Myrna Melgar

Three pedestrians have died on S.F. streets this year. Advocates warn more could follow The killing of three pedestrians by motorists in San Francisco this year has renewed pressure on City Hall and transit agencies to speed up safety improvements on high-injury streets.

The killing of three pedestrians by motorists in San Francisco this year has renewed pressure on City Hall and transit agencies to speed up safety improvements on high-injury streets.

Imagine if this Waymo paralysis had happened during an earthquake, mass fire or natural disaster when we had to transport ambulances, fire engines and/or life safety personnel? What will the CA PUC do about this?

Bay Area Jewish groups lighting menorahs to push away darkness of Australia attack San Francisco Rabbis said that although the antisemitic attack on Bondi Beach struck close to home, it would not stop them from celebrating the Jewish festival of lights.

San Francisco Rabbis said that although the antisemitic attack on Bondi Beach struck close to home, it would not stop them from celebrating the Jewish festival of lights.

Opinion | Nancy Pelosi Is an American Political Giant

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MUNI update Friday June 13: Downed overhead wire between Forest Hill and West Portal. Repairs expected to last into the evening, through the commute hours

S.F.’s giant naked woman sculpture brought out the worst in our city The giant naked woman sculpture has brought out some of San Francisco’s worst tendencies.

Amen! S.F.’s giant naked woman sculpture brought out the worst in our city

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Several orgs, including SF Transit Riders, SF Bicycle Coalition, Walk SF, Kids Safe SF, have come out against the mayor's announcement to allow Waymo to operate on Market Street.

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Young people want to get involved in California politics. Entrenched factions are determined to push us away If getting involved means being told you’re either ‘with us or against us’ by entrenched political factions, why would new voices want to participate?

So proud of former D7 Youth Commissioner Adriana Zhang for uplifting youth voice and participation! www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/open...

Guess what guys? Advocating for women is inherently political. Happy Women's History month.

One thing I know: Chuck Schumer is not the future of the Democratic party. We need to make room for new leadership.

Right on @ezrakleinbot.bsky.social. Book coming out next week!
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SCOTUS decides San Francisco can continue to put shit in the water...https://acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:sc:VA6C2:82c7ddac-3a68-4cae-b7c9-cec216c42a14

Vladimir Putin’s investment in Donald Trump pays off bigly After secretly helping Trump's last three presidential campaigns, Russia is getting its money's worth from him.

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Omg this photo is gonna haunt me you guys...

Luxury spa to exit troubled S.F. mall, blames city for downtown’s ‘deteriorating’ conditions Luxury spa Burke Williams to exit San Francisco’s troubled downtown mall and blames city officials for downtown’s ‘deteriorating’ conditions.

When Amazon brings you whatever your little heart desires in a box to your door, there is much less of an incentive to go up to the 8th floor of Nordstrom. Yes we need to tackle safety but it is a symptom, not a cause. We should have acted 10 years ago.

Meet our 2025 Transportation Authority leadership: Chair @myrnamelgard7.bsky.social (District 7) and Vice-Chair @dannysauter.bsky.social (District 3). Chair Melgar served as the Transportation Authority’s Vice-Chair for two years and is the agency's first female Chair.
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Trying to be. Got off Twitter a couple of years ago.

With Bay Area Transit Crisis Looming, Lawmaker Pushes for Urgent State Funding | KQED State Sen. Scott Wiener of San Francisco is seeking $2 billion to help Muni, BART and others avoid drastic service cuts before a possible tax measure can go before voters.

There is no economic recovery without public transit. In SF and the Bay Area. www.kqed.org/news/1202662...

Opinion | Note to Democrats: It’s Time to Take Up Your Hammers There is a straight line from homeless schoolchildren to Donald Trump’s election victory.

Excellent op ed

Note to Democrats: It’s Time to Take Up Your Hammers www.nytimes.com/2024/11/30/o...