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	<title>Rescue Muni &#187; Budget</title>
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	<description>A transit riders' association for San Francisco</description>
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		<title>SFMTA: 1 in 2 trips by car before 2020</title>
		<link>http://www.rescuemuni.org/2012/01/04/sfmta-1-in-2-trips-by-car-before-2020/</link>
		<comments>http://www.rescuemuni.org/2012/01/04/sfmta-1-in-2-trips-by-car-before-2020/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 17:25:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>markballew</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[62% of all trips in the city are made with cars, a factor that the MTA would like to see shrink to 50% by the end of the decade, reports the Chronicle. This is one of the goals of the agency&#8217;s 6 year strategic plan, adopted on Tuesday. The cost of the changes will set [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SFMTA CFO, Prop A Revenue bonds for critical upgrades approved</title>
		<link>http://www.rescuemuni.org/2011/12/08/sfmta-cfo-prop-a-revenue-bonds-for-critical-upgrades-approved/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2011 17:34:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>markballew</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;We’re not going to get a better deal than now,” SFMTA CFO Sonali Bose told reporters. 2007&#8242;s Prop A allows the SFMTA to issue revenue bonds for &#8220;shovel ready&#8221; infrastructure upgrades and repairs, and the low interest rates on the bond market make it a once in a lifetime chance for the agency to get [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SFMTA: Employees to pay for parking, but nannies get a break</title>
		<link>http://www.rescuemuni.org/2011/02/02/sfmta-employees-to-pay-for-parking-but-nannies-get-a-break/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Feb 2011 18:23:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The SFMTA voted unanimously yesterday to take an important transit-first step: to end free parking for most employees, instead requiring an $80 monthly charge to park at SFMTA lots. This is something we have encouraged for a long time &#8211; not only does it encourage workers to use the system they run, it also sets [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SFMTA: Partial Muni Restoration Hearing</title>
		<link>http://www.rescuemuni.org/2010/07/01/sfmta-partial-muni-restoration-hearing/</link>
		<comments>http://www.rescuemuni.org/2010/07/01/sfmta-partial-muni-restoration-hearing/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jul 2010 19:32:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>markballew</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Save the date: July 6th at Noon. The SFMTA Board of Directors will seek input from riders for the restoration of some bus route and rail lines that were cut during the May 8th service changes. Stop by city hall, Room 400, and get your comment cards in so the SFMTA knows which routes need [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Progress on expanded parking meters</title>
		<link>http://www.rescuemuni.org/2010/06/21/progress-on-expanded-parking-meters/</link>
		<comments>http://www.rescuemuni.org/2010/06/21/progress-on-expanded-parking-meters/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jun 2010 16:47:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nobody likes to pay extra for parking, but Rescue Muni applauds the SFMTA for taking the hard steps to expand meter coverage to commercial areas around San Francisco to help cover the increasing cost of running Muni, and taking comments at Friday&#8217;s administrative hearing. San Francisco voters have repeatedly approved the Transit-First policy that clearly [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>Vote on budget (including service cuts) TODAY</title>
		<link>http://www.rescuemuni.org/2010/04/20/vote-on-budget-including-service-cuts-today/</link>
		<comments>http://www.rescuemuni.org/2010/04/20/vote-on-budget-including-service-cuts-today/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Apr 2010 08:44:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Daniel Murphy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Budget]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The SFMTA Board is expected to adopt next year&#8217;s budget, including deep service cuts, today.Â  Please show up and let them know how you feel. Many budget solutions to prevent service cuts involve long-term cost controls and revenue measures; we&#8217;ve written about a number of those here.Â  In the short run, we think the most [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Governor signs gas tax bill, state aid likely to increase for SFMTA</title>
		<link>http://www.rescuemuni.org/2010/03/23/governor-signs-gas-tas-bill-state-aid-likely-to-increase-for-sfmta/</link>
		<comments>http://www.rescuemuni.org/2010/03/23/governor-signs-gas-tas-bill-state-aid-likely-to-increase-for-sfmta/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Mar 2010 15:25:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Budget]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[At last some good news from Sacramento (besides the frequent and comfortable Capitol Corridor service): Gov. Schwarzenegger has signed the bill to restore some state transportation funding, including aid to mass transit, from the sales tax on gasoline. This should allow Muni to restore some service cuts and delay others &#8211; $36 million is due [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Why we support the Elsbernd Amendment</title>
		<link>http://www.rescuemuni.org/2010/03/16/why-we-support-the-elsbernd-amendment/</link>
		<comments>http://www.rescuemuni.org/2010/03/16/why-we-support-the-elsbernd-amendment/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 18:37:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Daniel Murphy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If Rescue Muni stands for anything, it stands for putting the interests of Muni riders first, ahead of ideological canards, ahead of entrenched interests, and ahead of the instincts of peopleâ€”so numerous in this supposedly &#8220;progressive&#8221; cityâ€”who resist change just because change rubs them the wrong way. We believe our value is in our singular [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>9</slash:comments>
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		<title>MTA Town Hall on Budget Deficit Today and Saturday 3/20</title>
		<link>http://www.rescuemuni.org/2010/03/10/mta-town-hall-on-budget-deficit-today-and-saturday-320/</link>
		<comments>http://www.rescuemuni.org/2010/03/10/mta-town-hall-on-budget-deficit-today-and-saturday-320/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:18:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Budget]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Concerned about the budget deficit and even further service cuts? Attend the SFMTA&#8217;s town hall meeting today at 6 pm at 1 South Van Ness or on Saturday, March 20 at 10 am. Nearby transit service includes Muni Metro (Van Ness station), F, 6, 47, 49, and 71. Tell the MTA to extend parking meter [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Chronicle: No more free transfers?</title>
		<link>http://www.rescuemuni.org/2010/03/02/chronicle-no-more-free-transfers/</link>
		<comments>http://www.rescuemuni.org/2010/03/02/chronicle-no-more-free-transfers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 21:44:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>markballew</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The SFMTA isn&#8217;t finished in it&#8217;s quest to close its upcoming $100m budget deficit. On the table is a $0.50 fee to transfer between transit vehicles, a move that would generate $7.5m per year. Another, more pricey option, is to eliminate transfers completely, which would generate $20m per year. Update: The MTA Board rejected this [...]]]></description>
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