(Please forward this message widely to all San Franciscans you know who care about creating a better future through improved mass transit.) PHONE-IN DAY ALERT Save San Francisco Mass Transit! Call Supervisor Sophie Maxwell now! Earlier this month the Municipal Transportation Authority (MTA) proposed a budget which drastically raises Muni fares while heavily cutting service. As a result, San Franciscans riding Muni will shoulder a burden that is 4 times higher than all parking and enforcement fee increases in the same proposed budget. Meanwhile, the MTA coffers have been bilked by over $60 million in service order charges from other City departments, to pay for work that those departments should be doing anyway without charging the MTA anything! Those funds could go to creating a world class transit system if the Board of Supervisors votes to reject the budget and demand accountability. Tomorrow, Tuesday May 19, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors will vote on whether to reject this deeply flawed MTA budget. Supervisor Sophie Maxwell has been identified as the key swing vote on this issue and needs to hear from you! WHAT YOU CAN DO: Call Supervisor Sophie Maxwell today at: 415-554-7670 with the following message: "Please reject the MTA budget until it recovers enough service order funds and parking fees to get rid of all Muni fare increases and service cuts." (If you get a recording, or you are calling after business hours, just leave your comment as a voice mail message.) THEN: SHOW UP AT TODAY'S TRANSIT JUSTICE RALLY, TO DEMAND A BETTER MUNI BUDGET! Monday, May 18, 3pm, SF City Hall, Polk Street Steps DIRECTIONS: To get to the rally, go to the San Francisco Civic Center transit station at 8th and Market Streets and cross United Nations Plaza to City Hall (on Polk Street between Grove and McAllister). Thanks as always for your action and support. peace Eric Brooks Campaign Coordinator Our City -- This alert sent by: Our City 1028-A Howard Street San Francisco, CA 94103 415-756-8844 For more information about Our City campaigns go to: http://www.our-city.org info@our-city.org