Year: 2013

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I’m sure many of you will be thrilled to know that Muni is set to implement a $5.9 overhaul of its surveillance cameras. Thanks to a grant from the federal government, SFMTA officials will now be able to monitor sounds and images from Muni vehicles in real time. Yep.

Via NBC Bay Area:

“The information we receive from the surveillance video is very helpful for authorities and Muni personnel,” SFMTA’s Paul Rose said. “The authorities are able to investigate crimes and find out what took place and use that as leads for their investigation.”

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Starting today, SFMTA is accepting applications for the storied Free Muni for Youth program, which was finally adopted in December. SFGate’s City Insider has the story:

To be eligible for the program, kids must be San Francisco residents between 5 and 17 and from households with annual gross incomes below the Bay Area median income. That varies by household size but for a household of two, it’s $82,400; three, $92,700 and four, $103,000. Applicants must have or get Clipper cards.

Qualified youth will get a free Muni pass until they turn 18 or the program ends. It is scheduled to begin on March 1 and continue for at least 16 months.

To apply, go to SFMTA’s Free Muni for Youth page.