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Mom, daughter punched on packed Muni bus

By: Mike Aldax 03/21/13 7:01 PM
A massive man who failed to push his way into a packed Muni bus in the Excelsior district last weekend reportedly punched and strangled a 15-year-old girl and also hit her mother. As of Wednesday, police were still hunting for the pushy thug who launched the shocking attack on the teenager at Mission Street and Onondaga Avenue, about two blocks from Balboa High School. Read More

Anti-Islamic ad campaign is only spreading hate

By: Nathan Lean 03/20/13 6:51 PM
If not careful, you may be met eye to eye with the world’s most notorious terrorist, Osama bin Laden, while waiting for one of San Francisco’s Muni buses. The Muslim monster was not resurrected, but his face, along with an ominous quote of violence, is part of a citywide ad campaign taking aim at the term “jihad.” Read More

San Francisco Muni buses getting more anti-Islamic ads, this time with anti-gay message

By: Will Reisman 03/19/13 7:39 PM
More controversial anti-Islamic advertisements are scheduled to be coming to Muni buses, with the new messages quoting anti-gay rhetoric from Islamic leaders. The head of the initiative said local gay leaders’ criticism of previous ads led to the latest effort. Read More

Widow of popular Bay Area reporter poised to receive $900,000 for 2009 fatal Muni accident

By: Will Reisman 03/18/13 8:42 PM
The widow of a well-known local journalist is poised to receive one of the largest settlements Muni has issued in the past two years. Today, the agency’s board of directors is expected to discuss in a closed-door session whether to approve a $900,000 payout for the wife of Bill Brand, who died in 2009 after being hit by a train near AT&T Park. Read More

Family of man crushed by elevator at San Francisco BART station sought

By: Mike Aldax 03/14/13 9:52 AM
Investigators are still trying to find the family of the man who was crushed to death in an elevator shaft at Montgomery station last weekend, the San Francisco Medical Examiner said Thursday. Read More

Couple accused of killing daughter's alleged pimp will go on trial

By: Mike Aldax 03/13/13 6:51 PM
A judge ruled Wednesday that there isn’t sufficient evidence to prove Barry Gilton was the triggerman in the killing of his daughter’s alleged pimp last summer in the Bayview district. Still, the judge held Gilton, his daughter’s mother and two others to answer on murder charges in connection with the controversial June 4 homicide that some have viewed as vigilantism. Read More

Muni switchbacks are just symptom of larger problem

By: SF Examiner Editorial 03/12/13 7:40 PM
Riders on Muni can be singularly focused on the service issue that affects them at that very moment. And rightly so, for being late to work or to an appointment is a frustrating experience, especially when the delay is caused by a service snag on Muni. Just as infuriating is when Muni stops short of the end of the line — a practice known as a switchback — and riders have to wait for the next vehicle. Read More

Man crushed to death by BART elevator

By: Mike Aldax 03/11/13 10:31 AM
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Investigators are determining how a man who was crushed to death in an elevator shaft at Montgomery station Sunday night got in there in the first place.A person riding the elevator from the Muni level up to the concourse level said he heard a crunching sound and then a scream, according to BART police.At about 9:35 p.m., station managers were notified that a person was stuck in the elevator. Read More

Muni switchbacks on decline as San Francisco supervisors cry foul

By: Will Reisman 03/10/13 7:20 PM
Muni’s switchback policy on transit routes gained a new foe last week, but while the practice might be increasing on some lines, it appears to be slowing down on others. A perennial complaint of disgruntled riders, Muni says its practice of cutting short its scheduled routes is necessary to clear delays on other parts of the system. Read More

Muni working to enroll more San Francisco youths in free transit program

By: Will Reisman 03/06/13 8:53 PM
Only about half the low-income San Francisco youths eligible for free Muni have enrolled in the plan. On March 1, the transit agency rolled out the 16-month pilot program. Agency officials estimated that about 40,000 kids between the ages of 5 and 17 would be eligible for the plan based on income levels, but so far just 22,300 have enrolled, according to agency statistics. Read More
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