Anecdata and a bit of a hit piece on Muni ridership.
They could easily have asked for the official numbers from Muni, rather than just look at people getting on and off the bus.
And for all we know, they asked 10 people about payment before getting the one answer they wanted and used at the end of the report.
It's not journalism, it's sensationalism - and one has to wonder if it's intended to feed into popular rightwing narratives about San Francisco as profoundly mismanaged and a failed city.
(I and my friend never tap in or pay. We both have passes.)
https://abc7news.com/sfmta-san-francisco-muni-financial-debt-public-transit/13360455/
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