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Your Commute: Oh No! MUNI!

Looks like there's a stuck train blocking all inbound MUNI traffic from Civic Center on. We're still looking for info (and a sufficiently whimsical picture to illustrate this post) but figured we'd pass

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SFist Tonight

Well, all of San Francisco politics is trivial, isn't it? Get that confirmed at tonight's 4th Annual Political Trivia Contest, featuring Chris "Whiskers" Daly, Ross Mirkarimi, and Jake McGoldrick, at a benefit for

Something to Read During Your Long Long Bus Ride

...the book tells the story of the Key Route’s transbay lines from the handsome 1903 wooden interurbans to the famous 1930s Bridge Units, the ornate Key Route Pier, the ferryboat fleet, and

Get To Work (And Get There Sweaty)

Muni's put together an info page, but their halfhearted map is in loathsome PDF. We went ahead and converted it to a format that you can actually use; you're welcome. (Or you can

Your Commute: The BART Wye

We also learned a new word, from the notice alerts they flashed on the Now Arriving screens at our BART station of origin as we waited for a train to arrive: did you

A Day to Reclaim the Streets from the Tyranny of Pedestrians

As Metblogs helpfully reminds us, today's Drive Your Bike to Work Day, a time to air out the pedals and carry our bikes out blinking into the light of day. Roof-racks ahoy! If

Off You Go

We'll have a bunch of photos of the new Muni shelters up later today (in the meantime, you can check out dantc's great collection). Take a look a this video, though -- it's

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SFist Photo: E.T., Phone Chiropractor

What did we see parked in Union Square but a Cushamn-type three-wheel motorcycle parked amongst the scooters. It appears that somebody is using an auctioned-off parking patrol vehicle as personal transportation. Groovy customizations

Your Commute: Lumber Spill In Golden Gate Park

The driver is reported to be fine; the accident happened around 5:15 a.m. It sounds like the driver took that turn a little too fast. We expect to see SF PartyParty

Your Commute: "People Love To Talk About MUNI"

Guess who's back talking about MUNI for the ABC 7 I-Team?????? (4:33 on the video). Since Gavin hasn't done anything outrageous lately, Dan Noyes turns his attention to the perennial favorite of

Speaker Pelosi on Gas Prices: Talking the Talk (Speaking the Speak?)

Nancy Pelosi is sticking up for her constituents, amidst all the recent news that San Francisco has the highest gas prices in the nation. She says that she's trying to make July 4th

Your Commute: Lower Level Go

It's the A-Race-Ing Maze! (and not related, but SFist Rain, how awesome that the finale of Amazing Race All-Stars was in SF?) As promised, Caltrans's work around the clock paid off handsomely, with

Speaking Of 'High-Speed Rails' . . .

When we complained about Frontier Airlines LAX-SFo flights going away, our helpful commenters had a short discussion on high-speed railways and what a great thing they'd be. How timely, then, that the CoCo

Maze Update: Faster Than The Chron Expected!

Is anyone else deeply enjoying the tonal shift from hysteria to sulky that the Chron's bumper-to-bumper traffic coverage of the MacArthur Maze collapse has taken? From the "Monday Morning Commute Will Be Terrible!

Oh, What a Beautiful Morning

So there you are in the morning. You woke up, you got out of bed and dragged a comb across your head. Then you found your way downstairs and drank a cup but

Your Commute: Oy Vey Part Deux

So those stories out there saying the commute this morning wasn't so bad didn’t quite tell the whole story . Turns out there were some problem spots out there, just not throughout the

Your Commute: Oy Vey

Update on the Update- 511.org has the 411 on what commute will be like for the next few days-- it's pretty much like on Tuesday except not free. Check it out Update:

John Diaz-- Troublemaker

In Friday's Chronicle, the paper's editorial page editor, John Diaz, writes that he recently discovered that he was placed on the Government's "Watch List." Which makes sense, we guess, because Diaz is Arabic

Maze Collapse Update

Update: All Bay Area public transportation will be free tomorrow -- but does that means all public transportation, including MUNI and Caltrain and SamTrans? We think so, anyways. People who drove to Oakland

MacArthur Maze Collapses

Update: 11:45 a.m.: Here's your roads: W-80 to S-880 is closed (from Berkeley to the Oakland airport). E-80 to E-580 is closed (from SF to Lake Merritt and Piedmont). Alternate routes:

Why Everyone Hates Critical Mass -- And Why They're Wrong

Whether you love Critical Mass or hate it, the folks on the other side of the debate must seem totally baffling, if not downright evil. Its detractors wonder, "how can anyone support an

Now You Too Can Be Environmentally Conscious While Waiting Forever For a Cab

The company was founded by eight cab drivers who wanted to help save the environment by reducing carbon emissions. So they bought a Prius, painted it green, and started up a company. Right

Snitching-- Not Just For Witnesses to Shootings Anymore

The bill calls for the DMV to set up a special toll-free number and/or e-mail address for people to report carpool crooks. And hey, that way people who see them will have

Station to BioStation

On Tuesday, Gavin cut the ribbon on the city's very first commercial B20 biodiesel refueling station. B20 fuel is fuel made up of 20% biomass, 75% diesel, and 5% tomato juice and the

Wanna Edit SFist?

So hey, we've got some sad news. SFist is sorry to report that our beloved sports guru and fun-loving grammar anarchist Jon Shurkin is stepping down as editor. We're going to miss him