'A lot of our workers, unfortunately, can't afford to live in The City,' said Laurie Thomas, owner of Rose's Café and Terzo in San Francisco. 'So they desperately need public transportation.'
San Francisco restaurants, still stinging from the height of the pandemic, are holding their breath as BART and Muni teeter on the precipice of a financial cliff that would make life harder for commuting restaurant workers and possible patrons.
BART has repeatedly said the transit agency could make several drastic changes, including running fewer trains and ending service after 9 p.m. altogether, in the absence of state funding. Thomas and other restaurant association board members opposed the plan in conversations with transit officials, pointing out that the meters' dynamic pricing model can lead to hourly rates as high as $8 or $9.
Ex // Top Stories To fill vacancies, new SF proposal turns to small businesses The permitting process and a handful of restrictions would be eased throughout a handful of The City's commercial corridors. Just this week, the Golden Gate Restaurant Association board wrote to San Francisco Assemblymember Phil Ting emphasizing the importance of keeping public transit in the Bay Area funded. and forwarded a form to their newsletter recipients asking them to do the same.
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