The N-Judah Chronicles

Sorry for the belated coverage of the MUNI Town Hall organized by Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi – but the timing of the event, so close to events affected by my other job prevented me from writing a decent review of the meeting. And what a meeting it was!
It was notable, not just for the cool swag they were giving away, but also for the kind of straight talk MUNI riders have wanted from MUNI for some time. As such, The N-Judah Chronicles is now officially taking Mr. Nate Ford, General Manager of MUNI, off the goofy “On Notice” board we featured a while back.
Why? Simple – because he was willing to stand up on a stage at a community event, unfiltered by bureaucrats and spin-meisters, and give frank, informative answers to citizens’ questions. That is all anyone really wants -and he was also willing to freely admit when he didn’t know a solid answer to a question and would have MUNI department heads also get up in front of the group and answer some specifics as well.

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