Divisadero, Fulton, etc.   There was a ballot item a few years ago to raise the money but it got shot down because of a provision not to permit landlords to pass along tax raises to renters.  How about if the people who live here and drive on the streets shell out a few bucks to pay for some new pavement.  Take a drive around almost any area from Palo Alto to San Jose to see that decent pavement is not a bank breaking item for a local government.  If they can do it so can SF.  The bad pavement makes Read This Posty »

I FIND THAT CRITICAL MASS IS OUT OF CONTROL AND THE CITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT LACK CONTROL OF THIS WHOLE SITUATION. CRITICAL MASS IS NOT A PEACEFUL PROTEST. ALL THEY DO IS CAUSE TRAFFIC AND TROUBLE. THEY DON'T OBEY TRAFFIC LAWS AT ALL. I FEEL IT IS THE GOVERNMENT AND LAW ENFORCEMENTS DUTY TO MAKE SURE THEY PROTEST IN A MANNER THAT DOES NOT OFFEND OTHERS. SOMEONE IS NOT DOING THEIR JOB. I CHALLENGE YOU TO TAKE ON THE DUTY OF GETTING THEM UNDER CONTROL. Daniel Read This Posty »

I am frustrated and often angry about the freedom cyclists have when riding the city's streets.  More specifically, years ago it was the case that cyclists had to adhere to the same rules as those driving cars.  As I have not had to take a written driving test in a long time, I am not sure if this is still the case.  I did have an unfortunate mishap many years ago in which a cyclist, who was racing down a hill on the right side of my car , was clipped by me when I made a right-hand turn.  I Read This Posty »

(1) Three lanes instead of four around the curve in front of Park police station. (2) Inadequate bicycle lanes in downtown. (3) Right-turn conflicts with pedestrians at Market & Van Ness. Fred Merrick Read This Posty »

My suggestion is to enforce existing laws, such as parking meter (no feeding), traffic laws for cars and bicycles (driving in bus lanes, red light runners, stop signs, stopping before turning on a red light), etc. and other things such as pedestrian and bicycle safety, availability of meters and spaces, etc. would improve.  I drive a lot and find no one enforcing any laws.  I believe parking meters are good for retail neighborhoods (2 hour limit), and garages are too expensive and not always available.  Enforcement of existing laws would conceivably pay for itself and bring money into the city Read This Posty »

I'm a big fan.  Thanks for so much.  My problem is the drug dealing and using outside my house on Julian Avenue and outside my back gate on Caledonia alley, both off 16th between Mission and Valencia.  Dealers and users and homeless abound.  Please give the victims services and arrest the dealers.  They ride in on BART, wear distinctive jackets (mostly 49ers), have bicycles, and work the alleys around the BART station.  They are very obvious, at least to me.  The needles, piss, and worse are a daily issue.  Chris Daly has ignored our pleas.  Keep up the good work Read This Posty »

Cyclists that do not obey traffic laws, traffic signals, and common rules of the road courtesy. Even though I cannot ride a bike for errands, etc, due to my age and disabilities, I am very much in favor of that mode of transportation for those who can do it. It would certainly help our city's pollution problems, while benefiting the health of the rider. However, one of my greatest fears as a motorist is hitting a cyclist.  I would be devastated to injure anyone.  I am very careful when I see someone on a bike anywhere near me.  I think Read This Posty »

Lack of traffic enforcement of traffic laws for bicycle riders who are on our sidewalks and seemingly think no traffic laws apply to them. Lack of police control of critical mass results in anarchy on the streets. Paul Bennett Read This Posty »

As a native San Franciscan (multi generation) and very proud that I am, we moved out of what should be considered a safe and desirable SF neighborhood (Cal and Van Ness) to Oakland when our baby was born last year.  There were many reasons why I felt forced out of my city, but let met touch on just a few. 1)    Walking outside our apartment in the early evening to see someone hunched over the next morning we found two needles 2)    Having someone defecate in our driveway ramp (multiple times) 3)    Prostitutes walking their beat down our street 4)    Repeated vehicle vandalism (every Read This Posty »

When will the mayor do something about the law-breaking bikers who ride their bikes on the sidewalk? Why is that tolerated here? I have NEVER seen a bicyclist riding past me that has ever announced that he is there, like I have seen in other cities, by saying "On your left/right." Usually, the biker speeds past me as I feel their clothes whipping me--barely avoiding a near-accident if I had taken one small step to the left. If that person was walking behind me, would they just shove me out of the way? I've also been almost mowed down several Read This Posty »

You have to stop critical mass.  They are out and out law-breakers.  Stop it! Name Withheld Read This Posty »

I understand some people need to drive, but private vehicles and buses that run red lights should be ticketed. I have almost been hit several times and one of those times a police car was at the intersection of Market and Hayes and did not do a thing. Please ensure that our laws are enforced for our own safety - especially for those of us trying to save our world for the next generations and have no chance of survival against 2 tons of steel.  Thank you! -Jen Read This Posty »

What if everyone one in the morning commute decided they didn't want to pay toll and just drove through the toll gates without paying?  What if everyone decided they didn't want to pay to get into AT&T park and thousands of people hopped the rails to get in?  I'm sure the mayor would be outraged.  Yet, Mayor Newsome continues to draw no outrage to Critical Mass which is nearing its 15 year anniversary. I have no issues with bike riders wanting to protest for their cause.  I do take issue with their disregard for the law.  If a mass of people Read This Posty »

I guess it was inevitable despite our efforts to keep the bums out of our neighborhood, there is one now regularly sleeping in front of our building. I called the Police General Dispatch and got a self-righteous little jerk (Dispatcher 80, I believe) who began to lecture me that homelessness is not a crime. Yeah, like I was calling because the person is homeless. No, I was calling because the person trashes the front of our building and uses the back for a toilet. But that didn't matter to this dispatcher as he was well versed in the lies-designed-to-shame-critics crafted Read This Posty »

I don't understand why some cyclists feel they don't have to obey traffic signs or look out for pedestrians. Name Withheld Read This Posty »

Gavin,  I believe that the time has come (actually the time came long ago) to end the last Friday ritual known as 'Critical Mass'.  This effort by bicyclists to gain attention in San Francisco has been going on since I moved to the City 13 years ago, and is even less relevant now than it was at that time.  The effect that it has on the City, due to wasted gasoline, increased pollution, and frayed tempers is not worth the potential political fallout that ending this event might have.  There is no constructive benefit to having the event-none of the Read This Posty »

Bicyclists want the right of the road although most don't obey the laws of the road such as traffic signals and stop signs, for starters. Fred Read This Posty »

There is more than one way to get around and SF needs to look towards the Dutch for bike lanes (Actual lanes separated by curb action, so it is harder for the agro motorists to take people out). This city needs less cars, we already know that the pollution from them sucks, they are load, and this city needs to keep being PROGRESSIVE!!! And IMAGINE, the Panhandle, a quiet park, with healthy air. Yum! Gavy if you haven't done it yet take that trip to the NETHERLANDS, smoke a fatty and check out what they have going on. Thanks! Michelle Linton Read This Posty »

A simple solution is to enforce the noise limit laws.  No one driving a car could get away with the noise that people riding motorcycles is allowed to get away with.  This isn't rocket science.  It is simply law enforcement.  While you are at it, enforce graffiti, panhandling, and bikes off the sidewalks. Name Withheld  Read This Posty »