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Muni Power Fight Meets Bay Ferry and School Screen Pushes
Tuesday, May 19, 2026 · 7 min
San Francisco’s civic reform debate is back on everyday systems: who controls Muni, how ferries could expand regional mobility, and whether Bay Area schools should rethink screens for the youngest students.
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San Francisco’s civic reform debate is back on everyday systems: who controls Muni, how ferries could expand regional mobility, and whether Bay Area schools should rethink screens for the youngest students.
In this episode
- INTERNATIONAL BUS NEWS REPORTS: Transit Advocates Debate the Merits of New Muni Ballot Measure — Bus Emergency News Archive
INTERNATIONAL BUS NEWS REPORTS: Transit Advocates Debate the Merits of New Muni Ballot Measure skip to main | skip to sidebar The ink has barely dried on the first public draft of a charter amendment that could bring sweeping changes to the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA), but supporters and critics are already digging in for a battle that could once again redefine the…
“Gonna paste my comment from the removed thread: “Always be moving” is great advice. I only really take the bus on rainy days, but I gave up on taking the 33 to directly to work from the first stop on Potrero to Stanyan because it was so unreliable and so incredibly slow once you…” — r/sanfrancisco (56 upvotes)
Our take: This is the lived-experience version of a transit audit: if a 30-year rider has to build a multi-route escape plan just to make Muni usable, the governance fight has to be judged by whether it produces faster, more reliable service — not just by who gets appointment power.
- Bay Ferry expansion considerations — r/bayarea (16 pts, 18 comments)
Currently the Bay Ferry is working on beginning regular service between the East Bay and Pier 48.5 in Mission Bay, SF. They are also in the early planning stages of a Berkeley Ferry Terminal and a Redwood City Ferry Terminal. They are also looking to build a Foster City Terminal. Aside from these, SF Bay Ferry and the Golden Gate Ferry are looking to modernize their fleets with battery electric…
- Should Bay Area school districts copy LAUSD and ban screens in TK, K, and 1st? — r/bayarea (235 pts, 80 comments)
Following up on this conversation: [https://www.reddit.com/r/bayarea/comments/1sunp4w/will\_the\_bay\_area\_follow\_la\_and\_remove\_ipads\_from/](https://www.reddit.com/r/bayarea/comments/1sunp4w/will_the_bay_area_follow_la_and_remove_ipads_from/) We have the chance to influence school board policy at the local level. The more Bay Area districts that take a hard look at screen use in elementary…