I think you're misremembering what fares used to be. Muni raised single trips to $2 in 2009 (and now it's $2.50 in 2017). Meanwhile my rent has more than double

I think you're misremembering what fares used to be. Muni raised single trips to $2 in 2009 (and now it's $2.50 in 2017). Meanwhile my rent has more than doubled in that time. It's actually (still) much cheaper than other cities I have lived in, and anecdotally fare evasion seems extremely high. Relative to the cost of living here, fares should be like $5-6. Maybe with that kind of money they could actually accomplish anything, although I kind of doubt the problem is solely financial.