Kat Siegal, a proponent of the ComMUNIty Transit Act, looks on as a signature is added to a ComMUNIty Transit Act petition. Photo courtesy of Connor Cimowsky.The third door 16-year-old Rowan Gleser knocked on was abruptly slammed in Gleser’s face.
Amid the onslaught of granular election news, it’s easy to forget that many San Franciscans like Gleser have become politically active for the first time. Several of these — including a transplant from Canada, a disability advocate, and a Reno native who has given up their car — have rallied behindWindow signs, literature, stickers, and buttons are laid out and ready for perusal at the Yes on L: Fund the Bus! Booth, August 25’s Sunday Street on Valencia Street. Photo courtesy of Connor Cimowsky.
Lian Chang, a proponent of the ComMUNIty Transit Act, and her son Jay Harry , make Muni line buttons at a Sunday Streets event in the Tenderloin on June 23. Photo courtesy of Kat Siegal.The first time Gleser met Lian Chang, one of the four public transport advocates who are leading the Prop. L campaign, Chang appeared on her bike with a Prop. L button maker holstered to the side. Their mood, Gleser recalled, instantly brightened.
Growing up in Reno, Cardayell Morgan had to drive 12 miles to and from high school. Three years ago Morgan sold that car, moved to San Francisco, and never looked back.