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27 stories · 1 meeting summary · Aug 24, 2026 – Nov 8, 2026
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Valkyries Parade Helps Muni and BART Break Records, Too
Muni logged just over 600,000 trips on Wednesday, its busiest single day since the pandemic, as fans rode to the Valkyries championship parade, SFMTA communications director Parisa Safarzadeh said. BART also set a single-day post-pandemic ridership record that day.
Thursday, November 5, 20261 story →
Death Spiral Averted: Bay Area Transit Taxes RTM and Proposition H Declare Victory
Measure RTM, a 14-year regional sales tax, was passing with 62% of the vote across five Bay Area counties, and San Francisco's Proposition H was passing with 73%, according to early results. RTM imposes a 0.5% sales tax in Alameda, Contra Costa, San Mateo and Santa Clara counties. Transit supporters said the money heads off drastic cuts to bus and train service.
Wednesday, November 4, 20261 story →
Measures to rescue BART, Muni from financial ruin winning with unexpected ease
San Francisco's Proposition H and the regional Measure RTM were winning by wider margins than expected in early returns. BART and Muni had said they would cut service without the funding.
Wednesday, October 28, 20261 story →
SFMTA Shares Photos of Stabbing Suspect From 5-Fulton Bus Incident
The SFMTA put out an internal flyer with surveillance photos of the man suspected of stabbing a passenger on a 5-Fulton Owl bus early Monday near McAllister and Laguna streets, SFist reports. The suspect fled and remains at large, and the victims' injuries were not life-threatening.
Tuesday, October 27, 20262 stories →
Muni attacker flees after stabbing bus passenger
One person was stabbed early Monday on a 5-Fulton Owl bus, and police are searching for the attacker, the Standard reports. The SFMTA called violence on transit deeply concerning.
Report: transit riders in San Francisco save more than $18,000 a year
A report from the American Public Transportation Association estimates that a San Francisco household using transit instead of driving saves $18,437 a year, the most among the 20 U.S. cities with the highest ridership, Sing Tao reports, citing the San Francisco Examiner. San Francisco voters will also decide Proposition H, a 15-year property tax for Muni.
Monday, October 26, 20261 story →
Driver abandoned vehicle inside Muni tunnel in ‘hit and run,’ S.F. police say
San Francisco police say that when they arrived at the mouth of the Muni tunnel they found an abandoned car, damaged city property and no driver. Mission Local reports the case is being handled as a hit-and-run.
Sunday, October 25, 20261 story →
Car drives into Muni tunnel, shutting down Market St. subway for night
A car drove into the Muni tunnel at the Embarcadero on Saturday afternoon, disrupting service and confusing dozens of commuters, Mission Local reports. The Market Street subway was shut down for the night.
Tuesday, October 20, 20261 story →
Lurie backs five of San Francisco's 10 local ballot measures
Mayor Daniel Lurie told Sing Tao's editorial board he supports Propositions C, D, E, F and H, plus the regional transit measure, among the 10 local measures on the November ballot. He said the city's permitting process should change so small businesses spend less time and money on signs, awnings, outdoor seating and opening permits. He also said both Prop H and the regional transit measure are needed to fund Muni.
Monday, October 19, 20262 stories →
Rose Pak station keeps building community arts programming
SFMTA and community groups plan more art at the Chinatown-Rose Pak subway station, using an empty retail space for exhibitions, talks and workshops, Sing Tao reports. The station is showing Threaded Histories, an installation by a fiber and embroidery artist that honors San Francisco garment workers, as part of the Arts Commission's Shaping Legacies program.
People We Meet: Jasper Lee, a big-time transit head all in on the T-Third
Jasper Lee was hired to work on the T-Third light rail line and called it a dream come true, Mission Local reports in its People We Meet column. He now works on making the line run faster.
Tuesday, September 29, 20262 stories →
Muni stabbing victim was good Samaritan who stepped in to help two women, DA says
The victim of last week's stabbing on a 14-Mission bus in SoMa was a good Samaritan who stepped in to help two women, the San Francisco District Attorney's Office says. The DA says the suspect pulled a box cutter and slashed the man after he intervened. The victim suffered life-threatening injuries but was conscious and speaking to EMTs.
Muni stabbing suspect pleads not guilty, ordered held without bail
The man accused of slashing a fellow passenger on a Muni bus pleaded not guilty and was ordered held without bail. The suspect was on parole and facing other alleged violations of court orders, Mission Local reports. The stabbing happened last week on a 14-Mission bus.
Saturday, September 26, 20261 story →
Two men stabbed in SoMa in one week — one on Muni bus
Two men were stabbed in separate incidents in SoMa this week, Mission Local reports. One attack happened on a Muni bus and the other near a homeless shelter.
Thursday, September 24, 20261 story →
Bay Bridge Traffic Delays Would Double if Transit Tax Measures Fail, Report Finds
A SPUR research brief estimates that rush-hour delays on the Bay Bridge would grow from about 30 minutes to 63 minutes in the morning and 73 minutes in the afternoon if voters reject two November tax measures for transit. The forecast says afternoon delays at the Caldecott Tunnel would triple. BART, AC Transit, Muni and Caltrain face budget shortfalls.
Wednesday, September 23, 20261 story →
Bay Bridge Traffic Delays Would Double if Transit Tax Measures Fail, Report Finds
Traffic delays on the Bay Bridge at rush hour would more than double if voters reject two transit tax measures in November, according to a SPUR research brief. The report projects Bay Bridge delays rising from 30 minutes to 63 minutes in the morning and 73 minutes in the afternoon, with afternoon delays at the Caldecott Tunnel tripling from 13 to 40 minutes.
Monday, September 21, 20261 story →
Muni service cuts could drag down San Francisco home prices
The San Francisco controller's office estimates that deep Muni service cuts could lower average home prices in the city by 0.6% to 0.9%, or as much as about $14,100, the San Francisco Chronicle reported. SFMTA faces a $307 million annual budget gap and is considering canceling 19 bus lines and one streetcar line, suspending cable car service and cutting frequency on its busiest routes if voters reject Proposition H in November. The same analysis estimates the tax would cost the owner of a single-family home or condominium $129 a year.
Saturday, September 19, 20261 story →
Five Bay Area counties rally for regional transit tax on the November ballot
Supporters of the Regional Transit Measure held rallies in five Bay Area counties Thursday, including one at the Powell Street cable car turnaround in San Francisco, Sing Tao Daily reports. The measure on the Nov. 3 ballot would levy a 14-year sales tax, one percentage point in San Francisco and half a point in Alameda, Contra Costa, San Mateo and Santa Clara counties, raising an estimated $980 million a year for BART, Muni, Caltrain and AC Transit.
Thursday, September 17, 20261 story →
S.F. economy will take a hit if Muni measure fails, controller warns
San Francisco's Office of the Controller estimates that passing Proposition H, the Muni parcel tax on the November ballot, would add $310 million to $400 million to the city's GDP over 15 years. The controller's report warns that the service cuts Muni says would follow a no vote would cost the local economy more than the tax would.
Tuesday, September 15, 20261 story →
Muni is too broke to use more eco-friendly buses
The SFMTA board voted to seek a state exemption so Muni can buy diesel-hybrid buses instead of more expensive electric models, because of the agency's budget problems. Muni is facing a fiscal crisis.
Sunday, September 13, 20261 story →
What’s Behind the New Muni Message: ‘Fare Required?’
Muni buses began alternating "Fare Required" with route and destination information on their front signs in August, part of the agency's "Fares For Our Future" campaign to raise fare compliance as Muni faces major funding shortfalls, agency spokesperson Erica Kato told KQED. Some riders have complained that they can no longer read a bus's route number in time to catch it, and other riders said some signs display a different message.
Saturday, September 5, 20261 story →
Children of man who died on Muni bus sue city, driver
The children of Quinton Allen have sued the city and Muni driver Harry Tam after Allen became unresponsive on a 9 San Bruno bus in September 2023 and died hours later, according to court records reviewed by the San Francisco Chronicle. Video and depositions show the driver tried to wake him through two full bus runs before a supervisor called medics.
Friday, September 4, 20262 stories →
Family Suing Muni Bus Driver and City After Homeless Man OD'd and Stayed on Bus For Hours
The family of Quinton Allen, who died after an overdose on a 9-San Bruno Muni bus in 2023, is taking a wrongful-death case to trial in February. The bus operator has testified he believed Allen was sleeping after trying to rouse him.
Muni expands service for students returning to school
Muni added a 28R stop at 19th Avenue and Eucalyptus Drive for Lowell High School students and adjusted several other routes for the school year. Busy routes now run more often without added operating costs, and the first new buses with USB ports and more stroller space are expected in October.
Thursday, September 3, 20261 story →
Muni Introducing New Buses With USB Charging Ports
SFMTA will put 112 new zero-emission buses into service starting in October, with free USB charging ports and digital-video side mirrors, according to the agency's board presentation. Deliveries will run in batches through January 2028.
Tuesday, August 25, 20261 story →
Another Muni Operator Appears to Fall Asleep at Controls, Crashes Into Empty Train
A Muni operator appeared to fall asleep while driving an empty L train and crashed into another empty train near the San Francisco Zoo in July. Muni ruled out vehicle and infrastructure problems and said operator fatigue was the initial cause. No one was injured.
Monday, August 24, 20261 story →
Exclusive: Errors Plagued Clipper 2.0 Long Before Botched Launch, Records Reveal
KQED reports that errors plagued the Clipper 2.0 system before its launch, including a formal warning from the MTC's Clipper director that the fare-collection process relied too heavily on manual oversight. The system took seven years to deliver, nearly three more than promised.