http://missionlocal.org News From San Francisco's Mission District Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:30:20 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://missionlocal.org/2013/02/comienza-programa-de-muni-gratuito-para-menores/ http://missionlocal.org/2013/02/comienza-programa-de-muni-gratuito-para-menores/#comments Thu, 28 Feb 2013 23:36:57 +0000 Tay Wiles http://missionlocal.org/?p=226839 El miércoles por la tarde, docenas de jóvenes de San Francisco y varios líderes municipales, incluyendo a los supervisores David Campos y John Ávalos se reunieron en los escalones de la escuela secundaria Everett para celebrar el piloto del nuevo programa que le permitirá a los menores de San Francisco hacer uso del transporte Muni de manera gratuita. Para el viernes 1 de marzo, los menores de entre 5 y...]]> http://missionlocal.org/2013/02/comienza-programa-de-muni-gratuito-para-menores/feed/ 0 http://missionlocal.org/2012/12/new-years-eve-transportation-options/ http://missionlocal.org/2012/12/new-years-eve-transportation-options/#comments Mon, 31 Dec 2012 21:00:22 +0000 Carly Nairn http://missionlocal.org/?p=221711 FuncheapSF has the lowdown on all the free-to-inexpensive options for getting around the Mission, San Francisco and beyond for this party animal of a holiday. Muni will be free from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. tomorrow. AAA is mighty decent, providing free “tipsy tows” for drinkers with vehicles. And even the curmudgeonly BART is getting into the holiday spirit, with extended service until 3 a.m. New Year’s Day.]]> http://missionlocal.org/2012/12/new-years-eve-transportation-options/feed/ 0 http://missionlocal.org/2012/12/sf-time-lapse-fun/ http://missionlocal.org/2012/12/sf-time-lapse-fun/#comments Sun, 02 Dec 2012 18:00:04 +0000 Jessica Naudziunas http://missionlocal.org/?p=218265 http://missionlocal.org/2012/12/sf-time-lapse-fun/feed/ 0 http://missionlocal.org/2012/11/conversation-with-campos-8/ http://missionlocal.org/2012/11/conversation-with-campos-8/#comments Fri, 09 Nov 2012 23:30:17 +0000 Yousur Alhlou http://missionlocal.org/?p=215064 Editor’s note: This column is one of a series of weekly conversations with District 9 Supervisor David Campos addressing issues and events in the Mission. If you have questions for Campos, send an email to missionlocal@gmail.com. Mission Local: We talked last week about your campaign platform. Looking forward, what are the first steps you will take as a newly reelected supervisor come January? David Campos: There are a number of...]]> http://missionlocal.org/2012/11/conversation-with-campos-8/feed/ 5 http://missionlocal.org/2012/10/free-muni-for-low-income-youth-gets-reprieve/ http://missionlocal.org/2012/10/free-muni-for-low-income-youth-gets-reprieve/#comments Thu, 25 Oct 2012 20:48:47 +0000 Talal Ansari http://missionlocal.org/?p=211227 In July, when the Municipal Transportation Commission (MTC) narrowly defeated a proposal to fund a pilot project that would allow 40,000 low-income youth to ride Muni for free, the project’s future looked dim. But it was resurrected on Wednesday, when the MTC board unanimously voted to use $15 million in federal funds to increase the efficiency and ridership of local transit. The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA), which oversees Muni, will receive $6.7 million of the...]]> http://missionlocal.org/2012/10/free-muni-for-low-income-youth-gets-reprieve/feed/ 2 http://missionlocal.org/2012/09/costo-de-nueva-tarjeta-clipper-sera-de-3-dolares/ http://missionlocal.org/2012/09/costo-de-nueva-tarjeta-clipper-sera-de-3-dolares/#comments Tue, 04 Sep 2012 21:49:08 +0000 Talal Ansari http://missionlocal.org/?p=200427 Desde el primero de septiembre, una tarjeta nueva Clipper para adulto le costará a los pasajeros $3 dólares. Las tarjetas color azul y blanco que usan los pasajeros de BART, Muni y otras rutas de transporte en el Área de la Bahía han sido gratuitas desde que se inauguraron en junio de 2010 para alentar a los residentes a que adopten el nuevo sistema. No obstante, se pide un saldo...]]> http://missionlocal.org/2012/09/costo-de-nueva-tarjeta-clipper-sera-de-3-dolares/feed/ 0 http://missionlocal.org/2012/09/new-clipper-cards-to-cost-3/ http://missionlocal.org/2012/09/new-clipper-cards-to-cost-3/#comments Sat, 01 Sep 2012 13:00:06 +0000 Talal Ansari http://missionlocal.org/?p=199816 Starting today, a new Clipper card will cost adult transit riders $3. The blue and white cards used by riders of BART, Muni and other Bay Area transit lines have been free since their introduction in June 2010, to encourage residents to adopt the new system. However, a minimum balance of $5 was required in order to use the cards. With the new fee, the minimum balance will no longer...]]> http://missionlocal.org/2012/09/new-clipper-cards-to-cost-3/feed/ 4 http://missionlocal.org/2012/07/board-denies-funds-for-free-muni-for-youth/ http://missionlocal.org/2012/07/board-denies-funds-for-free-muni-for-youth/#comments Thu, 26 Jul 2012 18:05:16 +0000 Lisette Mejia http://missionlocal.org/?p=195543 Supporters of a resolution that would have offered free Muni rides to San Francisco’s low-income youth lost hope yesterday when the Metropolitan Transportation Commission voted against providing $4 million in funds toward the plan, according to the Chronicle. From the article: The MTC vote leaves Muni’s $9.4 million plan, which was to start on Aug. 1, $5 million short. Municipal Transportation Agency officials declined to declare the free-fare program dead, but have said repeatedly...]]> http://missionlocal.org/2012/07/board-denies-funds-for-free-muni-for-youth/feed/ 3 http://missionlocal.org/2012/04/plan-para-calle-mision-hara-que-muni-sea-mas-rapido/ http://missionlocal.org/2012/04/plan-para-calle-mision-hara-que-muni-sea-mas-rapido/#comments Wed, 25 Apr 2012 00:14:26 +0000 Andrea Valencia http://missionlocal.org/?p=181361 La calle Misión se convertirá en el corredor del programa piloto para la Oficina de Transporte Municipal de San Francisco (SFMTA) con el objetivo de hacer que Muni sea más rápido, según declararon representantes de la SFMTA ante residentes reunidos a comienzos de este mes. La oficina de transporte está considerando varias propuestas para acelerar ocho de las rutas altamente usadas aunque son conocidas por ser lentas, incluyendo el 14-Mission...]]> http://missionlocal.org/2012/04/plan-para-calle-mision-hara-que-muni-sea-mas-rapido/feed/ 0 http://missionlocal.org/2012/03/rerouted-bus-hurts-business-neighbors-say/ http://missionlocal.org/2012/03/rerouted-bus-hurts-business-neighbors-say/#comments Thu, 29 Mar 2012 14:00:54 +0000 Hélène Goupil http://missionlocal.org/?p=176172 “In the morning it’s dead,” said Maria Zarate, an employee at Goodwill. “There are less people on the street. It looks like a ghost town.”]]> http://missionlocal.org/2012/03/rerouted-bus-hurts-business-neighbors-say/feed/ 14