If you live in The City, you know what it means to get Fong’d. Well, now you’ve been MUNI’d! On July 1, adult cash fares will rise from $1.50 to $2, a 33% increase. On July 1, the cost of a monthly Fast Pass will increase $10, to $55, a 22% increase. The Board of [...]
Filed under: Bad Urban Experience, Ghetto Tax | Tagged: Board of Supervisors, collective cringe, John Avalos, MTA, MUNI, muni budget, MUNI fare increase, muni fares, MUNI'd, Municipal Transportation Agency Budget, proof-of-payment, San Francisco Board of Supervisors | Leave a Comment »
Protesters march peacefully thought The Tenderloin, following a rally at City Hall. “Today, the California Supreme Court diminished its legacy as a champion of equality. By upholding Prop 8, an initiative that stripped the right to marry from same-sex couples in California, the Court’s decision has undermined the central principle that all people are entitled [...]
Filed under: Activism | Tagged: Ban on Same Sex Marriage, California Supreme Court ruling, gay marriage, gay rights, human rights, prop, Prop. 8, same sex marriage, The Tenderloin | Leave a Comment »
As you may know –the California Supreme Court will be ruling on the Prop. cases on Tuesday, May 26th. The ruling will be made public on the Court’s website at 10:00 a.m. Following the ruling, there will be an evening rally at City Hall: 5:00pm to 6:00: Pre-March Rally at SF City Hall (speakers include [...]
Filed under: Uncategorized | Tagged: Proposition 8, Prop. 8, gay marriage, Ban on Same Sex Marriage, gay rights, d-day rally, prop 8 ruling, California Supreme Court ruling, Kate Kendall, National Center for Lesbian Rights, NCLR | 1 Comment »
At 3:30 p.m. May 3, a woman was jogging on 32nd Avenue when she heard people running behind her. As they approached her, another woman tried to take her iPod. The woman would not let go of it until both the man and woman chasing her started punching her. The woman let go of the [...]
Filed under: Bad Urban Experience, Ghetto Tax, What's Going On? | Tagged: UN Plaza, livinintheloin, The Tenderloin, SF CRIME, SF Tenderloin, United Nations Plaza, 7th Street, stolen property | Leave a Comment »
Today the Board of Supervisors met again to either accept of reject the FY 2009-2010 Municipal Transportation Agency’s (MTA) Budget. Nathaniel Ford (2008 salary $325, 452) addressed the Board during today’s meeting. Points of discussion included: Transit workers must be paid the second highest salaries in the nation — part of The City charter, [...]
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In their infinite wisdom, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted 7-3 in favor of considering fire station brownouts as a possible budget deficit fix. Rolling brownouts equals closing down fire stations for a few days at a time, on a rotating basis. WTF? Here is a map of the areas of The City destroyed [...]
Filed under: Bad Urban Experience, San Francisco Budget, What's Going On? | Tagged: San Francisco Board of Supervisors, San Francisco Budget Crisis, Clutch the pearls, rolling brownouts, muni fares, muni budget, Fire of 1906 | 1 Comment »
Things are looking up for city residents living around Golden Gate Park, who have been grumbling about the prospect of having to pay to use the Strybing Arboretum and Botanical Gardens. After much pressure from community members, the Recreation and Park Department is moving away from a proposal to charge locals a $5 entrance fee [...]
Filed under: San Francisco Budget, What's Going On? | Tagged: Golden Gate Park, Lisa Seitz Gruwell, Open Space Fund, Recreation and Park Commission, Recreation and Park Department, Ross Mirkarimi, San Francisco Budget, San Francisco Budget Crisis, SF waste 2.0, Strybing Arboretum, Strybing Arboretum and Botanical Gardens, Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi | 1 Comment »
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