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The City's Non-corrupt, non-kool-aid-serving profe...

2010-03-13T18:36:29.813-08:00

The City's Non-corrupt, non-kool-aid-serving professionals, need to band together.

On our way out of town, let's show the farse of these City agency budgets-- not just SFMTA's.

Incompetence, corruption, and most likely both.

It could be good theater in front of the BOS.

J, I feel bad bitching about Muni because we have...

2010-03-11T10:47:45.841-08:00

J,

I feel bad bitching about Muni because we have such a comprehensive, 24-hour transit system but it has reached its breaking point and SF will no longer pay so much to receive so little.

I remember my days living in Pacifica - I would have to leave work at 5:45p just to catch the 6:50p bus to the apartment otherwise I'd be waiting an hour for the next one at Daly City BART. Last I heard, SamTrans eliminated that line completely (it only ran until 10p on weeknights)... Lame. Oh well, Pacifica is falling into the ocean anyway right?

Eugene, OR isn't going to cut it in the public tra...

2010-03-11T10:29:25.902-08:00

Eugene, OR isn't going to cut it in the public transportation dept. Routes are being eliminated and service cut from a system that already shuts down at 11:00 pm

If your looking for an out of the way city, with a...

2010-03-11T10:20:08.110-08:00

If your looking for an out of the way city, with a real local organic ecconomy (you can sign up with a farm for fresh veggies every week), Eugene, Oregon.

Anyways, hope it works out for you, I wouldn't be within 100 miles when the SHTF.

Don't try and stop a Freight Train with a lawn chair, duct tape & a toothpick.

taxpayer, This is certainly not the city I moved ...

2010-03-11T10:08:42.968-08:00

taxpayer,

This is certainly not the city I moved to 11 years ago from the frozen Midwestern tundra. The city has been looted and there's nothing left.

NL,

I fucking live here and am not quite sure how I pull it off. I don't know how much longer I can do it...

Regarding meters on Sundays - I moved to the East ...

2010-03-11T09:41:05.278-08:00

Regarding meters on Sundays - I moved to the East Bay about 5 years ago from Boston and I treat SF the same way I did when I lived in Boston. It's a great place to visit every 4 or 5 years. It absolutely sucks to come in. And forget visiting friends with 2 kids. Parking is impossible, I don't know how you people have dinner parties in your residential neighborhoods. Seriously do you all find spots and take cabs from there?

But seriously SF is a beautiful place to visit just like Moscow was an interesting place to visit in the 80's right? As long as you don't have to live there.

SF - filled with cool people that I can't afford to hang out with.

Muni generates plenty of value; it's just a matter...

2010-03-11T09:40:01.256-08:00

Muni generates plenty of value; it's just a matter of collecting it. SF land is expensive. How much of this value would be lost if Muni went away? (How much has already been lost because Muni service is poor?)

You just need a land value tax. Prosper California initiative would be a big step in the right direction.

Of course this assumes Muni is run in a more or less efficient manner, and I grant that is questionnable.