as the night lows drop to almost freezing across the bay where most people let alone the unhoused are prepared for it im thinking of this once again. i hope for a day where the empathy can be towards keeping everyone housed forever because we have ended homelessness through compassion

A former mud trail in Dogpatch is now an “unofficial” city park. Love this fun little civic victory brought to our attention by my longtime @sfchronicle.com colleague Sam Whiting. www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/m...

Every time it rains in San Francisco, let that increase your empathy for the unhoused.

“But I am a hater, and I will not be polite. The machine is disgusting and we should break it. The people who build it are vapid shit-eating cannibals glorifying ignorance. I strongly feel that this is an insult to life itself” anthonymoser.github.io/writing/ai/h...

Merry Christmas! A feel good story for the occasion.

The most competent conflict resolution I’ve witnessed is bus drivers.

It’s our birthday! For 12 (13?) years we’ve been highlighting the brightest San Franciscans and the best of San Francisco! And we haven’t come close to running out of content. How will we celebrate? How else? With breakfast! Join us at Hamburger Haven tomorrow for our last show of the year!

Whatever you think about transit in San Francisco, we have the best branding: themunistore.com/blogs/news/t...

This post has 4,500 likes and counting. I mean, it’s a perfectly cormulent post, a great bird, but why is this by far my most popular blue sky post?

Sutroset

Heron and Cranes

@rollovereasy.org Gooooooooood Morning from the 44 O’Shaughnessy! Every December I get at least one Christmas Tree riding the bus from Clancy’s on 7th Ave. Do the Tree Twins ride Muni?

Earthquake!

We've marked everything down. Sale ends December 5th, 2025. shop with the link in our bio #FIERROYORO ⚫️🟡

I received some of these letters and they are extremely touching and special, a wonderful gift that made me feel marvelous.

We're grateful for all the riders, advocates, and operators who make Bay Area transit so special. During Transit Month, SFSU's Transfer Community Organization and Transfer Peer Mentor Program delivered hand-written letters dedicated to some of their favorite transit operators. Check them out here!

I’m forcing WB to remake Coyote Vs Acme.

Almost anything can be treated as a map. Projections, charts, and diagrams are all ways of flattening the world so we can understand. But the real magic happens when we enjoy those maps together. MAPS FOR KIDS is here! Let's meet our three maps: visionarypress.com/pages/maps-f...

Buses already do this better.

Several of my recent shifts have been unusually stressful or more difficult than is typical. I've been confronted with handling a disorderly drunk person who was making inappropriate comments to women and girls on my bus. There's been onerous reroutes related to a Waymo involved collision.

Walking in San Francisco should be joyful and safe, not stressful. Walk San Francisco works every single day to make this vision a reality. If you want to see more safe street wins, support Walk SF with a donation today at walksf.org/donate.

Emily Sneddon saw beauty in the display on an obsolete San Francisco streetcar. So she visited @sfmta.bsky.social yards, looked at serial numbers & searched for the engineer who created it. A nice story about a kind & curious person in a good city. 🌁 🚍 ❤️ www.sfchronicle.com/totalsf/arti...

two women on the bus r having a convo on a translator app from arabic to ukrainian:') seems like they know each other from being on the same bus often

Every time it rains in San Francisco, let that increase your empathy for the unhoused.

@emilysneddon.bsky.social did you see this?

made a zine last month about the bus !!!! I love the bus!! 🚌 (1/2)

if you clear enough leaves, you can build a protected intersection

clearing storm drains like we did back in the old country

@emilysneddon.bsky.social I shared Fran Sans with the excellent @bff.fm morning show @rollovereasy.org this morning.

@rollovereasy.org Gooooooooooood morning from Dogpatch! Yesterday I met Emily Sneddon, creaton of Fran Sans, a tyoeface based on the destination display signs on the Muni Breda Light Rail Vehicles, which are, as of today, retired. emilysneddon.com/fran-sans-es...

As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history. Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX

Grateful today for Chris Arvin #byebybreda www.sfmta.com/bye-bye-bred...

LOVE my new @bart.gov holiday sweater. Appreciate that instead of thinking “how do we make it weirder/uglier?” they pivoted to “let’s make a holiday sweater people can wear to a first date or job interview!” ❄️🚇💯❄️

Remember: never cross a picket line.

In astronomy, a diagram showing the position of the Sun in the sky as seen from a fixed location on Earth at the same mean solar time over the course of a year.

In the old place, you may know that we were super active on reposting #KingTides photos, and there were a lot of folks who posted there back in the day. We'd love to grow that participation here! If you're in a spot with Nov. 6 #KingTides, share your photos with the hashtag! Let's build community!

I wrote this @sfchronicle.com column and still can't believe it happened. Photos of a high-speed auto race in Golden Gate Park. Cars going 100+ miles per hour, often with no barriers separating them from the crowd. (And then neighbors got involved.) 🏎️ 🏎️ 🏎️ 💨 www.sfchronicle.com/totalsf/arti...

#WDoR2025 is an annual event to honor all those hurt and killed in traffic crashes. We invite you to stand in solidarity with victims and for change in our city and beyond. This year's event will be on Sunday, November 16, 2025 from 5:00-6:00PM on the steps of City Hall. RSVP now at walksf.org/wdr

#nokings Portland frog brigade

@rollovereasy.org Gooooooooood Morning from the 44 O’Shaughnessy! Today I am driving 8628, once upon a time known as Red Front Coach. I wrote a poem when this bus had the red front removed: www.mc-allen.com/poetry/muni-...

oooh let’s do this but for highways

Trolleybuses really are the superior, time tested, climate friendly path to the future. San Francisco can power its transit on sunshine and gravity, thanks to M.M. O’Shaughnessy!

Trolleybuses pull power directly into efficient, hill-climbing engines without need for massive, pavement-crushing batteries. Next gen trolleys with in-motion charging offer significant off-wire travel, allowing incremental wire extension. SF and Seattle partnering: www.sfmta.com/media/43118/...

Every time it rains in San Francisco, let that increase your empathy for the unhoused.

Magnificent column from @peterhartlaub.bsky.social here. I am especially in love with the call to “take a walk” because it is not only a stellar point maker, (take a hike, Marc) but also downright brilliant advice for anyone who finds themselves in San Francisco.

Blew up my weekend to write this “Marc Benioff come-to-your-senses challenge.” I’ve rarely shared my opinions about politics in the Chronicle beyond some LGBTQ+ & bike/pedestrian safety things but Jesus he wants the military on S.F. streets what the hell? www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/m...

“This city is a complicated place, but I’ve found two truths: The Golden Age is a myth and San Francisco is never “over.”” Great read from @peterhartlaub.bsky.social, San Francisco’s historian/hype-man extraordinaire. www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/m...

Whistling when ICE is about to kidnap someone for no reason is incredibly effective. They know what they are doing is wrong and will scatter in the wind when too many witnesses gather.

The Street Safety Act is a blueprint for how SF can accelerate progress to end severe and fatal traffic crashes. We’re showing up at Commission meetings over the upcoming weeks to ensure key agencies know we expect action on the Street Safety Act ASAP. Join us there ➡️ walksf.org/commissions