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City partners with sharing-economy firms for disaster response; Muni unveils new buses

San Francisco Board of Supervisors Budget and Finance Committee · June 26, 2013
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Summary

Mayor Ed Lee, the Department of Emergency Management and BayShare companies announced a partnership to harness peer-to-peer platforms (including Airbnb) for disaster response; SFMTA and the mayor also unveiled a new fleet of hybrid/biodiesel buses to improve transit reliability.

San Francisco officials announced two separate initiatives at the June 26 Budget and Finance Committee session: a formal partnership with BayShare and sharing-economy companies to support disaster preparedness and a rollout of new Muni buses.

Department of Emergency Management Director Anne Cronenberg said the city is recruiting sharing-economy platforms to augment disaster response and recovery, citing a recent 7.8 earthquake drill that fed thousands in the Tenderloin. Cronenberg presented a plan to create a single portal…

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