Seven remarkable things seen and heard on Muni

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Photo by torbakhopper

And now, in no specific order, we bring you the seven most interesting things to happen on Muni this past week …

  1. teen on bus blasting music w/out earphones, smoking an e-cigarette was the ONLY person offer my pregnant wife a seat.
  2. Is it fleet week or is dude just wearing a hipster navy uniform? #sfmuni
  3. Hey lady rolling a joint on the NJudah, your weed is oregano. #rippedoff
  4. On the 29 with a girl holding a bag of live crickets. #nope #munidiaries
  5. Crazy yelling #sfmuni guy “My enemy is my enema! Guys, guys, I need all your blood! To inject it in my eyes!”
  6. This kid on the 14 is a true San Franciscan, complaining abt nice weather in Jan. “It could at least be cloudy” #sfmuni
  7. To the man thrusting his crotch into me, it’s too early for that kind of action. #munidiaries

This week’s Things on Muni was brought to you by the lovely @theEddieH, @thisbeazy, @pinkopaque22, @e_gadd, @heidi, @tarintowers, and @ShireeScarlet. What Muni story do you have to share? Do it @munidiaries.

One Woman’s Success Story in Appealing a Clipper Card Citation


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Muni rider Jane G. successfully appealed her fare citation when she got a ticket for not tagging her Clipper Card even though she has a monthly pass. We’re reported in 2012 that you should not be cited if you have a valid monthly pass on your Clipper card and you didn’t tag your card (or the card reader was not working). Even though the SFMTA confirmed that you shouldn’t be cited, it looks like riders are still getting dinged. Here’s her story:

Today I was found not guilty of fare evasion in San Francisco Superior Court after the San Francisco Police cited me for not tagging my Clipper card.
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Transit News: Muni on-time rate, BART contract, F-Market buses, Sunday meters

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Photo by eviloars

  • In S.F., Muni slows, crime grows (SFGate)
  • 87 Percent of BART’s Biggest Union OKs New Contract (SF Appeal)
  • Smart cards [including Clipper] harder to hack and harder to get in U.S. (KTVU)
  • F-Market Buses All This Weekend (Market Street Railway)
  • Mayor Lee panders to motorists and undermines SFMTA with Sunday metering repeal (SF Bay Guardian)
  • Millbrae City Council takes first step to two major projects near BART, Caltrain stations (The Daily Journal)

“The Bus” comic written with Muni in mind?

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I often am pegged/accused of being obsessed with public transit. I always try to dismiss such silliness. I tell people, “Running Muni Diaries, I meet people who really are obsessed. Like, you have no idea.”

I’m gonna go ahead and say that Paul Kirschner is one of those people. He writes and draws the comic strip The Bus, and it’s pretty nifty. We can all relate to most of the oddities in the strips.

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