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"content": "\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_137748\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/06/muniyard060214a-1-of-1.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-137748\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/06/muniyard060214a-1-of-1-640x429.jpg\" alt=\"Idle buses at Muni’s Potrero Division yard during Monday’s driver sickout. (Olivia Allen-Price)\" width=\"640\" height=\"429\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Idle buses at Muni’s Potrero Division yard during Monday’s driver sickout. (Olivia Allen-Price)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Update, 9:30 a.m. Thursday:\u003c/strong> The Great Muni Sickout of 2014 has ended. The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency is telling riders that all vehicles, including cable cars, will be following their regular routes this morning. The return to transit normalcy comes after a three-day sickout by operators that appeared to be the result of an ongoing contract dispute.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to the SFMTA site: \"Muni service availability has steadily improved over the past few days, and is expected to provide approximately 90 percent of this morning's service based on pre-service data. Muni operated at 54 percent, 61 percent, and 80 percent of total service on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, this week respectively.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The agency said that buses, trolley coaches, cable cars, the Muni Metro and the F-Market & Wharves historic streetcar line will all be back to business as usual.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Yesterday, San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera \u003ca href=\"http://sfcityattorney.org/index.aspx?page=597\" target=\"_blank\">filed unfair labor practice charges\u003c/a> with the state's Public Employment Relations Board in an attempt to end the sickout. Although the union denies any involvement in the sickout, the charges allege that Transport Workers Union Local 250-A was flouting contract and City Charter provisions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The complaint maintains that the sickout is illegal under state law as well as the existing contract with Muni workers. Given the union's rejection of the SFMTA's offer, the complaint says, a neutral three-member arbitration board should resolve the impasse.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfgate.com/default/article/S-F-city-attorney-files-legal-charges-to-halt-5527895.php\" target=\"_blank\">San Francisco Chronicle reports\u003c/a> that an arbitrator is scheduled to meet with negotiators from labor and management on Saturday, but that a spokesman for the city attorney's office said the union's lawyer sent a letter saying the union wouldn't attend. The story also reported that transit workers voted 1,198-47 against the proposed contract, according to union officials.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Update, 9 a.m. Wednesday: \u003c/strong>Here's Muni's \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfmta.com/news/press-releases/sfmta-updates-muni-service-plan-wednesday-morning\" target=\"_blank\">updated service plan for Wednesday morning\u003c/a>. Again, the agency says about 440 of its normal fleet of 600 buses, light-rail vehicles, streetcars and cable cars are operating.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Update, 6 a.m. Wednesday:\u003c/strong> The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency is saying that things are looking better than the past couple of mornings. The agency is putting about 70 percent of its fleet on the street as some bus drivers and rail operators continue a job action fueled by anger over a city contract proposal.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Muni's count of vehicles on the road this morning is about 440 of the normal 600 buses, light-rail vehicles, streetcars and cable cars. Significant \"gaps and delays\" are expected again throughout the system, though Muni is restoring service where it can.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A few details:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Service will return on all bus lines, including Muni's express (X) and limited (L) lines.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Muni Metro light-rail service will operate two-car trains.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>F-Line streetcars will run between Fisherman's Wharf and the Ferry Building but not on Market Street.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Cable cars continue to be shut down. Some limited shuttle bus service is available along the car routes.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>BART will continue to honor Muni fares and transfers between the Daly City and Embarcadero stations.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Update, 5:30 p.m. Tuesday: \u003c/strong>SFMTA Director Ed Reiskin says things are looking up for tomorrow.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"p1\">“We are starting to see a little bit of turnaround in terms of attendance coming back,\" Reiskin said. \"I’m cautiously optimistic that tomorrow should be much better.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the meantime, San Francisco supervisors voted unanimously for a resolution calling on workers to return to their jobs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"We need to be very strong and clear as elected representatives of the people of San Francisco that it is not OK to debilitate the Muni system,\" said Supervisor Scott Wiener, who introduced the resolution.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The SFMTA is also telling the Muni operators' union that it will seek damages for the sickout by operators. Transport Workers Union Local 250-A President Eric Williams said that the union had nothing to do with the sickout but that \"it's understandable, given the frustration over how the men and women are being treated by the city and the agency.\" In a letter, Williams also called on workers to return.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Update 2:30 p.m. Tuesday:\u003c/strong> Already worrying about the evening commute? The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency just released new bus and light-rail schedules.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Beginning at 3 p.m., the J, L, M and N will now operate on short routes with limited bus shuttles to the terminals. Also, note that we've heard from several riders who were able to ride buses listed as not in operation today. Cable cars are still not in operation, and their lines are covered by limited bus shuttles.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Muni Metro\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>J-Church — Will operate between Embarcadero Station and 30th Street. Limited bus shuttle service will be provided between 30th Street and Balboa Park Station. Customers traveling between Balboa Park Station and 30th are encouraged to use BART or Mission Street routes.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>K-Ingleside — Will operate on its regular route\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>L-Taraval — Will operate between Embarcadero Station and 22nd Avenue. Limited bus shuttle service will be provided between 22nd Avenue and the Zoo.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>M-Ocean View — Will operate between Embarcadero Station and S.F. State. Limited bus shuttle service will be provided between 19th Avenue and Holloway and Balboa Park Station.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>N-Judah — Will operate between Embarcadero Station and 19th Avenue. Limited bus shuttle service will be provided between 19th Avenue and Ocean Beach. T-Third trains will provide service from Embarcadero to Caltrain at Fourth and King.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>T-Third— Will operate on its regular route\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Muni Bus Service\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>No limited-stop service on the 5L, 9L, 14L, 28L, 38L and 71L routes\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>The following routes will not operate:\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>1AX/BX, 31AX/BX, 38AX/BX\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>16X, 88\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>3-Jackson – The majority of stops on this route are covered by the 2-Clement\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>8AX-Bayshore Express and 8BX will operate without changes.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Update, 12:30 p.m. Tuesday:\u003c/strong> Muni officials announced that an arbitration hearing on the contract dispute is scheduled to take place Saturday. But Eric Williams, president of the local transport workers union, said he wants to resume contract talks before then.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_137875\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 300px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/06/10432108_10101294004865738_5079752475817251047_n.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-137875 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/06/10432108_10101294004865738_5079752475817251047_n-300x300.jpg\" alt='Ian Sherr caught a nearly empty 1AX bus Tuesday morning despite the Muni \"sickout.\" (Courtesy Ian Sherr)' width=\"300\" height=\"300\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ian Sherr caught a nearly empty 1AX bus Tuesday morning despite the Muni sickout. (Courtesy Ian Sherr)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\"You know, we are ready and prepared to go back to the table with the agency,\" Williams said. \"We just want to assure the public that we're here to offer up the services that we're supposed to. We're here. We're just asking to be treated fairly.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The union has played no role in the sickout, and was surprised when it happened. Williams apologized to residents of San Francisco, but blamed the process.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I apologize,\" he said. \"But actually it's on the city. For 30 years there was a system in place that helped negotiate or navigate these issues through negotiations. That's been taken away.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mayor Ed Lee criticized the 300 or so drivers who have called in sick over the last two days, and called on them to return to work.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Update, 9 a.m. Tuesday:\u003c/strong> It's Day Two of the Great Muni Sickout of 2014. The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency is reporting that bus and rail operators have again called in sick in large numbers, meaning that just a fraction of normal service is available for the Tuesday morning commute.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Muni reported Tuesday that about 300 of the usual fleet of 600 vehicles rolled out this morning. Transit delays are reported on most lines in the city, and the agency says commuters should expect big crowds and delays of up to an hour.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Transport Workers Union Local 250-A, which represents Muni operators staging a sickout, released a statement Tuesday morning on its contract negotiations with the city. The statement said in part:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>SFMTA managers had told workers throughout the bargaining process that any shift from the city’s pension contributions to a plan funded by individuals would be offset by wage increases and would be “cost neutral.” However, even with wage increases of more than 8.05 percent proposed by SFMTA, drivers would experience a cut in their take-home pay.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Over the past three years, drivers received no wage increases and are currently paid less than their counterparts in Seattle, Santa Clara, and other comparable public transit systems. Rather than improving wages and benefits, under the transit agency’s proposal, the vast majority of drivers would be paid less in real wages over the life of the agreement than they make now. MUNI workers are the only public employees in the City of San Francisco being targeted for a reduction in earnings.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This is a great city, but a very difficult place to operate a bus, streetcar or cable car,” said TWU 250-A President Eric Williams. “This also is a very expensive city and while SFMTA’s ridership and revenues are on rising, the agency seeks to cut wages and benefits and convert full-time positions to part time.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>TWU 250-A has offered to return to the bargaining table -- but that offer has been rejected. Rather than bargain in good faith, management hopes that an arbitrator will shift pension costs, reduce wages and allow the replacement of full-time experienced drivers with part-time drivers paid at rates far below the full-timers. The transit agency also seeks to establish a 5-year wage progression schedule that would create two classes of workers.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>The agency says its light-rail lines — the J-Church, K-Ingleside, L-Taraval, M-Ocean View, N-Judah and T-Third — are all running. To maximize capacity, each train is operating with just two cars. The F-Line streetcars are operating only between the Ferry Building and Fisherman's Wharf — no service is being offered up Market Street to the Castro. The city's cable car lines are shut down for a second straight day.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Tuesday bus service details, per Muni:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The 8AX Bayshore Express and 8BX will operate without changes. There will be no limited-stop service (affects the 5L, 9L, 14L, 28L, 38L). And the following routes will not operate: 1AX/BX, 31AX/BX, 38AX/BX, 16X, 88, 3-Jackson (the majority of stops on the 3 are covered by the 2-Clement).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Update, 3:30 p.m. Monday:\u003c/strong> The SFMTA \u003ca href=\"#memo\">sent a memo to workers\u003c/a> today stating that the agency will not pay workers without a doctor's note or other verification. Chief of Staff Alicia John-Baptiste also reminded workers that they are forbidden to strike under their contract.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Update, 2 p.m. Monday: \u003c/strong>The union that represents Muni operators has overwhelmingly rejected a contract proposal made by SFMTA. The proposal would have given Muni drivers an 11.25 percent raise over two years and required that they contribute 7.5 percent to their pensions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[contextly_sidebar id=\"d134f0359725d385e10f4eedab35370b\"]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hundreds of Muni bus, light rail and cable car operations remain offline, and there are widespread delays across the system.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"p1\">“I think I’ve been here 15 minutes,\" said Ernestine Jensen, a retired San Francisco resident waiting for an F-line historic streetcar at Market Street and Van Ness Avenue. After she learned that only two of 20 trains were running, she left. \"I’ll do my shopping another day,\" she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Update, 10:25 a.m. Monday:\u003c/strong> Muni is scrambling to patch together service as bus and rail operators follow through with a threatened sickout this morning.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Via Twitter (\u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/sfmta_muni\" target=\"_blank\">@sfmta_muni\u003c/a>), the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency said it's seeing \"major delays\" throughout the city. Agency spokesman Paul Rose says that 400 of the 600 buses, light-rail vehicles, streetcars and cable cars that would normally be on the streets have been idled because of driver absences. The sickout is in response to widespread anger over a city contract proposal (see original post below for details).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Muni urged riders to take alternate service Monday if possible and announced that BART will honor Muni passes and transfers between Daly City and downtown San Francisco stops today.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Limited service is rolling, Muni says, but all express buses will operate as local runs. F-Line streetcar service has been hit by long delays and is being supplemented with shuttle bus service. No cable car service will operate until at least noon, the agency says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"We've called in as many operators as we could to help fill service,\" Rose told KQED's Ted Goldberg, \"and they account for the 200 vehicles we were able to put out this morning.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Rose said Muni is trying to make plans to deal with a second day of operator absences. He said the agency is contacting other transit providers in the region that might be able to supplement Muni's severely curtailed service.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"We're hoping that today is the only day this will impact our riders,\" Rose said. \"We're certainly hoping for the best but planning for the worst.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_137767\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 320px\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-137767 size-medium\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/06/waiting-640x460.jpg\" alt=\"Riders faced long waits at Muni stops. (Isabel Angell/KQED)\" width=\"320\" height=\"230\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Riders faced long waits at Muni stops. (Isabel Angell/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Original post (Sunday night): \u003c/strong>A Muni spokesman said Sunday night that a higher-than-normal number of bus and light-rail operators have called in ill for Monday morning, increasing the chance that union members unhappy with a city contract proposal will stage a sickout on Monday morning.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“While it appears the majority of our transit operators will be on the job tomorrow, early attendance reports indicate that service could be impacted,” said San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency spokesman Paul Rose. “We will be working through the night and morning to balance service the best we can across the city.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Rose said Muni is urging riders to leave early in the morning and follow updates on Twitter — \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/sfmta_muni\" target=\"_blank\">@sfmta_Muni\u003c/a> — and to sign up for email and text alerts on the \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfmta.com/\" target=\"_blank\">SFMTA’s website\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The rumored sickout, \u003ca href=\"http://blogs.sfweekly.com/thesnitch/2014/05/muni_drivers_voting_on_union_c.php\" target=\"_blank\">first reported Friday by SF Weekly\u003c/a>, came on the same day that Muni's 2,200 operators and mechanics began voting on a contract that Eric Williams, president of Transit Workers Local 250-A, \u003ca href=\"http://www.twusf.org/PresidentsCorner.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">said was full of “unreasonable takeaways in wages and benefits\u003c/a>.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The principal dispute between Muni and the operators — who, like other municipal workers, are \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfdhr.org/modules/showdocument.aspx?documentid=15396\" target=\"_blank\">barred from striking\u003c/a> by the City Charter — revolves around two monetary issues: pay raises in the new two-year contract and a requirement for new pension contributions by union members.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A \u003ca href=\"http://www.twusf.org/Portals/21/PDFs/9163_CBA_Summary.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">summary of the contract\u003c/a> posted by Local 250-A shows that operators hired before July 1, 2011, will get a 5.05 percent \"base wage increase\" starting next month, plus another 3 percent. In exchange, the contract requires operators to pay a 7.5 percent pension contribution that until now was paid by Muni. The second year of the contract includes a raise of between 2.25 and 3.25 percent, depending on inflation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Local 250-A voted on the contract Friday, with \u003ca href=\"http://blogs.sfweekly.com/thesnitch/2014/05/muni_drivers_voting_on_union_c.php\" target=\"_blank\">members predicting it would be voted down\u003c/a>. No results had been announced by late Sunday. If operators reject the contract, the dispute will be submitted to arbitration.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca id=\"memo\">\u003c/a>SFMTA Memo to Workers\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 12px auto 6px auto;font-family: Helvetica,Arial,Sans-serif;font-style: normal;font-variant: normal;font-weight: normal;font-size: 14px;line-height: normal\">\u003ca style=\"text-decoration: underline\" title=\"View SFMTA Memo to 'Sick-out' Transit Operators on Scribd\" href=\"http://www.scribd.com/doc/227718786/SFMTA-Memo-to-Sick-out-Transit-Operators?secret_password=Q3cnZHf3fhUj43FJXslf\">SFMTA Memo to 'Sick-out' Transit Operators\u003c/a> by \u003ca style=\"text-decoration: underline\" title=\"View KQED News's profile on Scribd\" href=\"http://www.scribd.com/KQED_News\">KQED News\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ciframe id=\"doc_92153\" class=\"scribd_iframe_embed\" src=\"//www.scribd.com/embeds/227718786/content?start_page=1&view_mode=scroll&access_key=key-QefEWhJkjFLrvMkLVMhG&show_recommendations=true\" width=\"640\" height=\"853\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\">\u003c/iframe>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>\u003cbr>\nKQED's Dan Brekke, Olivia Allen-Price, Lisa Pickoff-White, Bryan Goebel, Isabel Angell, Guy Marzorati and Ted Goldberg contributed to this post. \u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfgate.com/default/article/S-F-city-attorney-files-legal-charges-to-halt-5527895.php\" target=\"_blank\">San Francisco Chronicle reports\u003c/a> that an arbitrator is scheduled to meet with negotiators from labor and management on Saturday, but that a spokesman for the city attorney's office said the union's lawyer sent a letter saying the union wouldn't attend. The story also reported that transit workers voted 1,198-47 against the proposed contract, according to union officials.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Update, 9 a.m. Wednesday: \u003c/strong>Here's Muni's \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfmta.com/news/press-releases/sfmta-updates-muni-service-plan-wednesday-morning\" target=\"_blank\">updated service plan for Wednesday morning\u003c/a>. Again, the agency says about 440 of its normal fleet of 600 buses, light-rail vehicles, streetcars and cable cars are operating.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Update, 6 a.m. Wednesday:\u003c/strong> The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency is saying that things are looking better than the past couple of mornings. The agency is putting about 70 percent of its fleet on the street as some bus drivers and rail operators continue a job action fueled by anger over a city contract proposal.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Muni's count of vehicles on the road this morning is about 440 of the normal 600 buses, light-rail vehicles, streetcars and cable cars. Significant \"gaps and delays\" are expected again throughout the system, though Muni is restoring service where it can.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A few details:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Service will return on all bus lines, including Muni's express (X) and limited (L) lines.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Muni Metro light-rail service will operate two-car trains.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>F-Line streetcars will run between Fisherman's Wharf and the Ferry Building but not on Market Street.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Cable cars continue to be shut down. Some limited shuttle bus service is available along the car routes.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>BART will continue to honor Muni fares and transfers between the Daly City and Embarcadero stations.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Update, 5:30 p.m. Tuesday: \u003c/strong>SFMTA Director Ed Reiskin says things are looking up for tomorrow.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"p1\">“We are starting to see a little bit of turnaround in terms of attendance coming back,\" Reiskin said. \"I’m cautiously optimistic that tomorrow should be much better.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the meantime, San Francisco supervisors voted unanimously for a resolution calling on workers to return to their jobs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"We need to be very strong and clear as elected representatives of the people of San Francisco that it is not OK to debilitate the Muni system,\" said Supervisor Scott Wiener, who introduced the resolution.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The SFMTA is also telling the Muni operators' union that it will seek damages for the sickout by operators. Transport Workers Union Local 250-A President Eric Williams said that the union had nothing to do with the sickout but that \"it's understandable, given the frustration over how the men and women are being treated by the city and the agency.\" In a letter, Williams also called on workers to return.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Update 2:30 p.m. Tuesday:\u003c/strong> Already worrying about the evening commute? The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency just released new bus and light-rail schedules.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Beginning at 3 p.m., the J, L, M and N will now operate on short routes with limited bus shuttles to the terminals. Also, note that we've heard from several riders who were able to ride buses listed as not in operation today. Cable cars are still not in operation, and their lines are covered by limited bus shuttles.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Muni Metro\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>J-Church — Will operate between Embarcadero Station and 30th Street. Limited bus shuttle service will be provided between 30th Street and Balboa Park Station. Customers traveling between Balboa Park Station and 30th are encouraged to use BART or Mission Street routes.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>K-Ingleside — Will operate on its regular route\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>L-Taraval — Will operate between Embarcadero Station and 22nd Avenue. Limited bus shuttle service will be provided between 22nd Avenue and the Zoo.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>M-Ocean View — Will operate between Embarcadero Station and S.F. State. Limited bus shuttle service will be provided between 19th Avenue and Holloway and Balboa Park Station.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>N-Judah — Will operate between Embarcadero Station and 19th Avenue. Limited bus shuttle service will be provided between 19th Avenue and Ocean Beach. T-Third trains will provide service from Embarcadero to Caltrain at Fourth and King.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>T-Third— Will operate on its regular route\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Muni Bus Service\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>No limited-stop service on the 5L, 9L, 14L, 28L, 38L and 71L routes\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>The following routes will not operate:\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>1AX/BX, 31AX/BX, 38AX/BX\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>16X, 88\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>3-Jackson – The majority of stops on this route are covered by the 2-Clement\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>8AX-Bayshore Express and 8BX will operate without changes.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Update, 12:30 p.m. Tuesday:\u003c/strong> Muni officials announced that an arbitration hearing on the contract dispute is scheduled to take place Saturday. But Eric Williams, president of the local transport workers union, said he wants to resume contract talks before then.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_137875\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 300px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/06/10432108_10101294004865738_5079752475817251047_n.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-137875 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/06/10432108_10101294004865738_5079752475817251047_n-300x300.jpg\" alt='Ian Sherr caught a nearly empty 1AX bus Tuesday morning despite the Muni \"sickout.\" (Courtesy Ian Sherr)' width=\"300\" height=\"300\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ian Sherr caught a nearly empty 1AX bus Tuesday morning despite the Muni sickout. (Courtesy Ian Sherr)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\"You know, we are ready and prepared to go back to the table with the agency,\" Williams said. \"We just want to assure the public that we're here to offer up the services that we're supposed to. We're here. We're just asking to be treated fairly.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The union has played no role in the sickout, and was surprised when it happened. Williams apologized to residents of San Francisco, but blamed the process.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I apologize,\" he said. \"But actually it's on the city. For 30 years there was a system in place that helped negotiate or navigate these issues through negotiations. That's been taken away.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mayor Ed Lee criticized the 300 or so drivers who have called in sick over the last two days, and called on them to return to work.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Update, 9 a.m. Tuesday:\u003c/strong> It's Day Two of the Great Muni Sickout of 2014. The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency is reporting that bus and rail operators have again called in sick in large numbers, meaning that just a fraction of normal service is available for the Tuesday morning commute.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Muni reported Tuesday that about 300 of the usual fleet of 600 vehicles rolled out this morning. Transit delays are reported on most lines in the city, and the agency says commuters should expect big crowds and delays of up to an hour.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Transport Workers Union Local 250-A, which represents Muni operators staging a sickout, released a statement Tuesday morning on its contract negotiations with the city. The statement said in part:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>SFMTA managers had told workers throughout the bargaining process that any shift from the city’s pension contributions to a plan funded by individuals would be offset by wage increases and would be “cost neutral.” However, even with wage increases of more than 8.05 percent proposed by SFMTA, drivers would experience a cut in their take-home pay.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Over the past three years, drivers received no wage increases and are currently paid less than their counterparts in Seattle, Santa Clara, and other comparable public transit systems. Rather than improving wages and benefits, under the transit agency’s proposal, the vast majority of drivers would be paid less in real wages over the life of the agreement than they make now. MUNI workers are the only public employees in the City of San Francisco being targeted for a reduction in earnings.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This is a great city, but a very difficult place to operate a bus, streetcar or cable car,” said TWU 250-A President Eric Williams. “This also is a very expensive city and while SFMTA’s ridership and revenues are on rising, the agency seeks to cut wages and benefits and convert full-time positions to part time.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>TWU 250-A has offered to return to the bargaining table -- but that offer has been rejected. Rather than bargain in good faith, management hopes that an arbitrator will shift pension costs, reduce wages and allow the replacement of full-time experienced drivers with part-time drivers paid at rates far below the full-timers. The transit agency also seeks to establish a 5-year wage progression schedule that would create two classes of workers.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>The agency says its light-rail lines — the J-Church, K-Ingleside, L-Taraval, M-Ocean View, N-Judah and T-Third — are all running. To maximize capacity, each train is operating with just two cars. The F-Line streetcars are operating only between the Ferry Building and Fisherman's Wharf — no service is being offered up Market Street to the Castro. The city's cable car lines are shut down for a second straight day.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Tuesday bus service details, per Muni:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The 8AX Bayshore Express and 8BX will operate without changes. There will be no limited-stop service (affects the 5L, 9L, 14L, 28L, 38L). And the following routes will not operate: 1AX/BX, 31AX/BX, 38AX/BX, 16X, 88, 3-Jackson (the majority of stops on the 3 are covered by the 2-Clement).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Update, 3:30 p.m. Monday:\u003c/strong> The SFMTA \u003ca href=\"#memo\">sent a memo to workers\u003c/a> today stating that the agency will not pay workers without a doctor's note or other verification. Chief of Staff Alicia John-Baptiste also reminded workers that they are forbidden to strike under their contract.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Update, 2 p.m. Monday: \u003c/strong>The union that represents Muni operators has overwhelmingly rejected a contract proposal made by SFMTA. The proposal would have given Muni drivers an 11.25 percent raise over two years and required that they contribute 7.5 percent to their pensions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hundreds of Muni bus, light rail and cable car operations remain offline, and there are widespread delays across the system.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"p1\">“I think I’ve been here 15 minutes,\" said Ernestine Jensen, a retired San Francisco resident waiting for an F-line historic streetcar at Market Street and Van Ness Avenue. After she learned that only two of 20 trains were running, she left. \"I’ll do my shopping another day,\" she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Update, 10:25 a.m. Monday:\u003c/strong> Muni is scrambling to patch together service as bus and rail operators follow through with a threatened sickout this morning.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Via Twitter (\u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/sfmta_muni\" target=\"_blank\">@sfmta_muni\u003c/a>), the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency said it's seeing \"major delays\" throughout the city. Agency spokesman Paul Rose says that 400 of the 600 buses, light-rail vehicles, streetcars and cable cars that would normally be on the streets have been idled because of driver absences. The sickout is in response to widespread anger over a city contract proposal (see original post below for details).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Muni urged riders to take alternate service Monday if possible and announced that BART will honor Muni passes and transfers between Daly City and downtown San Francisco stops today.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Limited service is rolling, Muni says, but all express buses will operate as local runs. F-Line streetcar service has been hit by long delays and is being supplemented with shuttle bus service. No cable car service will operate until at least noon, the agency says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"We've called in as many operators as we could to help fill service,\" Rose told KQED's Ted Goldberg, \"and they account for the 200 vehicles we were able to put out this morning.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Rose said Muni is trying to make plans to deal with a second day of operator absences. He said the agency is contacting other transit providers in the region that might be able to supplement Muni's severely curtailed service.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"We're hoping that today is the only day this will impact our riders,\" Rose said. \"We're certainly hoping for the best but planning for the worst.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_137767\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 320px\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-137767 size-medium\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/06/waiting-640x460.jpg\" alt=\"Riders faced long waits at Muni stops. (Isabel Angell/KQED)\" width=\"320\" height=\"230\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Riders faced long waits at Muni stops. (Isabel Angell/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Original post (Sunday night): \u003c/strong>A Muni spokesman said Sunday night that a higher-than-normal number of bus and light-rail operators have called in ill for Monday morning, increasing the chance that union members unhappy with a city contract proposal will stage a sickout on Monday morning.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“While it appears the majority of our transit operators will be on the job tomorrow, early attendance reports indicate that service could be impacted,” said San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency spokesman Paul Rose. “We will be working through the night and morning to balance service the best we can across the city.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Rose said Muni is urging riders to leave early in the morning and follow updates on Twitter — \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/sfmta_muni\" target=\"_blank\">@sfmta_Muni\u003c/a> — and to sign up for email and text alerts on the \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfmta.com/\" target=\"_blank\">SFMTA’s website\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The rumored sickout, \u003ca href=\"http://blogs.sfweekly.com/thesnitch/2014/05/muni_drivers_voting_on_union_c.php\" target=\"_blank\">first reported Friday by SF Weekly\u003c/a>, came on the same day that Muni's 2,200 operators and mechanics began voting on a contract that Eric Williams, president of Transit Workers Local 250-A, \u003ca href=\"http://www.twusf.org/PresidentsCorner.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">said was full of “unreasonable takeaways in wages and benefits\u003c/a>.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The principal dispute between Muni and the operators — who, like other municipal workers, are \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfdhr.org/modules/showdocument.aspx?documentid=15396\" target=\"_blank\">barred from striking\u003c/a> by the City Charter — revolves around two monetary issues: pay raises in the new two-year contract and a requirement for new pension contributions by union members.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A \u003ca href=\"http://www.twusf.org/Portals/21/PDFs/9163_CBA_Summary.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">summary of the contract\u003c/a> posted by Local 250-A shows that operators hired before July 1, 2011, will get a 5.05 percent \"base wage increase\" starting next month, plus another 3 percent. In exchange, the contract requires operators to pay a 7.5 percent pension contribution that until now was paid by Muni. The second year of the contract includes a raise of between 2.25 and 3.25 percent, depending on inflation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Local 250-A voted on the contract Friday, with \u003ca href=\"http://blogs.sfweekly.com/thesnitch/2014/05/muni_drivers_voting_on_union_c.php\" target=\"_blank\">members predicting it would be voted down\u003c/a>. No results had been announced by late Sunday. 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"content": "\u003cp>Commuters in San Francisco are scrambling to find alternative transportation or enduring the sometimes hour-long wait for a bus as this morning's operator sickout \u003ca href=\"http://http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2014/06/01/san-francisco-muni-operators-may-stage-monday-sick-out\" target=\"_blank\">drags on into the evening\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Two-thirds of San Francisco's Muni fleet, or about 400 vehicles, remain sidelined tonight, as bus and rail operators show their anger over the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency's proposed labor contract. Muni has some 700,000 boardings per day.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Muni is barred from striking, but Michael LeRoy, professor at the School of Labor and Employment Relations at the University of Illinois College of Law at Urbana-Champaign, says sickouts effectively have the same effect as strikes. He spoke with KQED’s Mina Kim on Monday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“They function very much like a strike,” LeRoy said. “It is a withdrawal of labor by workers, and it’s meant to put pressure on the employers. In that sense it’s a de facto strike.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The SFMTA will \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2014/06/01/san-francisco-muni-operators-may-stage-monday-sick-out#memo\" target=\"_blank\">deny pay to operators\u003c/a> who called in sick on Monday if they cannot prove they were ill. But LeRoy says management can take additional action against them if they can’t prove they were ill.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“In the current agreement, which is expiring this month, there is a provision for management to count an absent-without-leave as a disciplinary event, and that would result in a two-day suspension,” LeRoy said. “A second violation within an eight-month period would have a 10-day suspension.”[contextly_sidebar id=\"aba6eaa1e096b29a0cd150c689a7c81c\"]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“So if management wants to fight fire with fire, they have the tools at their disposal within the contract to do it,” LeRoy said. “The question is: Would they want to take it that far, because given the number of people who are allegedly engaged in the sickout – you could be looking at essentially putting a majority of your workforce on a fast track toward termination.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>LeRoy said it appears this case will move to arbitration.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If the parties don’t conclude an agreement in the near future, the contract will expire and then 'interest arbitration' is provided,” LeRoy said. “That term means that an arbitrator writes new terms of the contract. That arbitrator doesn’t write from whole cloth. The arbitrator is presented with an argument from the union, an argument from the employer and typically the arbitrator picks one offer over the other.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Muni workers are not happy with a proposed contract that would give an 11.25 percent raise over two years, but requires them to contribute 7.5 percent into their pensions, which are paid by the SFMTA.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>LeRoy said today’s walkout raises the same kind of issues that arose during the BART strikes and in other public sector labor disputes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“States don’t have money. Municipal governments don’t have money to fund pension benefits,” LeRoy said. “So from the workers’ perspective, the pay raise is essentially going in one pocket and out the other to fund their pension, and in their view they’re not getting a raise, they’re just simply being asked to absorb the cost of their retirement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“From the employer perspective, they can’t afford it. So these are going to being enduring kinds of issues, and there’s no real relief in sight.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Listen to the full interview below:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[soundcloud url=\"https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/152531203\"]\u003c/p>\n\n",
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(Mark Andrew Boyer/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The latest salvo in San Francisco’s continuing Google Bus War: A coalition of community and housing activists and a union representing public employees filed suit Thursday to stop San Francisco officials from going ahead with a pilot project to regulate private commuter buses.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The complaint, filed in San Francisco Superior Court, says the pilot project violates both the California Vehicle Code and state environmental law and seeks court orders to halt the program until it’s brought into compliance.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The buses carry thousands of workers to high-tech campuses from San Francisco to Silicon Valley as well as to sites around the city. Over the past year, the shuttles have become the object of repeated protests as the booming tech economy draws workers to the Bay Area, a trend that in turn has played a part in rising rents and an increasing number of evictions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The hundreds of buses plying San Francisco streets have also been unpopular because they freely use Municipal Railway bus stops. Under state law, that curb space is reserved for public transportation, and private vehicles of any sort are subject to fines of at least $100 for stopping there.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The pilot bus project, \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2014/01/21/yet-another-protest-against-tech-buses/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">approved by the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency in January\u003c/a>, would allow the private shuttles to use about 200 Muni bus stops for a fee of $1 for every stop each bus makes on its daily rounds. City officials say that fee would raise about $1.5 million over the 18 months of the pilot, enough to defray the cost of the program.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Community and housing activists were quick to criticize the tech bus pilot project. They \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2014/02/20/activists-appeal-san-francisco-tech-bus-plan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">appealed to the Board of Supervisors\u003c/a> to block the program, a request\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2014/04/01/google-bus-San-Francisco-Supervisors/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> the board rejected\u003c/a> last month.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Today’s suit argues that the scope of private commuter bus service in San Francisco, estimated at 35,000 boardings a day on 350 or so buses, requires that the city’s pilot shuttle program undergo a formal review under the California Environmental Quality Act. The complaint also says the pilot program should be blocked because it improperly allows the use of public bus stops for private purposes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The suit warns that the pilot project could have a wide range of negative effects, including air pollution, increased cancer risks, displacement of low- and moderate-income workers and impacts on pedestrian and cyclist safety. Tech companies and other proponents of the shuttles say that by giving workers an alternative to driving, the buses reduce traffic congestion and pollution.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Plaintiffs include a group calling itself the Coalition for Fair, Legal and Environmental Transit, SEIU Local 1021, and two individuals: Elizabeth “Alysabeth” Alexander, a vice president of Local 1021, and Sara Shortt of the Housing Rights Committee of San Francisco. Defendents include city agencies and officials, including the transportation agency, the Board of Supervisors and Mayor Ed Lee, and a host of technology employers that hire the shuttles to carry their workers, including Google, Apple, Genentech, UC San Francisco and Williams-Sonoma. 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Additionally, crimes on routes with the highest incidents of crime have decreased by 36 percent.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mobile devices have been the target in the vast majority of robbery cases, which is why the city also launched the \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfmta.com/eyesup\">“Eyes Up, Phones Down”\u003c/a> anticrime and public awareness campaign last August.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>That dramatic rise in electronic-device theft was seen both \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfweekly.com/2014-04-23/news/smartphone-theft-apple-at-t-iphone/full/\">locally \u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/news/2014/04/smart-phone-thefts-rose-to-3-1-million-last-year/index.htm\">nationwide\u003c/a>. Reiskin says that single category of crime reversed Muni's previous \"steady progress\" in reducing crime.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The ubiquitous use of smartphones on transit and everywhere else has also had an apparent impact in reducing public awareness of crime happening nearby. For instance: last September's \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfgate.com/crime/article/D-A-S-F-Muni-killer-was-hunting-for-victims-4850928.php\">fatal shooting\u003c/a> of 20-year-old Justin Valdez, a \u003ca href=\"http://www.asianweek.com/2013/10/02/sfsu-students-remember-justin-valdez/\">San Francisco State student\u003c/a> who was randomly targeted and shot to death while exiting a Muni train. Surveillance video showed the suspect waving his gun around on the train, failing to catch the attention of riders glued to their smartphones.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In November, Mayor Ed Lee, Police Chief Greg Suhr and Reiskin held a press conference on the Embarcadero to announce the \"Eyes Up\" campaign, and said a federal Department of Homeland Security grant would allow them to put more cops on Muni.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Having more uniformed police officers on buses has proved to be a tremendous deterrent to crime as evidenced by the dramatic drop in robberies on Muni all over the city,\" Suhr said in a statement. \"We can be even more successful if riders would be more aware of their surroundings when using electronic devices.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lee has said his goal is to reduce Muni crime to zero, which \"sounds impossible to do, but we need to have a goal like that in order to challenge everybody to pay attention.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"pullquote alignleft\">'We can be even more successful if riders would be more aware of their surroundings when using electronic devices.'\u003ccite>— Police Chief Greg Suhr\u003c/cite>\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>While smartphone thefts have declined on Muni, that's not the case citywide, according to \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfweekly.com/2014-04-23/news/smartphone-theft-apple-at-t-iphone/full/\">a report\u003c/a> in the latest SF Weekly. It notes that in the early months of 2014, \"iPhone theft accounted for 67 percent of all robberies. It shows no sign of abating.\" That information was provided by the office of District Attorney George Gascón, who has prioritized \"ending the alarming number of violent robberies involving electronic devices.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Reiskin expressed disappointment that the state Senate last week \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Lawmakers-reject-bill-requiring-cell-phone-5427442.php\">failed to pass, by just two votes, a bill by state Sen. Mark Leno\u003c/a>, pushed by Gascón, that would force electronics manufacturers to install theft-deterring technologies, namely a kill switch that would disable a device.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I hope he’ll be able to bring that back. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In November, Mayor Ed Lee, Police Chief Greg Suhr and Reiskin held a press conference on the Embarcadero to announce the \"Eyes Up\" campaign, and said a federal Department of Homeland Security grant would allow them to put more cops on Muni.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Having more uniformed police officers on buses has proved to be a tremendous deterrent to crime as evidenced by the dramatic drop in robberies on Muni all over the city,\" Suhr said in a statement. \"We can be even more successful if riders would be more aware of their surroundings when using electronic devices.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lee has said his goal is to reduce Muni crime to zero, which \"sounds impossible to do, but we need to have a goal like that in order to challenge everybody to pay attention.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"pullquote alignleft\">'We can be even more successful if riders would be more aware of their surroundings when using electronic devices.'\u003ccite>— Police Chief Greg Suhr\u003c/cite>\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>While smartphone thefts have declined on Muni, that's not the case citywide, according to \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfweekly.com/2014-04-23/news/smartphone-theft-apple-at-t-iphone/full/\">a report\u003c/a> in the latest SF Weekly. It notes that in the early months of 2014, \"iPhone theft accounted for 67 percent of all robberies. It shows no sign of abating.\" That information was provided by the office of District Attorney George Gascón, who has prioritized \"ending the alarming number of violent robberies involving electronic devices.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Reiskin expressed disappointment that the state Senate last week \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Lawmakers-reject-bill-requiring-cell-phone-5427442.php\">failed to pass, by just two votes, a bill by state Sen. Mark Leno\u003c/a>, pushed by Gascón, that would force electronics manufacturers to install theft-deterring technologies, namely a kill switch that would disable a device.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I hope he’ll be able to bring that back. I think that, in the long run, would absolutely have a very significant effect,\" said Reiskin.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Leno blamed the bill's narrow defeat on heavy opposition from the wireless industry because it would affect the profits of smartphone companies. SF Weekly reporter Rachel Swan summed up just how lucrative smartphone theft is:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>Smartphones represent a $69-billion-a-year industry in the U.S., the DA notes. About half of that — some $30 billion a year — comes from replacing lost or stolen devices, according to a 2012 report by the mobile security firm Lookout. Carriers harvest an additional $7.8 billion annually by selling insurance to consumers, to protect them from crime that the carriers themselves could have prevented.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Reflecting on those statistics, Gascón is convinced that telecom companies don't just benefit from theft; they build it into their business model.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\"This is about a technological deterrence,\" Leno said. \"We need to get into the minds of those who have shifted their activities to these new crimes that it's not worth it.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Leno hopes to bring the bill back for a second vote by May 31.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>The Associated Press contributed to this report. \u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
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"content": "\u003cp>Getting home on public transit in the wee hours after work or a night out on the town can be a challenge in San Francisco, especially if you live outside the city. Bay Area residents have long complained about the lack of 24-hour BART service, and the Muni Owl buses that are available aren't frequent enough, sometimes leaving riders waiting up to an hour in the middle of the night.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As a regular Muni rider, Supervisor Scott Wiener has been frustrated by the dearth of late-night transit options, and is hoping to finally address the concerns. Last week he introduced a resolution that calls for the formation of a working group made up of business owners, nightlife advocates, unions, workers and transit agencies. The goal: a \"Late-Night Integrated Transportation Plan.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"It seems like portions of our transportation system assume that we do actually shut down as a city,\" Wiener said at a recent public hearing. \"We make it really hard for these workers, and also for patrons coming into San Francisco, or getting around San Francisco, to either enjoy our nightlife or earn a living.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The city's economist has estimated that San Francisco's 3,200 nighttime businesses — including restaurants, bars and entertainment venues — contribute an estimated $4.2 billion annually to the city's economy, employing more than 50,000 workers in mostly middle-class jobs. 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(Thomas Hawk/Flickr)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Many workers can't afford a car or don't want one, nor can they afford to commute by taxi or other ride services, so they rely on public transit, Wiener said. \"Yet for a lot of these workers we're effectively forcing them to own a car and to commute in because we're not giving them decent late-night options.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At a hearing before the city's Land Use and Economic Development Committee earlier this month, some restaurant and bar owners said their employees, who often leave work in the early-morning hours with the cash tips they earned, don't feel safe waiting for late buses. Many live in the East Bay or South Bay because they can't afford San Francisco rent.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Increasing late-night transportation is really a critical public safety issue for workers and for customers in San Francisco,\" said Tom Temprano of Virgil's Sea Room in the Mission.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>John Haley, director of transit for the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency, admitted that Muni's Owl service is \"uneven\" and there is less of a focus on overnight on-time performance. That's because operators will sometimes wait for regular riders, or buses will get stalled waiting for connections with regional buses like AC Transit.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"We want to make sure that people have a way, and that we don't leave them stranded,\" Haley said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Muni's Owl network currently serves 10 lines from 1 a.m. to 5 a.m. Buses are supposed to arrive every 30 minutes, but that can sometimes turn into 45 minutes or even an hour. Haley said the SFMTA is currently looking into increasing overnight bus service along the \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfmta.com/getting-around/transit/routes-stops/n-owl\">N-Owl \u003c/a>and \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfmta.com/ja/getting-around/transit/routes-stops/l-owl-taraval-owl\" target=\"_blank\">L-Owl\u003c/a> lines by providing a shuttle between Embarcadero and West Portal. It's also considering more overnight bus service along Market Street, including extending the hours of the \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfmta.com/getting-around/transit/routes-stops/f-market-wharves\" target=\"_blank\">F-Line.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Operating light-rail service at night would be difficult, Haley said, because, like BART, Muni needs that down time to do maintenance. But at Wiener's request he agreed to prepare a report exploring the possibilities.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At the same hearing, a BART official repeated what the agency has stated many times over the years: It cannot do overnight service because it needs that critical window to do maintenance on an aging system.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"The system was never built for 24-hour service,\" said Jay Bolcik, BART's schedule and service planning manager. \"Decisions made 50 years ago are the frustrating consequences that I have to deal with as a service planner in terms of trying to deliver the best possible service.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bolcik said the overnight bus options that are available via AC Transit are \"under-utilized.\" A \u003ca href=\"http://www.scribd.com/doc/205437708/Polk-Street-Late-Night-Transportation-Survey-Memo\">survey of Polk Street patrons\u003c/a> by the SFMTA one night last year confirmed that many were not aware of late night-transit options. Thirty-seven percent were unaware of Muni and transbay overnight service. Twenty percent said they were aware of it, but didn't know where the services ran. Transportation officials at the hearing agreed that transit agencies could do a better job getting the word out.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Riders looking to get back to the East Bay overnight have to rely on AC Transit's \u003ca href=\"http://transit.511.org/accessible/schedules/routeinfo.aspx?cid=AC&rted=800\">800 bus\u003c/a>. BART and AC Transit officials are considering an $800,000 pilot plan to add buses and increase service on Friday and Saturday nights, including extending the 800 line to the Mission District. The earliest that could happen is December. 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That's because operators will sometimes wait for regular riders, or buses will get stalled waiting for connections with regional buses like AC Transit.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"We want to make sure that people have a way, and that we don't leave them stranded,\" Haley said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Muni's Owl network currently serves 10 lines from 1 a.m. to 5 a.m. Buses are supposed to arrive every 30 minutes, but that can sometimes turn into 45 minutes or even an hour. Haley said the SFMTA is currently looking into increasing overnight bus service along the \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfmta.com/getting-around/transit/routes-stops/n-owl\">N-Owl \u003c/a>and \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfmta.com/ja/getting-around/transit/routes-stops/l-owl-taraval-owl\" target=\"_blank\">L-Owl\u003c/a> lines by providing a shuttle between Embarcadero and West Portal. It's also considering more overnight bus service along Market Street, including extending the hours of the \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfmta.com/getting-around/transit/routes-stops/f-market-wharves\" target=\"_blank\">F-Line.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Operating light-rail service at night would be difficult, Haley said, because, like BART, Muni needs that down time to do maintenance. 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Thirty-seven percent were unaware of Muni and transbay overnight service. Twenty percent said they were aware of it, but didn't know where the services ran. Transportation officials at the hearing agreed that transit agencies could do a better job getting the word out.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Riders looking to get back to the East Bay overnight have to rely on AC Transit's \u003ca href=\"http://transit.511.org/accessible/schedules/routeinfo.aspx?cid=AC&rted=800\">800 bus\u003c/a>. BART and AC Transit officials are considering an $800,000 pilot plan to add buses and increase service on Friday and Saturday nights, including extending the 800 line to the Mission District. The earliest that could happen is December. 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(David Gartner/Flickr)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://documents.bayareacouncil.org/sfshuttlepreso.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">A \u003c/a>poll released today by \u003ca href=\"http://www.emcresearch.com/\" target=\"_blank\">EMC Research\u003c/a> and commissioned by \u003ca href=\"http://www.bayareacouncil.org/\" target=\"_blank\">the Bay Area Council\u003c/a>, a pro-business group, suggests that people are not as upset about “Google buses” or tech shuttles as anecdotal evidence would lead you to believe. Protests, \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2013/12/09/activists/\" target=\"_blank\">previously covered by KQED\u003c/a>, have attracted attention from around the country as buses shuttling employees to tech jobs in the South Bay were surrounding by activists.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But not everyone is angry. The new poll found that a majority — 57 percent of the 500 likely voters polled — had a favorable or somewhat favorable impression of tech employee shuttle buses, while 15 percent said they had never heard of such a thing. The telephone survey also found that those surveyed had an even more favorable impression of tech workers and the impact of recent tech sector growth on the city. \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2014/02/20/activists-appeal-san-francisco-tech-bus-plan\" target=\"_blank\">A plan to allow the shuttles to use some city Muni stops also garnered support\u003c/a>, because people believe the tech shuttle buses decrease traffic and pollution. However, 70 percent also said they supported some form of regulation of the shuttle buses. The poll focused almost solely on tech shuttles and perceptions of tech workers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Read the full poll results:\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv>\n\u003cdiv class=\"embedly\">\u003ciframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"//cdn.embedly.com/widgets/media.html?src=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.scribd.com%2Fembeds%2F214537200%2Fcontent&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.scribd.com%2Fdoc%2F214537200%2FSan-Francisco-Shuttle-Survey&image=http%3A%2F%2Fimgv2-4.scribdassets.com%2Fimg%2Fword_document%2F214537200%2F111x142%2F6486b2d5fd%2F1395790521&key=981697b3caaa4776a9e96c1890128d7f&type=text%2Fhtml&schema=scribd\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\">\u003c/iframe>\n\u003cdiv class=\"embedly-clear\">\u003c/div>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan class=\"embedly-powered\" style=\"float: right\">\u003ca title=\"Powered by Embedly\" href=\"http://embed.ly/code?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.scribd.com%2Fdoc%2F214542313%2FSurvey-on-Tech-Shuttles-San-Francsico\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" src=\"http://static.embed.ly/images/logos/embedly-powered-small-light.png\" alt=\"Embedly Powered\">\u003c/a>\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"media-attribution\">via \u003ca class=\"media-attribution-link\" href=\"http://www.scribd.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Scribd\u003c/a>\u003c/div>\n\u003cdiv class=\"embedly-clear\">\u003c/div>\n\u003c/div>\n\u003c/div>\n\u003cp>Interestingly, EMC Research conducted a different study back in November, which more broadly examined the attitudes of San Francisco residents. That study, called \u003ca href=\"http://thesanfranciscosurvey.com/2013november/\" target=\"_blank\">The San Francisco Survey\u003c/a>, asked residents broader questions on their feelings about housing, the problems they face and the economic changes in the Bay Area.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Just five months ago, 84 percent of the people polled said they felt that the tech growth has greatly impacted the cost of living in the city. Did their opinions change since then or did the questions change? Ted Gullickson, of the San Francisco Tenants Union, told KQED reporter Sara Hossaini that he wasn’t surprised by today’s survey finding support for tech shuttles — because it didn’t bring up living costs or housing prices.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Read the November survey:\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv>\n\u003cdiv class=\"embedly\">\u003ciframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"//cdn.embedly.com/widgets/media.html?src=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.scribd.com%2Fembeds%2F214545312%2Fcontent&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.scribd.com%2Fdoc%2F214545312%2FThe-San-Francisco-Survey&image=http%3A%2F%2Fimgv2-3.scribdassets.com%2Fimg%2Fword_document%2F214545312%2F111x142%2F3e25a652ec%2F1395793515&key=981697b3caaa4776a9e96c1890128d7f&type=text%2Fhtml&schema=scribd\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\">\u003c/iframe>\n\u003cdiv class=\"embedly-clear\">\u003c/div>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan class=\"embedly-powered\" style=\"float: right\">\u003ca title=\"Powered by Embedly\" href=\"http://embed.ly/code?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.scribd.com%2Fdoc%2F214545312%2FThe-San-Francisco-Survey\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" src=\"http://static.embed.ly/images/logos/embedly-powered-small-light.png\" alt=\"Embedly Powered\">\u003c/a>\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"media-attribution\">via \u003ca class=\"media-attribution-link\" href=\"http://www.scribd.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Scribd\u003c/a>\u003c/div>\n\u003cdiv class=\"embedly-clear\">\u003c/div>\n\u003c/div>\n\u003c/div>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_120270\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2013/12/11293201603_070575a91a_o-e1386615496451.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-120270\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2013/12/11293201603_070575a91a_o-640x480.jpg\" alt=\"In a December protest, activists surround a Google bus at 24th and Valencia streets Monday in protest aimed at evictions and displacement in San Francisco's Mission District. (Steve Rhodes via Flickr)\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">In a December protest, activists surround a Google bus at 24th and Valencia streets Monday in protest aimed at evictions and displacement in San Francisco’s Mission District. (Steve Rhodes via Flickr)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Update, 4:25 p.m.:\u003c/strong> The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency board of directors has just approved \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfmta.com/projects-planning/projects/commuter-shuttles-policy-and-pilot-program\" target=\"_blank\">a pilot program\u003c/a> to begin regulating employee shuttles in the city.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The proposal was passed by a unanimous voice vote that came after two hours of sometimes angry public comment.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The hearing took place after anti-displacement protesters held another in a series of protests against the buses, which are used by Google, Facebook, Apple and other tech firms to transport workers to the South Bay. In today’s action, marchers blocked buses reportedly headed for Google and Facebook at 8th and Market Streets for about 30 minutes during the morning rush hour. The activists, who are demanding the city take action to slow the pace of evictions and limit rent increases, then marched to the San Francisco Association of Realtors before holding a rally at City Hall.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The SFMTA’s pilot program would cover shuttles for UCSF and other colleges in the city as well as bus services operated on behalf of large office buildings and the Silicon Valley technology companies. If approved, the SFMTA proposal would:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Require shuttle operators — both bus firms and companies that set up shuttles for workers — to get permits to operate in San Francisco.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Designate 200 stops for shuttle use, many of which are Muni bus stops.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Impose rules to prevent shuttles from blocking Muni vehicles or other traffic.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Charge buses $1 for every stop they make. SFMTA planners say that will raise $1.5 million over the life of the 18-month pilot and defray the program ‘s costs.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>The SFMTA board heard about two hours of public comment on the proposal. On the anti-side, residents and activists said the $1 per stop price was too low, that the buses are out of control on the streets, that they pose a danger to pedestrians and cyclists, and that they’re helping fuel the displacement of tenants unable to pay rents driven upward by the influx of highly paid tech workers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Nothing’s going to change until people rise up and do something, and stopping these buses would be a step in the right direction,” one speaker said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On the other side, several tech company and bus service employees said they supported both the shuttles and the pilot program. They said the buses reduce car trips, cut pollution and provide economic benefits to the city both by fostering the current tech boom and by encouraging those who commute to Silicon Valley via bus to spend more in the city.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A speaker who identified herself as Krista Jones, an employee of bus service Bauer’s Transportation, said activists were indulging in “misplaced hostility” by blaming the buses for the city’s housing and displacement issues. “Wake the hell up to what’s really going on,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>KQED’s Mina Kim talks with News Fix editor Dan Brekke about the details of the pilot program:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ciframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/130737142&color=ff6600&auto_play=false&show_artwork=true\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"100%\" height=\"166\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Update, 2 p.m.:\u003c/strong> The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency board meeting has started. On the agenda: \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfmta.com/projects-planning/projects/commuter-shuttles-policy-and-pilot-program\" target=\"_blank\">a pilot program under which shuttle operators would pay for using city-owned and -maintained stops\u003c/a>. (Before that item came up, the MTA board heard public comments calling on the agency to do something to respond to a rising number of pedestrians being struck and killed by cars in the city.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>KQED News reporter \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/SFNewsReporter\">Alex Emslie\u003c/a> is at the meeting:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\">\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/search?q=%23SFMTA&src=hash\">#SFMTA\u003c/a> Mtng on \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/search?q=%23techshuttle&src=hash\">#techshuttle\u003c/a> regulations getting underway … packed room. Just avoided getting kicked out. \u003ca href=\"http://t.co/Q0xscmFHUL\">pic.twitter.com/Q0xscmFHUL\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>— Alex Emslie (@SFNewsReporter) \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/SFNewsReporter/statuses/425740190708006912\">January 21, 2014\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\">\u003cp>At least 27 speakers waiting to sound off to \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/search?q=%23SFMTA&src=hash\">#SFMTA\u003c/a> board abt \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/search?q=%23techshuttle&src=hash\">#techshuttle\u003c/a> regulation… next item after director’s report.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>— Alex Emslie (@SFNewsReporter) \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/SFNewsReporter/statuses/425743732051169280\">January 21, 2014\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Update, Noon\u003c/strong>:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Bay City News\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Rebecca Solnit, a local author and historian who has written extensively about the impact of tech workers moving into San Francisco, said today’s protest is about fighting for the “San Francisco dream.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s the dream that you can be idealistic, that you can lead a really meaningful life … that you can live in a city that has room for everyone,” she told the crowd gathered at City Hall this morning.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I think the reason a lot of us were out there blockading this morning is that we’re looking at a city that could become homogeneous, that could become a very dense suburb … as it becomes a bedroom community for the Silicon Valley,” Solnit said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Update 10:30 a.m.\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Bay City News \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A group of several dozen protesters briefly blocked two tech buses at Market and Eighth streets in San Francisco this morning. As of 10 a.m., the buses had been allowed to leave and the protesters had marched up Market Street to the offices of the San Francisco Association of Realtors at Grove and Franklin streets.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This is ground zero for the battle of renters in San Francisco,” a woman yelled through a bullhorn while gesturing at the building.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Other protesters played musical instruments including drums, a saxophone, a trombone and a clarinet. The crowd chanted, “What do we want? Stop the evictions!”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bernal Heights resident Amanda Ream, 38, said she is participating in today’s protest because she wants San Francisco to “maintain the diversity and culture that I love about it.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Protester Barry Hermanson, 62, a homeowner in the Sunset District, said, “The eviction crisis is out of hand…The gentrification in this city is incredible.” Hermanson said he is running for Congress, in part because he says he is concerned about a lack of affordable housing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The group protested outside the Realtors’ office for about 10 minutes before heading back toward Civic Center.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>***\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>[Picking up with our original post:] \u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nReports via Twitter showed dozens of protesters stopped two buses at 8th and Market streets. It’s unknown right now which tech companies are connected to the vehicles:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\">\u003cp>Protesters against the \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/google\">@google\u003c/a> bus are at 8th and market. Lots of backed up traffic. Police just arrived \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/search?q=%23googlebus&src=hash\">#googlebus\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"http://t.co/tMHg6EMnTp\">pic.twitter.com/tMHg6EMnTp\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>— Kyle Wong (@kwong47) \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/kwong47/statuses/425683423215120385\">January 21, 2014\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\">\u003cp>RT \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/kurtisalexander\">@kurtisalexander\u003c/a>: Exchange between police and tech protesters in downtown S.F. getting testy. \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/search?q=%23GoogleBus&src=hash\">#GoogleBus\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"http://t.co/We5osJRUx1\">pic.twitter.com/We5osJRUx1\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>— SFGate.com (@SFGate) \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/SFGate/statuses/425682837258268673\">January 21, 2014\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Here’s a press release from the anti-eviction/anti-displacement group that organized this morning’s protest:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Subject: Embargoed Press Release: Anti-Displacement Action Against the Relationship of Tech, Real Estate Speculation, and City Politics\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Embargoed Press Release (keep embargo until 9am PST on 1/21/14).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Press Contacts:\u003cbr>\nRebecca Gourevitch (650)248-1295\u003cbr>\nRoberto Hernandez (415)206-0577\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>What: \u003c/strong>Anti-Displacement Action Against the Impacts of the Tech Boom, Real Estate Speculation and City Politics\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Where:\u003c/strong> Beginning at UN Plaza, marching to three locations\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>When:\u003c/strong> 8:30am, Tuesday 1/21/14. We will conclude by 11am. Some of us will reconvene at City Hall at 1pm for the SFMTA Hearing on the Tech Bus Pilot Program\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On Tuesday 1/21/14 at 8:30am, a group of activists, organizers, and community members will join together at UN Plaza to protest the augmenting levels of displacement shattering the heart of San Francisco.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The three target locations will highlight what we see as the main causal relationship of displacement in San Francisco: real estate speculators and investors are capitalizing on the tech class that big tech corporations are inputting into the city. The city gives the tech industry major incentives to move in, be they tax breaks or practically free use of public bus stops and other infrastructure. Real estate speculators take advantage of this, abusing state laws such as the Ellis Act to displace longtime residents, disproportionately those who are elderly, disabled, and/or in other ways marginalized. This industry too has long had its hands in the pockets of politicians. The collusion between tech, real estate, and city/state politics is responsible for the unprecedented levels of displacement. Ellis Act evictions have gone up 170% over the last 12 months; no-fault evictions are up 83% over the last three years. Rents are up 20% along tech bus routes, and evictions have skyrocketed in SOMA directly correlating to Twitter settling.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We will march to three locations and will have speakers at each one, including community leaders, writers, and tenants who are being displaced.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We will reconvene at City Hall at 1pm for the SFMTA Board meeting on the $1/bus stop proposal. We maintain that $1 doesn’t stop displacement.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\n",
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They said the buses reduce car trips, cut pollution and provide economic benefits to the city both by fostering the current tech boom and by encouraging those who commute to Silicon Valley via bus to spend more in the city.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A speaker who identified herself as Krista Jones, an employee of bus service Bauer’s Transportation, said activists were indulging in “misplaced hostility” by blaming the buses for the city’s housing and displacement issues. “Wake the hell up to what’s really going on,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>KQED’s Mina Kim talks with News Fix editor Dan Brekke about the details of the pilot program:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ciframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/130737142&color=ff6600&auto_play=false&show_artwork=true\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"100%\" height=\"166\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Update, 2 p.m.:\u003c/strong> The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency board meeting has started. On the agenda: \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfmta.com/projects-planning/projects/commuter-shuttles-policy-and-pilot-program\" target=\"_blank\">a pilot program under which shuttle operators would pay for using city-owned and -maintained stops\u003c/a>. (Before that item came up, the MTA board heard public comments calling on the agency to do something to respond to a rising number of pedestrians being struck and killed by cars in the city.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>KQED News reporter \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/SFNewsReporter\">Alex Emslie\u003c/a> is at the meeting:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\">\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/search?q=%23SFMTA&src=hash\">#SFMTA\u003c/a> Mtng on \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/search?q=%23techshuttle&src=hash\">#techshuttle\u003c/a> regulations getting underway … packed room. 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As of 10 a.m., the buses had been allowed to leave and the protesters had marched up Market Street to the offices of the San Francisco Association of Realtors at Grove and Franklin streets.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This is ground zero for the battle of renters in San Francisco,” a woman yelled through a bullhorn while gesturing at the building.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Other protesters played musical instruments including drums, a saxophone, a trombone and a clarinet. The crowd chanted, “What do we want? 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