Mayor Daniel Lurie is damaging democracy, the environment, and public transit in San Francisco, and very few people seem to have noticed. How is he doing this? By undoing Better Market Street through his decision to welcome Waymo, and Uber and Lyft Blacks, onto Market Street between 10th and Steuart Streets.

At the same time, the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency, faced with a looming $320 million budget shortfall, is starting to reduce service: the 5-Fulton, the new 6-Hayes/Parnassus, the 31-Balboa, and the 9-San Bruno, now turn around when they reach Market Street, forcing passengers going farther to transfer.

Lurie’s invitation amounts to the privatization of transit for private gain at the expense of the general public. And you can be sure that Waymo, Uber, and Lyft are j

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