Recent Streetsblog SF posts about David Campos

Two MTA Board Appointments to Come at Pivotal Time for Muni

By Michael Rhodes | Feb 4, 2010 | 5 Comments

From left: MTA Board Vice Chairman Rev. Dr. James McCray, Jr., Chairman Tom Nolan and Director Shirley Breyer Black. Photo: Michael Rhodes On March 1, the terms of the MTA Board’s two longest-serving directors will end, and a convergence of factors could make their reappointment or replacement more closely scrutinized than any in the agency’s […]

Plans for Muni Cuts Prompt Campos to Call for MTA Audit

By Michael Rhodes | Jan 20, 2010 | 4 Comments

Supervisor David Campos. Photo: Michael Rhodes The Board of Supervisors doesn’t get to vote on Muni service cuts or worker layoffs, but today Supervisor David Campos exercised one of the options the supervisors do have for influencing Muni by calling for an audit of some of the MTA’s practices. Campos’ call for an audit came […]

Supervisors Give Golden Gate Park Meter Study the Go-Ahead

By Michael Rhodes | Jul 22, 2009 | 5 Comments

Could parking meters ruin this view? Flickr photo: morganthemoth In a vote that signaled both San Francisco’s new direction on parking policy and the severity of current budget shortfalls, the Board of Supervisors yesterday approved an ordinance giving the MTA authority to study installing parking meters in the eastern portion of Golden Gate Park. By […]

SF Supes Committee Supports GG Park Metering and Streetscape Bond

By Michael Rhodes | Jul 8, 2009 | 3 Comments

The Board of Supervisors Budget and Finance Committee showed unanimous support today for a pair of proposals that will both have major impacts on people walking, biking, using transit and driving in the city. Drivers often take advantage of Golden Gate Park’s free on-street parking. Flickr photo: morganthemoth The first is a measure to begin […]

Board of Supes Votes Again Not to Reject MTA Budget

By Bryan Goebel | May 27, 2009 | 7 Comments

BOS Prez David Chiu, who voted not to reject: "It is time for us to move forward." Photo by Bryan Goebel. The Board of Supervisors, for the second time this month, voted 6-5 this afternoon against a motion to reject the MTA’s $778 million budget. BOS Prez David Chiu and Sophie Maxwell were among those […]

Supervisor Avalos, Advocates Call for More Equitable Muni Budget

By Bryan Goebel | May 19, 2009 | 2 Comments

Supervisor John Avalos at Transit Justice rally. Photos by Bryan Goebel. Supervisor John Avalos, leading the charge for a Muni budget that is more equitably balanced between drivers and transit riders, was joined Monday by a broad coalition of advocates, including groups representing seniors and youth, in a rally designed to pressure the MTA into […]

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