Hi all, The D3 Dem Club has often broken the mold and supported Green candidates and causes. Some of us should definitely show up at this forum as friendly participants to counter the inevitable nonsense that will be put forward by Andrew Sullivan (who has been invited to attend - the club likes to foster active debate); especially those of you like John-Marc who have a really tight grasp of Muni issues. [begin forward] The District 3 Democratic Club wrote: Addition to prior meeting notification: we’ll also be welcoming panelist SPUR Transportation Policy Director Dave Snyder. All other details remain the same. Thanks & hope to see you there for another fun forum! DATE: Monday, June 25th, 6pm - 8:15pm LOCATION: Bocce Café (478 Green St, SF 94133, cross street Grant St (North Beach)) in the back outdoor covered area http://boccecafe.com/ PANELISTS: * President of the Board of Supervisors Aaron Peskin * * Chairman of Rescue MUNI, Andy Sullivan (www.rescuemuni.org) * * SPUR Transportation Policy Director Dave Snyder (www.spur.org) * AGENDA: 6 - 6:30pm Mix & mingle, reception (no host bar) 6:30 - 8:15pm Forum discussion followed by Q&A DESCRIPTION: The recent MUNI T-Third light-rail line was introduced to much fanfare but had numerous issues sparking widespread criticism and a wider community debate on the poor state of our city’s transportation system. Supervisor Peskin has responded to recent MUNI woes with a charter amendment that includes the following measures for the Municipal Transportation Agency (MTA): • Allocate all revenue from The City’s parking garages and meters to the MTA • Revoke the agency’s non-negotiable salary formula, which keeps its operators among the highest paid in the country • Give the agency more time to adopt its budget. • Incent MTA executives with bonuses for increased ridership • Require in the city's constitution that the MTA produce a plan to reduce carbon emissions from all vehicles and increase ridership While the amendment addresses important areas in need of improvement, labor union representatives have indicated that drivers salaries are not so much the issue as the ongoing budget deficit. Please join us as Supervisor Peskin sheds more details on this significant ballot measure and the panelists and attendees join in this fascinating discussion. ARTICLES: http://www.examiner.com/a-678076~Peskin_to_make_Muni_reform_push.html http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/06/10/MNGR0QCTEC1.DTL&...