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Jesus, you guys. This happened last night, according to SF Appeal:
“A Muni bus driver was stabbed in the leg by a passenger in San Francisco’s Tenderloin neighborhood on Wednesday evening, a police spokesman said today.
“The stabbing was reported at 7:08 p.m. near Eddy and Taylor streets, where the driver had pulled over his 31-Balboa bus after a passenger said someone on board had a knife, police spokesman Officer Gordon Shyy said.”
Read the rest of the story at SF Appeal. And be careful out there!
Happy three-day weekend, you guys!
Labor Day Holiday Muni Service
On Monday, Labor Day holiday, Muni service will operate on Sunday schedule.
Live Nation Concerts
On Wednesday and Sunday, Live Nation Concerts will take place at the America’s Cup Pavilion at Piers 27/29 at 7 p.m. Doors will open an hour before the concerts begin.
The SFMTA will provide additional bus service on F Market & Wharves Line before and after each event:
Pre-concert
· F Line shuttle service will ONLY run between Don Chee Way and Pier 39 beginning at 5:05 p.m.
Post-concert
· Outbound shuttle service will begin at 10 p.m. and will pick up passengers at the Greenwich F Line station
· Regular F Market & Wharves Line service will not stop at the Greenwich station
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Here are some goings-on about town this weekend. What are you up to?
Giants Baseball
Friday through Sunday, the San Francisco Giants will finish their set of home games against the Pittsburgh Pirates at AT&T Park at the following times:
· 7:15 p.m., Friday
· 6:05 p.m., Saturday
· 1:05 p.m., Sunday
As a reminder to fans and other motorists, the SFMTA will close eastbound King Street between 3rd and 2nd streets beginning in the 7th inning of all Giants home games until the post-game traffic has died down. Drivers on northbound I-280 should avoid taking the King Street exit during this period and use the 6th Street exit instead. A map showing alternate post-game routes from AT&T parking lots is available on the Giants’ website.
Details about transit service to AT&T Park, including connections from Bay Area transit systems to Muni, can be found at www.sfmta.com. Regional transit information for BART, Caltrain and the ferries as well as traffic is available at www.511.org.
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