> This is a tiny city, and you can walk from any one point to another in 45 minutes most of the time.

> But, back to walking. Anyone who is traveling in a North-South direction to commute (i.e. Marina to Downtown) knows that by the time the 30 or 45 bus gets to Chinatown, you can get out and walk faster, plus you don’t feel like a sardine. That walk is a no-brainer.

The author ignores anyone who finds walking difficult.

California's muni problems are not just because of "the Chinese"[1] but because of the baffling tax / road thing that got themselves into.

[1] I never thought that in 2012 I'd be saying "It's not the Chinese" in a comment about SF. :-\