Covid Is Not the Only Cause of Muni's Problems

Powerful financial interests had been undermining Muni for years, and then Covid came along.

I have been a supporter and avid user of public transportation, particularly Muni, for most of my life. When I was growing up, the bus was still a nickel for youths and senior citizens. My grandfather, a lifelong New Yorker who frequently visited us in San Francisco, was amazed that he could ride the bus all day for five cents. Neither he nor the bus dr…