Entirely predictable and only a matter of time, but talking about it IRL is equivalent to downvote fodder on HN. I want workers to get fair wages, but it often seems the boomers/Gen X achieve that by loading debt onto millennials and future generations.
>BART janitor grossed $270K in pay and benefits last year
We don't need more janitors. We need to get serious about fare enforcement. Fence in all the fare-paid areas so people don't blatantly jump over them, and get rid of the swinging doors that people walk through with zero consequence.
BART is totally lawless. In the past 4 years, I've had a knife pulled on me, and had someone try to steal my computer. Every day I see dance shows, littering, people passed out on two seats, people blasting music, rampant fare evasion, and drug use at Powell/Civic Center. I'm tired of it and want the system's rules to be enforced.
Let's see what happens in the mayoral election. If London Breed gets elected, I take that as a signal that the city wants something different.
Politics in the Bay Area has changed noticeably in the 7 years I've lived here. Guys like Wiener are getting more of a voice passing sensible common-sense solutions without getting shouted down by head-in-the-sand idealists that won't see things for what they are. Long-term, I think SF is going to become more like NY, a place with plenty of traditional progressives, but also a healthy share of pro-business, socially liberal conservatives who just want the trains to run on time, and don't give a damn about political correctness.
>BART janitor grossed $270K in pay and benefits last year
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12852104