Weekend Photos: You Know You’re in San Francisco When… 11.18.11
Photo by tweetsweet
Three fun things to do this weekend:
- Soul Dance Party. $5 off if you wear your semi-formal attire. How much do I love an excuse to dress up? Bring out your best clothes and dance all night. Saturday at the Elbo Room. 647 Valencia Street. Take Muni there: 14, 33, 49. BART: 16th Street Station.
- Block by Block by Campo Santo. Campo Santo’s original work created with hip-hop theater collective Felonious and writings from Junot Díaz (The Brief and Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao). De Young Museum. 50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive. November 17, 18, 19, 7 pm. Take Muni there: 5, 44, N.
- Meet Chef Mourad Lahlou of Aziza. The new cookbook by chef Mourad Lahlou made me really hungry and inspired me to organize my spice cabinet. Meet him at Green Apple Books, taste some delicious food, and learn more about Moroccan cooking. Saturday, Nov. 19, 1 p.m. Green Apple Books. 506 Clement Street. Take Muni there: 1, 2, 38, 44
Enjoy these photos and your weekend!
Photo by Jeremy Brooks
Photo by Dave Spencer
Photo by Shawn Clover
Photo by Bhautik Joshi
Photo Diary: Yes, but did the mannequin pay fare? 11.18.11
From @dommlette:
Hi please stop stroking your mannequin’s hair on the bus. It’s getting all over me.
Ah, the things you see on Muni. Also: ew/gross/no/stop!
Austin Powers Drives the 1BX 11.18.11
Many of us have had to Austin Powers out of a parking space or some other traffic pickle. But on the Muni Diaries Facebook wall yesterday, Stephanie described watching a bus driver thusly maneuver a 1BX-California ‘B’ Express:
This apparently happened during the morning commute hour. Were you there? Do you have an even better FACEPALM commute story? Once you’ve told your boss that Muni ate your homework, tell us your stories. Head to the Muni Diaries Facebook Page, use our submission form, or email us at muni.diaries.sf@gmail.com.
Photo Diary: Grocery Liquor 11.17.11
Photo by Kapshure
Look at who coordinated to match in kelly green today.
Got great Muni photos? We’re always hungry for them!
Left You a Note on Muni 11.17.11
This one is pretty cute. I wonder if they ever found each other.
Photo by Flickr user revger
At least the writer of this note said please.
“…and 4. Find my to-do list.”
Monsters attack!
If you stumbled upon another quirky find on Muni, you know where to send it. Let’s be voyeurs together.
What to do when you encounter the Muni Seat Hog 11.16.11
We RT’d @amanda___c this morning, and got quite a number of suggestions for how to handle such an egregious breach of public-transit etiquette:
Uh, pick up his bag and throw it on him, then sit down. if he complains, tell him to F— off. :) – @michaeldowling
I usually just start sitting on the seat anyway. The introduction of a stranger’s ass is good motivation. It works. – @McClure_SF
I’ve been known to pick up a bag, plunk it in their lap, and sit. Seats are for people, not bags! – @cripsahoy
I stand in front of them and pass gas… – @murphstahoe
What about you? How do you handle this particular type of Grade-A douchefeather?
Muni News: Muni budget, Muni fixes, a Muni audit 11.16.11
Photo by torbakhopper
- Sunday parking meter enforcement among proposals to trim Muni budget deficit (SF Examiner)
- Linton Johnson, BART Spokesman, Reassigned to New Job (SF Weekly) || (BART.gov)
- Muni chief optimistic despite projected budget shortfall (SF Public Press)
- “Smart” card for SF parking, taxis and maybe Muni in the works (City Insider)
- Muni seeks to cut down on ‘bunches and gaps’ on transit lines (SF Examiner)
- SFMTA Audit Spotlights Poor Project Management, Cost Overruns (Streetsblog SF)
- Muni spending extra $90M due to project delays (SF Examiner)
Unintended consequences on the 27-Bryant 11.16.11
Photo by Andrew Mager
We heard from Muni rider Amy the other day.
Sorry, M.R.F.K.A.M. (Muni rider formerly known as Michael). Guess it wasn’t your lucky day.
These kinds of important dispatches from the field are the grease that keeps Muni Diaries chuggin’ along. What’s your Muni story? Share it here.
SFMTA nixes $0.25 transfer proposal 11.15.11
Photo by Jason Flower
Put those quarters back in your pocket, Muni riders. The SFMTA has scrapped a proposal to begin charging $0.25 for transfers. ABC 7 has the deets:
The agency’s commissioners said on Monday that all revenue options must be explored to help close a projected $34 million deficit. But they took the 25-cent transfer fee off the table, saying that would go against the way Muni is setup.
After our initial post about paid transfers and an overall rate-hike, one commenter pointed out something obvious that no one had touched on up to that point: “aren’t people required to have a transfer as proof of payment, even if they aren’t getting on another bus. In that case, everyOne will have to pay the fee.” Good point. And a moot one now.
Whew!
Read the rest of the ABC 7 story.
The Latest Craze: Yoga on Muni 11.15.11
Okay, probably not really. But @claudiafabbrini’s Instagram got us wondering.
And it’s not like Muni riders making the most of their commutes by exercising is new or anything.
Ride Muni like a boss. Our Fast Pass Clipper card holders and Muni Diaries T-shirts are all on sale 
