Comments on: MTA budget funding Mayor’s Office? (UPDATED) http://www.rescuemuni.org/2008/01/29/mta-budget-funding-mayors-office/ A transit riders' association for San Francisco Wed, 09 Jul 2008 11:30:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: Don http://www.rescuemuni.org/2008/01/29/mta-budget-funding-mayors-office/#comment-658 Don Sun, 27 Jan 2008 20:00:26 +0000 http://www.rescuemuni.org/2008/01/29/mta-budget-funding-mayors-office/#comment-658 Dear js, If you had read Prop A, you would have known that this is exactly what you voted for. I find it hypocritical for Rescue MUNI to criticize the Mayor and MTA for taking money for purposes loosely related to improving MUNI service and preventing service cuts. That is precisely what Prop A provided for. Rescue MUNI made its bed and now must lie in it! I support Rescue MUNI knowing full well that Rescue MUNI often takes positions based on environmental and political philosophy loosely related to improving MUNI. That’s why I don’t trust all of Rescue MUNI’s recommendations and do my own research. js, if you are interested in improving MUNI, Rescue MUNI is the best we got. You have to take the good with the bad. js, I suggest that next time read the proposition. Dear js,

If you had read Prop A, you would have known that this is exactly what you voted for. I find it hypocritical for Rescue MUNI to criticize the Mayor and MTA for taking money for purposes loosely related to improving MUNI service and preventing service cuts. That is precisely what Prop A provided for. Rescue MUNI made its bed and now must lie in it!

I support Rescue MUNI knowing full well that Rescue MUNI often takes positions based on environmental and political philosophy loosely related to improving MUNI. That’s why I don’t trust all of Rescue MUNI’s recommendations and do my own research. js, if you are interested in improving MUNI, Rescue MUNI is the best we got. You have to take the good with the bad. js, I suggest that next time read the proposition.

]]> By: Don http://www.rescuemuni.org/2008/01/29/mta-budget-funding-mayors-office/#comment-655 Don Sat, 26 Jan 2008 18:18:48 +0000 http://www.rescuemuni.org/2008/01/29/mta-budget-funding-mayors-office/#comment-655 As I recall climate protection and greening were major selling points of Proposition A. It is perfectly appropriate for the Mayor to take MTA money to accomplish this purpose. How else can he come up with the required climate protection plan? If we are really serious about the perils of global warming and greening San Francisco, the Mayor should take even more money. After all, what’s more important, the threat of global warming or efficient MUNI service? P.S. Prop A is working already. Have you noticed how cold it has been? As I recall climate protection and greening were major selling points of Proposition A. It is perfectly appropriate for the Mayor to take MTA money to accomplish this purpose. How else can he come up with the required climate protection plan? If we are really serious about the perils of global warming and greening San Francisco, the Mayor should take even more money. After all, what’s more important, the threat of global warming or efficient MUNI service?

P.S. Prop A is working already. Have you noticed how cold it has been?

]]> By: Andrew http://www.rescuemuni.org/2008/01/29/mta-budget-funding-mayors-office/#comment-653 Andrew Sat, 26 Jan 2008 00:08:48 +0000 http://www.rescuemuni.org/2008/01/29/mta-budget-funding-mayors-office/#comment-653 This doesn't really have anything to do with Proposition A. The budget that allowed this was passed in February 2007, well before Prop A passed. However, it does raise questions about how the additional funding for transit will be spent beginning in the next fiscal year. The MTA and supervisors need to watch this extremely closely. This doesn’t really have anything to do with Proposition A. The budget that allowed this was passed in February 2007, well before Prop A passed.

However, it does raise questions about how the additional funding for transit will be spent beginning in the next fiscal year. The MTA and supervisors need to watch this extremely closely.

]]> By: js http://www.rescuemuni.org/2008/01/29/mta-budget-funding-mayors-office/#comment-652 js Fri, 25 Jan 2008 23:25:38 +0000 http://www.rescuemuni.org/2008/01/29/mta-budget-funding-mayors-office/#comment-652 Actually, I voted Yes on Prop A because of Rescue Muni's recommendation. Now I don't know who to trust. Actually, I voted Yes on Prop A because of Rescue Muni’s recommendation. Now I don’t know who to trust.

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