First, the proposed Charter Amendment that would have given the Mayor the ability to veto parking or fare increases was withdrawn by the sponsor, Supervisor Safai, after significant opposition, including from SFTR. This is a significant victory, but it appears to have come with a short-term cost: the agency has no plans to move forward with the parking changes proposed this past May. Instead, new plans are being drawn up for 2025 — notably after the November 2024 election. The current budget projections assume the proposed parking changes would have gone into effect, so this retreat means the agency has to find ~$15–20M in operational revenue elsewhere in future years.
The Downfall of Cyrus the Great
Along the Eurasian grasslands many tribes and peoples existed throughout history. During ancient times these tribes and confederations very often became difficult to distinguish,…