Recent Streetsblog SF posts about Mayor Ed Lee

Bus Stops and Crosswalks: Does Mayor Lee Care Where His Car is Parked?

By Aaron Bialick | Jul 2, 2014 | 14 Comments

Ed Lee is at it again. After the mayor’s car was found parked in a Muni bus stop, he was spotted entering the vehicle while it blocked a crosswalk. SF Weekly and the SFGate Blog reported that Mayor Lee was photographed yesterday by a Twitter user as he entered his Chevy Volt, which his driver had stopped in […]

Mayor Lee’s Car Found Parked in Muni Bus Stop

By Aaron Bialick | Jun 27, 2014 | 56 Comments

Mayor Ed Lee’s Chevy Volt was recently seen parked in a Muni bus stop, while he went to eat at La Corneta Taqueria on Diamond Street in Glen Park. David Black sent in photos of the car, as well as a Muni bus which pulled up to the stop and was forced to load riders […]

Supes, Mayor Lee Agree to Push Vehicle License Fee in 2016

By Aaron Bialick | Jun 10, 2014 | 9 Comments

The ballot measure to restore the vehicle license fee has been postponed until 2016, under an agreement reached between Mayor Ed Lee and supervisors. As we wrote on Friday, Supervisor Scott Wiener had considered bringing the ballot measure before the Board of Supervisors today, so that it could be approved for this November’s ballot. But […]

Mayor Lee Appoints Planning Commissioner Gwyneth Borden to SFMTA Board

By Aaron Bialick | Jun 5, 2014 | No Comments

Gwyneth Borden will fill a year-old vacancy on the SFMTA Board of Directors, Mayor Ed Lee announced today. Borden has sat on the Planning Commission since 2008 and is the executive director of the Golden Gate Restaurant Association. As a planning commissioner, Borden has exhibited a largely progressive view on issues such as permitting developments without car parking. […]

Muni’s Absymal Breakdown Rate: One Reason SF Needs a Vehicle License Fee

By Aaron Bialick | Jun 5, 2014 | 73 Comments

Muni vehicles break down far more frequently than in other cities, after years of the system being starved of the necessary funding to adequately maintain its fleet of trains and buses. Muni’s heavily-used light rail vehicles, which serve 50 million riders every year, have a failure rate that’s off the charts. According to a City […]

SFTRU: Mayor Lee Keeps Giving Muni Riders the Short End of the Stick

By Aaron Bialick | Jun 3, 2014 | 5 Comments

Reps from the SF Transit Riders Union today said Mayor Ed Lee’s recent repeal of Sunday parking meters and abandonment of the vehicle license fee add up to an attack on transit riders. “Somehow riders keep coming up at the short end of this stick,” SFTRU spokesperson Daniel Sisson said in a statement. “It is extremely difficult […]

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