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Young bus driver ends unlikely San Francisco dream
Ambrose Smith, 23, spent four months driving without authorization for the San Francisco Municipal Railway, managed fair fares, and won public sympathy before being fired after quitting again. Supervisors say he vanished after a brief return, ending his brief career and stirring morale concerns.
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