In a move seen by drivers and taxi owners as the latest insult to their industry, San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency officials have considered taking a slice of the revenue generated by backseat advertising.
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The new director of the sprawling agency that sets transportation policies in The City had some reassuring words Thursday for anyone concerned that he’ll be in over his head due to his lack of transit experience.
“I’m a fast learner,” said Ed Reiskin, formerly director of San Francisco’s Department of Public Works. “Give me a month and I’ll be well-versed in all these things.”
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The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency is expected to announce its new chief Thursday — and all signs point to Ed Reiskin.The agency’s board of directors will hold a 10 a.m. meeting where Reiskin, the heavy favorite to replace Nathaniel Ford, is likely to be introduced as the new executive director of the SFMTA, which manages transportation in The City.
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Ex-Muni chief Nathaniel Ford is unlikely to take over as BART general manager despite speculation, but both transit agencies will be interviewing candidates this week for their respective top jobs.
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Arts Commission Executive Director Luis Cancel is expected to hand in his resignation as the head of the department tasked with providing money to artists, cultural centers and the San Francisco Symphony. Cancel has notified commissioners of his resignation, though he has yet to tell Mayor Ed Lee. He says he is quitting so that he can move back to New York, but he has also come under increasing fire from arts commissioners about spending too much time in Rio de Janeiro.
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Although he has now officially stepped down as the executive director of the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency, Nathaniel Ford still has some local transit business to attend to — and this time he’ll be getting a little appreciation from his colleagues.Ford is a member of the Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board — the governing body in charge of Caltrain. Thursday’s board meeting will be his last with the agency.
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Anyone who’s ever attended the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency’s board of directors meetings knows it can be an ugly affair for the department’s executive director, Nat Ford.During the public comment period, when meeting attendees have two minutes speak about the SFMTA, streams of people line up to the microphone to give Ford a piece of their mind.
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Carter Rohan, Muni’s second-in-command and a top contender to replace departing chief Nathaniel Ford, submitted his own resignation Tuesday.
Citing personal and health reasons, Rohan will step down from the agency July 22, roughly three weeks after taking over from Ford as executive director on an interim basis. Rohan and Ed Reiskin, director of the Department of Public Works, were believed to be the top contenders to replace Ford.
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Carter Rohan, Muni’s executive deputy director and top contender to replace the departing Nathaniel Ford, handed in his resignation, giving further indication that Ed Reiskin will assume responsibilities for San Francisco’s transit agency.Citing personal and health reasons, Rohan will step down from the agency July 22, roughly three weeks after he’s set to take over the executive director role on an interim basis from Ford, who will be leaving June 30.
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Tensions remain high between Muni’s management and its operators union, but there was no evidence of labor strife Tuesday, and agency and union leaders say they are hopeful that no work stoppages are planned.
On Monday, an independent arbitrator imposed a three-year contract between the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency and the Transport Workers Union Local 250-A, which represents about 2,000 Muni operators.
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