*RESCUE MUNI OPPOSES PROPOSITION I* Clean air is important to San Francisco. Cleaner buses are important. But Proposition I would be an expensive disaster for Muni riders and automobile drivers alike, and _won't clean the air at all_. Proposition I requires Muni to replace older buses on an unrealistically rigid timetable, forcing it to remove 165 diesel buses --- 30% of the fleet --- and requiring Muni to find $30 million for new buses within just two years. Worse, Proposition I wastefully forces Muni to replace, not just upgrade, backup buses that spend most of their time in the yard. Ordering so many new buses takes longer than Proposition I allows, even if Muni had millions to buy them --- and Muni doesn't. Meanwhile, fully functional buses would to go the scrapheap, and many of Muni's busiest lines --- such as the 38 Geary, 47 Van Ness, 19 Polk, and many others around the city --- could see huge service cutbacks. Proposition I hurts reliability by forcing working buses off the street and making Muni buy new technology without adequate evaluation. Less reliable Muni means more San Franciscans using their cars --- creating *more traffic*, *more pollution*, and *dirtier air*. Funding this rushed replacement schedule could force Muni to *raise fares again*. The state and federal governments won't pay for new buses which aren't needed. Muni riders fed up with bad service founded Rescue Muni in 1996, and we've often disagreed with Muni. But in this case, Muni is right on target with its excellent clean air program. In the past five years, Muni reduced bus emissions by *88%* and already has a realistic and responsible four-year plan to reduce them further. For better transit, less traffic, _and clean air_, Rescue Muni urges you to *vote NO on Proposition I*; it's extreme and irresponsible. Rescue Muni