I am on the fence about this comment. Without doxxing yourself too much, what neighborhood do you live and where do your children and (I assume) wife work? I would disagree for about 50% of the city in the "western zones". Sure, it is slow, but it is reliable and safe (both trains and buses).

The L-Taraval, at least historically, was not reliable between downtown and the outer sunset (past Sunset Blvd).