The San Francisco Examiner from San Francisco, California • 14

Muni to test-drive 16 routes 3rd big change since 1979 B4 S.F. EXAMINER Aug. 17, 1983 'ftedistricting equerries by court stir speculation By K. Connie Kang Examiner staff writer By Dave Mitchell Examiner staff writer Creation of a new north-south bus route, the 49-Van Ness-Mission, Is among 16 Muni route changes taking effect a week from today. The 49 will allow travel between the Mission District and places along Van Ness Avenue without a transfer.

Another big change is the conversion of the 24DivLsadero from die-sel to electric power, with some rerouting in Noe Valley. To be eliminated is the MGLGuer-fero Limited. It will be replaced with a new lMJuerrero line and a new 88-MissionBART Shuttle. Next week's reroutings are the third and last big set since 1979, when Muni adopted a five-year "service redesign system." Muni spokesman Jaimie Levin said yesterday that future changes will be fewer and most often will be a matter of diesel lines being electrified. Levin noted that Muni is attempting to create a "modified grid" of bus routes across San Francisco that will allow riders to travel between any two points with no more than one transfer.

The introduction last spring of Fast Passes also good on BART is allowing Muni to shift some riders onto BART, thereby freeing buses and drivers for use elsewhere in The City, he said. Other changes taking effect next Wednesday: The 25San Bruno will run on Potrero Avenue instead of Bryant Street and will be renamed the frSan Bruno. The 27-Noe will be renamed the 27-Bryant and will pick up much of the route of the old 25San Bruno. The 41-Howard will move from South Van Ness to Folsom Street and will be renamed the 12-Folsom. The 9-Richland, and 23-Crescent will be combined into a new line, the 67-Bernal Heights.

The 11 Hoffman, is being combined with the J4GLrGuerrero Limited into a new line, the 13Jucrrero. The 3SEureka will drop service on Noe Street, where it will be replaced by the 24Divtsadero, and between Castro Station and 28th Street, where It will be replaced by the 37-Corbett. The 33-Ashbury will be extended along Potrero Avenue from 16th Street to 25th Street. The 83-Pacific will change some eastbound routing to use Jackson, Steiner, Washington, Van Ness, Pacif-ic, Powell and Broadway. Muni booklets describing the changes in detail and providing maps of the reroutings are being distributed this week by Muni and will be available on Muni buses.

They will also be distributed through city schools. If you now ride You will served by 9Richland 14-Mission 67-Bernal Heights 10-Monterey 11- Hotfman 13-Guerrero 14 Mission 12- Ocean 49-Van Ness-Mission 14-Mission OR Bart' 13 Ellsworth 67-Bernal Heights 14 Mission Added Inner Mission serv. 14 GL-Guerrero Limited 13-Guerrero, Bart 88-MissionBart shuttle 14X-Mission Express 14X-Mission Express 88-MissionBart shuttle 23-Crescent 67-Bernal Heights 24 Divisadero 24-Oivisadero trolley motor coach J-Church 25-San Bruno 9-San Bruno 27-Bryant 83-PaciliC 27-Noe 24-Divisadero 27-Bryant 42-Downtown Loop 33-Ashbury 33-Ashbury (Ext. to General Hospital) 35-Eureka 24 Divisadero 35-Eureka 37-Corbett 37-Corbett S2Excel8ior 41 Union Howard 12-Folsom motor coach 47-Van Ness 9 San Bruno 33-Ashbury 47-Van Ness-Potrero 49 Van Ness-Mission 83-Pacific 83-Pacific Owl Service No change in service 14L No change in service 14X Frequency reduced 47-Van Ness-Potrero Frequency reduced The California Supreme Court has asked lawyers in the case for advice on how to proceed if the court 'j'annot decide the legality of the Dec. 13 election by -v October.

Although the question touched off speculation alxut postponing the controversial election, lawyers on both sides regarded it as a routine query. "They want the issue addressed," said attorney Freder- V.Vk Lowell, who represents Assemblyman Don Schastiani, vlt-Sonoma, the sponsor of the reapportionment initiative. Trying to draw inferences about how the court is taming from such a request, said another attorney, is "like t. reading tea leaves." -'Joseph Remcho, who represents Democratic leaders who are trying to stop the Dec. 13 special election on a Republican-backed reapportionment plan, added, "You fanl draw any inference from the questions." The Justices, scheduled to hear oral argument In the case Aug.

31, yesterday asked the lawyers to write briefs yyon whether they should order a halt to preparations for the Doc. 13 elec tion, if it appears imossible to decide the 'Jv case by October. Ixmell said he doesn't see how the court would stay the election prerations because that would amount to giving what Democrats want, without issuing an opinion. On Aug. 2, the hiph court agreed to decide the reaportionment case, and ordered a full hearing on the issue.

Election officials have said they will proceed with preparations for the sjxfial election unless the high court an order specifically forbidding the pre-election vbrk. Preparations for the election begin in earnest on Sept. if, when the Secretary of State's office will begin spending hundreds of thousands of dollars to prepare ballot pamphlets. The lawyers were told by the court to submit all 1 written briefs by Friday. Meeting tomorrow on SP spur S.F., Marin, Peninsula residents get opportunity to testify San Francisco, Marin and Peninsula residents will have a chance tomorrow to express their views on several proposals to expand mass transit At a 1:30 p.m.

hearing in the San Francisco Board of Supervisors' chambers, the Metropolitan Transportation Commission will hear views on proposals to: Extend Muni Metro from the Embarcadero to the SP depot at Third and Townsend streets. Introduce a Muni streetcar line between Fort Mason and the SP depot, running along the Embarcadero. Operate mass transit on the. abandoned Northwestern Pacific railroad right-of-way through Marin County. Extend the SPCaltrans com-, mute train route from the Peninsula' beyond the SP depot to the postal service's Rincon Annex, the Transbay Terminal or Harrison Street The purpose of tomorrow's hearing, said San Francisco Supervisor Quentin Kopp, chairman of the MTC, is to reach "political and popular consensus" on which projects are de-sireable so the Bay Area will be united in competing against other regions for federal construction funds.

'Muni Fast Passes ere good (or travel on BART within San Francisco Examiner chart granted hike Jn electricity rates By Alan ('line Examiner staff writer state Public Utilities Commission today provided -H with a $29.6 million electric rate Increase, 11 cents a on the bill of the average residential customer. The utility last April had sought $552 million, but reduced the request to $190 million due to changes in the estimates of cheap hydroelectric power available. The increase may be offset in October if the commis-, sion goes along with a offer to reduce natural gas "rates by $13.2 million a year. 'V The utility filed for that reduction yesterday to become Oct. 1.

If the reduction goes through without change, that would mean a 14-cent drop in gas bills in the 'summer and 44 cents a month in the winter. said it could offer the decrease because of sharply lower prices of wholesale Canadian gas. In today's decision, the commission acknowledged the of the consumer group, Toward Utility Rate Normal-' iiation (TURN), in several areas, including forecasting, making an inventory of the company's fuel oil supplies and several other issues. Is. Judge sends murder suspect to hospital Daniel Morgan, who has been declared mentally incompetent to stand trial for killing a 17-year-old girl and wounding her companion in Golden Gate Park March 6, today was ordered sent to Atascadero State Hospital for the Criminally Insane.

Superior Court Judge Thomas Dandurand, who presided over Morgan's sanity trial last month in which a Jury found him to be insane, said he was acting on a recommendation from the state director of mental health in sending Morgan to Atascadero. He pointed out that state law requires that he follow that recommendation. The order requires the 36-year-old Morgan be held for psychiatric treatment "until such a time as he is competent to stand trial." Morgan, appearing haggard and unkempt in his orange prison jumpsuit, showed no reaction and shuffled out in the custody of a deputy after the judge read his order. Chief Asst Public Defender Peter Keane said after the brief hearing that Morgan's sentence to the state hospital "will probably be for the rest of his life." Morgan was accused of shooting Sarah Spiegelman and Dwion Gates, 27. Spiegelman was killed and Gates was paralyzed.

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