit service on Sunday. BART will open two hours early and run extra long trains for the
SF News Scene from a Monday Morning Muni Fail Haighteration snapped this shot of this morning's Muni meltdown. Hey, at least it was sunn-- oh wait. Never mind.
SF News Just How Draconian IS Muni, Exactly? by Matt Baume Muni's latest 10% service cuts went into effect this weekend -- did you notice? The SF Transit Union certainly did. They sent out an email calling the cuts "draconian," and
SF News Hate Muni? Head to City Hall for Noon Rally Today What with Muni prepared to unleash its latest round of service cuts and fare increases, people are more concerned than ever. Such as SF Supervisors, Muni drivers, the lowly and forgotten Muni passenger
