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Supervisor Bevan Dufty, armed with numbers and documents he obtained detailing MTA work orders from other city departments, scolded two members of the San Francisco Police Department's top brass Wednesday, calling the department's raid on Muni's budget "excessive" and "unbelievable."

Streetsblog Editor-in-Chief Aaron Naparstek sat down with Manhattan DA candidate Leslie Cocker Snyder to ask her how she would bring criminal charges more conistently for vehicular manslaughter, vehicular assault, and negligence in cases where motorists mow down pedestrians and cyclists.  Given the recent pedestrian fatality in the Sunset where a driver killed a woman in a crosswalk and got away with little more than a ticket, this discussion should be of interest.  Is it time San Francisco pushes for its own Vulnerable Users law?

San Francisco's Traffic Code states that a motorcycle officer or the driver of any other emergency vehicle is allowed to park in a bike lane when "engaged in emergency services." California code is a little less clear but Streetsblog tipster Andrew Turley points out that cops obstructing the bike lane can create dangerous conditions for cyclists forced to merge into busy traffic. He came upon an officer parked in the bike lane on Market Street between 8th and 9th today. He sent these pictures and his account of what happened when he confronted the officer, who was preparing to eat a plate of eggs at Sam's Diner: