Muni Diaries

This evening you can see some of our favorite San Francisco photographers display their work in a properly gritty, urban setting. City At Large II is an outdoor photography exhibit where photographs are enlarged up to 8 feet tall and installed onto brick walls using only wheat paste. The effect is pretty stunning, thanks to these five photographers:

Emmanuel Blackwell
Rian Dundon
Dave Glass
Troy Holden
David Root

You might recognize Holden, whose Muni photos you’ve seen here regularly. You’ll also see photos from the 1960’s to 1990’s by Dave Glass.

City At Large II is located in the parking lot across the street from Adolph Gasser Photography on 181 2nd Street. The opening reception is tonight 5-7pm. RSVP here and we’ll see you tonight!

For Muni-riding artists out there, here’s your chance to shine a light on your work. The nonprofit organization San Francisco Beautiful is partnering with SFMTA to commission original artwork to be digitally reproduced for display in 50 Muni Art buses in San Francisco this fall.

Five winning designs will receive a cash prize, and each have their work displayed in 10 buses for four months. Artists have until June 19th to submit a proposal (details here).

Photo by @friscofog26

The grandmother who was beaten as she exited Muni on Mother’s Day has passed died, NBC Bay Area reports.

Earlier this week we learned about the attack, which happened near Japantown or Chinatown – the details still aren’t clear. Police and the victim’s family are asking for the public’s help in finding the attacker, as well as a witness who helped the victim get off the bus.

Anyone who witnessed the incident or has information about the suspect or the Good Samaritan, should also contact investigators and may do so via an email to San Francisco police Sgt. Trevor Kelly at Trevor.Kelly@sfgov.org, or via the Anonymous Tip Line at 415-575-4444 or Text-A-Tip to TIP411 and include “SFPD” at the beginning of the message.