Month: April 2010

SFWeekly Web Awards Tonight

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Photo by Troy Holden of CaliberSF, winner of SF’s Best Art Blog in SFWeekly 2010 Web Awards

Thanks to all of you who voted for us for the SFWeekly Web Awards! Alas, we didn’t win, and had no idea we were going up against Golaiths like Twitter and Digg’s Kevin Rose, but we appreciate your votes! We saw how much you loved us in the leaked web tally page, so thank you, everyone!

A big congratulations is in order for our friends on the winners list: Broke Ass Stuart, Thomas Hawk, MissionMission, FunCheapSF (come see the man himself at our event later this month), Laughing Squid (who generously hosts us), and the wonderful CaliberSF.

Now, back to our regularly scheduled programming…and don’t forget to send us your Muni stories and photos.

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F-Market, 10-Townsend Crash on Market St.

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Market Street, San Francisco
Photo by Flickr user b00nj

Update (8:25 p.m.): MTA says that the operators of the Muni vehicles were also taken to hospitals.

Update (7:10 p.m.): MTA reports that five people were taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, and 10 were treated at the scene of the accident.

Update (6:26 p.m.): The Examiner reports that 13 were injured, and that an automobile was also involved.

Original post: SF Appeal has the story; unknown injured. MTA reports injuries, but number and nature are unknown as of yet. We’ll update this post when we get more info.

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iPad, Muni, everyone, their mother

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Anyone who spent the tiniest amount of time online this weekend was surely bombarded with some combination of “iPad” … “Easter” … “iPad” … “iPad” … “Final Four.”

The more cynical of us are wondering if when the first iPad theft on Muni will happen. We know that iPhones were getting snatched out of people’s hands on the bus last year, so these lightweight, pricey iPads might be just begging to be lifted. In fact, Jim Herd of SF Citizen bet on tomorrow at 5 p.m. in his office pool. Good luck?

But reader Mary has just the solution for you young and oh-so-connected types: Yes, it’s the urban camouflage iPad case. Mary found this via Makezine.com (pictured above). Mary has this to say:

It’s such a funny combination of cheap, scruffy and old + shiny, new and expensive. I would totally use this to conceal my iPad (my hypothetical iPad) on Muni so no one steals it!

Because, really, what would-be thief would hover above you to see what you’re reading before yanking your Precious away from you?

Category: diaries, Funny: Muni LOLs

Caltrain sleepcar?

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From astute reader Andrew, who snapped this on Friday, the day a pedestrian fatality caused delays in the a.m. commute:

Spotted on the south-bound 210 on Friday morning. Snoring away. Obviously she’s not too worked up about delays related to the hit pedestrian (which was referred to on Caltrain info boards as an “obstruction”).

Got a story from Caltrain, Muni, or AC Transit? You know the drill: Submit your story here.

Category: Caltrain

Body Found on Muni Bus After Shift Ended (w/updates)

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Update (12:00 p.m., April 5, 2010):

SF Weekly reports that the S.F. Medical Examiner has determined Christopher Feasel’s cause of death: cocaine and methadone overdose. Still, as the Weekly’s Joe Eskenazi points out, many questions remain.

Update (1:40 p.m.):

The ex-wife of the man found dead on the Muni bus told the SF Examiner that she had not seen him for over a decade and that addiction was the reason they separated, according to the Examiner’s update story. Feasel had a record of mostly petty crimes in San Francisco and San Mateo counties over the last 12 years, according to the Examiner. He did not have a fixed address at the time he was found on the 5-Fulton.

Read the rest of the Examiner’s update.

Original post:

My apologies for starting off your Monday morning this way: a man’s body was found on the 5-Fulton hours after the bus was parked in the Muni yard on Presidio and Bush, the SF Examiner reports.

More from the Examiner:

The deceased was identified by the Medical Examiner’s Office as 37-year-old Christopher Feasel of San Francisco. Investigators have not determined the cause of death and police said the body showed no obvious signs of trauma.

Workers discovered Feasel around midnight Friday at the bus yard at Presidio Avenue and Bush Street. The bus had been in the lot since 6:30 p.m., police Sgt. Lyn Tomioka said.

Read the rest of the story.

We’ll keep you updated with more information as we find out.

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