Missing the last bus

According to the results of a MARTA audit, Muni Chief Ford did indeed abuse credit cards to the tune of $150k at his previous post. However, all funds were later repaid.

“Terms of his contract with Muni are very different, and do not afford the kind of privileges that were afforded in Atlanta,” SF Mayor Newsom said, noting he was more concerned about Ford’s job performance.

And I think that we are all a little concerned about Ford’s job performace so far.

The Atlanta Business Cronicle writes about problems they’ve found with San Francisco’s new transit czar Nathaniel Ford using credit cards for personal expenses at a time when the county was in a financial crunch. What might this mean for Muni and it’s cash crunch while Ford is at the helm?