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THAN 12-HUNDRED POUNDS OF
SUPPLIES FOR THE CREW AND
EXPERIMENTS.
IF YOU RODE MUNI, YOU MIGHT
NOTICE IT'S A BIT MORE
CROWDED.
PROGRAM THAT GIVES FREE
RIDES TO KIDS.
KRON4'S MIKE PELTON HAS THE
STORY.
THE LONG-DEBATED 'FREE MUNI
FOR LOW-INCOME YOUTH
PROGRAM' IS A 16-MONTH
EXPERIMENT.
ABOUT 20 THOUSAND YOUNG SAN
FRANCISCIANS BETWEEN THE
AGES OF 5-17 HAVE SIGNED UP.
STUDENTS QUALIFY IF THEIR
FAMILIES EARN BELOW THE BAY
AREA MEDIAN INCOME.
YOUTH ADVOCATES AND
SUPERVISOR DAVID CAMPOS LED
THE TWO-YEAR PUSH FOR THE
6.6 MILLION DOLLAR PROGRAM,
WHICH WAS FUNDED BY THE
MUNICIPAL TRANSPORTATION
AGENCY AND THE REGIONAL
METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION