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Tag Archives: Muni
Muni Paid Bonuses Tied to Inflated On-Time Rate
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By Zusha Elinson, The Bay Citizen Muni paid thousands of dollars in bonuses to top executives for meeting or exceeding on-time performance goals, even as the agency inflated its on-time rates by as much as 18 percent. The agency's two … Continue reading
New Math at Muni Led to Decade of Inflated On-Time Performance
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by Zusha Elinson, The Bay Citizen Muni officials were told two years ago that they had been inflating on-time arrival rates of buses for a decade but they failed to address the issue, according to interviews and documents obtained by … Continue reading
Muni Inflated On-Time Performance Rates
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By Shane Shifflett and Reyhan Harmanci, The Bay Citizen Question: When is a minute longer than 60 seconds? Answer: When you work for Muni. San Francisco transit officials have redefined time, fudging their statistics to make it look like buses … Continue reading
Muni Metro Service Restored After Fatal Accident
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SAN FRANCISCO (Bay City News) A man in a wheelchair who was struck by a San Francisco Municipal Railway train at the Civic Center station late this morning has died, Muni spokesman Paul Rose said. The man, described as in … Continue reading
Muni Light-Rail Service Restored After SUV Drives Into Duboce Tunnel; Photo
Update Friday The driver was drunk. Update 1:30 p.m. Here's a photo of the SUV in the tunnel, from ABC News Bay Area. Update 10:35 a.m. AP likes a good SUV-in-the-tunnel story as much as the next news service… SAN … Continue reading
A.M. Splash: Samuel P. Taylor, Tomales Bay Parks to Remain Open; Suspicious Ed Lee Campaign Funds; Free Muni For Youth a Step Closer
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National Park Service steps in to keep Samuel P. Taylor and Tomales Bay parks open (SJ Mercury News) The National Park Service is stepping in to rescue two Marin state parks from closure with a pilot program that includes a … Continue reading
Morning Splash:Grim San Jose Budget Forecast; 'Troubling' Frequence of Oakland Cops Drawing Guns; Free Muni Rides for Kids?
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Budget forecast: San Jose may have to close libraries, community centers (San Jose Mercury News) Every San Jose branch library shuttered. All city community center programs shut down. No more school crossing guards or park rangers. Even fewer cops. That … Continue reading
Morning Splash: Suhr Walks Out of Chaotic Bayview Meeting; New SF Transit Head
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Greg Suhr tries to quell Bayview anger with forum (SF Chronicle) …More than 300 people packed into the Bayview Opera House to weigh in on the shooting Saturday, when Kenneth Wade Harding, a 19-year-old Washington state parolee, was shot and … Continue reading
Interview With "Muni Diaries"
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Muni Diaries is one of the local blogs we like around here. The site's mission: Muni Diaries is a place to share and read rider tales and news about the sometimes crappy, sometimes efficient, but essential public-transit system of San … Continue reading
