Every Muni Ride Boils Down to This
Muni makes for good cartoons, like this series by Nick St. John.
Or this comedic tragedy by reader Ken.
If your Muni ride is fodder for a drawing or even dinner conversation, let’s blow up the party talk.
Author: eugenia
Eugenia Chien has been eavesdropping on the 47, 49, or 1 lines since the mid-90's. She lives by the adage, "Anything can happen on Muni" (and also, "That's not water.")
Photo Diary: Lines
A very meta Sunday evening treat for you. Photo by Shannon Kokoska.
How was life on public transit this weekend? Care to share a tale from San Francisco’s biggest mobile neighborhood?
Weekend Photos: Busy People
Photo by Jaymi Heimbuch
For the next two weeks I am steering the good Muni Diaries ship solo, so be kind and share your Muni stories and photos with me? It’s better than cake.
Three fun things to do this weekend:
- Lit Crawl One of my favorite weeks in San Francisco culminates in Lit Crawl this Saturday. Tons of literary events mostly in the Mission. Check official site for schedule.
- Trolly Dance. dance performance tours on the K, L, or M lines, and your only admission is to pay your fare. Saturday and Sunday, check for tour times beginning at the SF Main Public Library. 100 Larkin Street. Take Muni there: 5, 9, 19, 21, 47, 49, metro and BART, Civic Center Station
- Japan Center Anime Fair. Sunday 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. From Sailor Moon to points beyond. Japantown Peace Plaza, Post and Buchanan St. Take Muni there: 22, 38, 47, 49
Enjoy these photos and have a great weekend!
Photo by Daniel Hoherd
Photo by Patrick
Photo by Peter Brantley
Photo by Ricky Brown
Photo by Carolina Madruga
Brag About Crime on Muni? Not a Good Idea
Photo by Scallop Holden
You know that overheard conversations on Muni can be entertaining, but who knew it could solve crime? A savvy passenger who overheard a man on Muni bragging about stealing a cellphone and decided to do something about it, reports Bay City News on SFAppeal:
A man was arrested Wednesday for stealing a woman’s iPhone after a passenger on a San Francisco Municipal Railway bus overheard him bragging about the robbery.
The robbery occurred at 9:12 p.m. at a store in the 3200 block of 20th Ave. in the Stonestown Galleria.
A 24-year-old woman had her iPhone snatched out of her hand by a suspect who then ran out of the store along with another suspect, according to police at the department’s Taraval Station.
Shortly afterward, a passenger on a San Francisco Municipal Railway bus overheard the suspect bragging to a group of people on the bus about a robbery he had committed, police said. The passenger called police, who responded and stopped the bus and detained five people.
Sometimes I wear my headphones while riding Muni even though I’m not listening to music just to see what I can overhear. Occupational hazard? Maybe. But looks like it pays off! Click over to SFAppeal to read about what happened next.
Best Halloween Nails on Muni, or Anywhere
Fast Pass Shirts Are Back!
Dudes: your beloved Fast Pass shirts are back in stock at the Muni Diaries Etsy store! This design is by Nate1 at New Skool — more shirts in more women’s sizes are also available at Secession Art and Design on Mission and 30th Street.
Grab one and show your San Francisco local pride!