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Residents oppose new SamTrans stops near schools; one public commenter accuses councilmember of harmful remarks
Summary
Residents urged Daly City to reconsider proposed SamTrans route 120 additions and two new bus stops near elementary and intermediate schools, citing congestion and safety. A separate public commenter thanked council for a ceasefire resolution and requested an apology and cultural-competency training after comments by Councilmember Glenn Sylvester at a prior meeting.
Several Daly City residents told the council on June 24 they oppose a proposed SamTrans route change and two new bus stops on Lincoln Avenue, Edgemont and Highgate Streets, particularly where the block fronts two schools.
Mel Lew, who said he lives across from Fernando Rivera Intermediate School, described heavy congestion and double parking during school drop‑off and pick‑up and said "this street is very congested at the beginning and the end of the school day" and that the proposed stops would create a "very dangerous situation when children jaywalk." Chester Chow, who lives on the corner of Edgemont and Lincoln, said his home has been the target of break‑ins and vehicle thefts and said adding a stop in front of his house would increase safety concerns and trash; he said he has a petition signed by neighbors asking SamTrans to reconsider.
Separately, a public commenter thanked the council for passing a ceasefire resolution at the previous meeting but said Councilmember Glenn Sylvester’s comments at that meeting promoted stereotypes and "exhibited clear prejudice" against Palestinian, O'odham and Muslim community members; the speaker requested an apology, asked the council to require cultural-competency training, and raised the 2021 death of Roger Allen by Daly City Police as an example of systemic racism. The council listened but did not take immediate action on the speaker’s request during the meeting.
Mayor Jocelyn C Manalo told those who raised SamTrans concerns that staff would collect the petition and correspondence and that the council, as a body, was limited in responding to matters not on the agenda but would forward concerns to appropriate staff and agencies.
