Recent Streetsblog SF posts about Sean Elsbernd

Supervisor Elsbernd displays his abundance of signatures. Photo: Matt Baume. Supervisor Sean Elsbernd triumphantly delivered eighteen Bankers Boxes full of signatures to the Department of Elections on Thursday, signifying the successful completion of the first phase of a Muni reform campaign that many had claimed was politically impossible. Elsbernd’s drop-off date was no coincidence: on […]

SPUR Executive Director Gabriel Metcalf gathers signatures for Supervisor Sean Elsbernd’s ballot measure. Photo: Michael Rhodes Depending on how you count it, the sweeping Muni ballot measure that four members of the Board of Supervisors introduced earlier this week has at least six major components, ranging from the governance of the San Francisco Municipal Transportation […]

Supervisor Sean Elsbernd. Photo courtesy the City of San Francisco. With the Muni operators union rejecting a concessions proposal last night that would have helped the MTA balance its budget deficit, Supervisor Sean Elsbernd said he now plans to bring back a ballot measure that would end the practice of setting Muni operator wages at […]

An operator in training. Flickr photo: Troy Holden A proposed ballot measure that would change the way Muni operator salaries and benefits are set didn’t appear to have much steam after a tense Rules Committee meeting on Thursday. As the SF Appeal reported, the measure was roundly opposed by the Transit Workers Union, which represents […]