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Julian Mark from Mission Local reports that BART will be installing additional benches at the SW 16th/Mission BART Plaza:

“The former District 8 supervisor [BART Director Bevan Dufty] said he caught wind of some concerns that the [ping pong] table was installed instead of more benches, but he stressed that more benches will be coming soon, as fewer benches have — so far — replaced the number that had existed before the plaza was renovated. A ‘new style’ of benches are coming,’ he said.” (https://missionlocal.org/2018/12/ping-pong-table-appears-at-16th-street-bart-plaza-for-the-people/)

Contact information:  BART Director Bevan Dufty–510-464-6095, bevan.dufty@bart.gov

Earlier coverage:

https://sffnb.org/2018/11/05/bart-downgrades-seating-at-16th-street-mission-plaza/

https://sffnb.org/2018/10/11/bart-board-addresses-16th-street-mission-street-bart-plaza/

https://sffnb.org/2018/10/08/bart-removes-benches-from-16th-street-mission-street-plaza/

Please read Yesica Prado’s San Francisco Public Press article, including excellent photos of SF Food Not Bombs volunteers sharing free vegetarian food:  https://sfpublicpress.org/news/2018-12/state-law-cracks-down-on-free-public-meals

Earlier posts about AB-2178:

https://sffnb.org/2018/10/17/governor-brown-signs-controversial-law-on-charitable-food/

https://sffnb.org/2018/09/21/governor-brown-signs-ab-2178-into-law/

https://sffnb.org/2018/09/14/call-governor-jerry-brown-to-veto-ab-2178-which-would-restrict-our-right-to-share-free-food/