Clipper Card citation nightmare

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For your safety.
Photo by Michela

Rebecca recently had a terrible experience with Clipper. Unheard of, right? She’s hoping to find others who’ve experienced something similar in hopes of bolstering her case against getting ticketed.

I live in the East Bay and take BART into work regularly, but I take Muni only rarely. However, I purchased 10-ride ticket for my Clipper Card about six months ago because I do take Muni on occasion.

One night last month I stayed in San Francisco after work for an event, and I decided to take Muni to Embarcadero BART. I got on at 3rd and King, and tagged my card to the reader at the middle door. It beeped and I sat down. When I got off at Embarcadero, a transit officer stopped me and asked to check my Clipper Card. I was stunned when she said that the last time I had tagged in was that morning at El Cerrito del Norte BART. She did not have a record of me tagging out at 16th and Mission that morning, or tagging on at 3rd and King.

I did nothing illegal here besides use the damn card that they are asking us to use. For heaven’s sake, I have more than $200 in general funds on that Clipper Card, *plus* seven rides of a ten ride muni ticket — why would I cheat? But my protest was denied and so I’m going in for a in-person hearing.

Has this happened to you? If so, let us or Rebecca know.

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Fare evader shoots at SFPD; cops fire fatal shot back (updates)

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Update (4:18 p.m. Sunday): SF Appeal reports that the suspect’s gun has been recovered.

Update (8:29 p.m.): The Examiner now reports that the suspect in the shooting near Oakdale and Third has died from wounds he received after being shot by SFPD. The Examiner reports that:

“the two officers were conducting Muni fare inspections on a T-Third Street light-rail train when they detained the suspect on the platform at Third and Oakdale. The man bolted from the platform and fired back on the two officers, Andraychak said. That is when the cops shot at the suspect, with one officer kneeling down to take aim, according to one witness.”

SF Appeal also reports the story. SFGate’s report.

Original post: The Examiner is reporting that a man was shot by SFPD in the Bayview after deboarding a T-Third not having paid fare. We’ll bring you updates as we get them.

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Weekend Photos: Thirteen

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Riding the muni
Photo by Tim Wilson

On their way to my house for a Muni Diaries crew dinner, Jeff and Tara bumped into a few readers on the 47-Van Ness who promised us a good Caltrain story. Over a couple of Manhattans we talked about how amazingly small San Francisco is, and how thankful we are for every person who’s ever contributed a story, a photo, a tweet, or just a thumbs-up. So, please, keep the stories coming — Muni Diaries is built on your lives on public transit.

Enjoy these photos and your weekend! We can’t wait to hear about your ride.

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Photo by Sirgious

Snake Holes
Photo by Benjamin Soto

N-tracks
Photo by Class M Planet

Mission Street
Photo by Thomas Hawk

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