Before the pandemic, one could have caught the 27 bus up the steep hill to St. Francis Memorial Hospital, the closest clinic, or down to Foods Co. in the Mission, the nearest affordable grocery store. But for more than eight months, the bus stop has sat empty, with a sign that shows 30% of Muni service hours lost because of COVID-19.
This year, the colliding forces of the pandemic and economic recession have pitted the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency’s ideal of equity against the harsh reality of a fiscal crisis, leaving its leaders with excruciating decisions about how to save money and jobs while still serving the public. Read more via SF Chronicle.
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