We previously told you how fare evaders on Muni are affecting revenue and how the transit agency is running on a deficit. Now, Muni hopes to address that issue with funds to hire more fare inspectors.
But Jeffrey Tumlin, head of the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency that oversees Muni, said that is about to change.
Since fiscal year 2019 there has been a sharp decline in citations, which are just now seeing an uptick in fiscal year 2023.The California legislature is expected to vote on Thursday to close the operating deficit gap of several transit systems including Muni and BART, because ridership has yet to come back to pre pandemic levels.
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