Comments on: SFPD Conducting First Citywide “Operation Safe Muni” Sting Today

By: star dalyah

star dalyah — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 09:19:42 +0000

Hi im an highschool student me and a couple of my friend’s ride the 22 alot to go to school.There are a couple of bus driver’s that look at us up and down,move their mirrow so they can have it pointing straight at us.Also it’s an african american male bus driver who always ask “who’s your dad” , “i think i know him” is his name blah,blah,blah … so im wondering where can i report this (anyone know’s) please help because i feel very unsafe..

By: BSR

BSR — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 07:57:12 +0000

I snapped a photo yesterday of a MUNI bus barreling down the wrong way on Bryant St. trying to make a shortcut from the Embarcadero to 2nd street. If any car was trying to get on the Bay Bridge via the carpool lane on Bryant, they would have been crushed by this bus driver. Let me know where I can send the photo if anyone is still reporting on MUNI violations.

By: patrick

patrick — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:30:39 +0000

They busted 6 people with outstanding felony warrants, one of them an unregistered sex offender. Had they not been going after the little stuff they wouldn’t have caught those people.

By: zsolt

zsolt — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:54:17 +0000

Whoops, I first posted this in the wrong post:

Reading other websites such as SFGate on the Muni sting, it is remarkable how much people are in favor and welcome this. Mind you, the same people would have their panties in a bumch if the city would take comparable action against motorists. The double standard is striking.

@AlexJB: ever took the 14 in Lazar’s district? The back of the bus is routinely soiled with chicken bones and fast food packaging. It is really, really bad. But heck if it was up to me, the police would also cite people who clip their nails on transit!

By: patrick

patrick — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:01:26 +0000

I think it’s a good idea to enforce every rule. It’s the same strategy they used to fix the crime problems on the NY subway system.

If you let the small stuff slide, it sends the message that enforcement doesn’t happen.

Plus, tagging and spilled food make the bus experience unpleasant for everybody, and costs us all in more cleaning and maintenance expenses.

By: AlexJB

AlexJB — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:07:48 +0000

Does anyone else find it amusing that eating is the first offense mentioned, with tagging the second?

Am I the only one who thinks that writing a citation for someone having a coffee and bagel on the bus would be kinda silly? I don’t even care about the picnic lunch described over on muni diaries, as long as the person took their trash with them…

Tagging is at least causing some kind of lasting ‘damage’ (especially the scraping the windows), but I’m personally much more interested in use of Translink to make sure that cops are actually riding the buses periodically. It’s their periodic presence over a longer period of time that’s going to cut down on fights and pickpocketing.

By: Peter Smith

Peter Smith — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 06:35:12 +0000

i think it’s pretty funny that you can’t even pay people to ride the bus. but then again, even our rail systems are horrific.

By: jamie

jamie — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 06:26:40 +0000

First off, Captain Lazar is awesome … the youngest Captain, and the guy is just incredibly organized and passionate about his job. Ingleside is lucky to have him …

Glad to hear they’re stepping up MUNI enforcement, hopefully on bus lines and not just the MUNI metro between Embarcadero and Civic Center.

By: zsolt

zsolt — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 03:30:12 +0000

More, more more!

It’s sort of sad that getting the police to actually do their job is such a big deal, but I like this. I live in Lazar’s district which truly is ground zero for Muni crime.

By: Nick

Nick — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 02:14:30 +0000

Mayor Newsom could do well to learn from Supervisor Dufty here (who appears more mayoral-like than the actual Mayor). If you walk the streets, ride MUNI, or bike you’ll find that all of a sudden you are connecting with the people you represent.