Tag Archives: fare

Kieran and John on KPOO San Francisco

Posted on February 10, 2010 by kfarr

As part of my ongoing work with Cabulous, John Wolpert (Founder and CEO) and I had great fun doing a radio interview about the Cabulous app on San Francisco’s KPOO 89.5 FM. Harrison Chastang was our host. It was great … Continue reading →

Posted in taxi | Tagged android, app, application, cabbie, cabulous, droid, fare, google phone, gps, hail, iphone, mobile, nexus, phone, san francisco, sf, taxi, taxicabs, taxis | 1 Comment

Driving in the City is beautiful.

Posted on May 14, 2008 by kfarr

I eeked by on Sunday with my lowest Sunday earnings in a long, long time — only $87. This was offset by better than usual earnings Monday and Tuesday, both over $170 (over average). I notice that fares run together … Continue reading →

Posted in taxi, work | Tagged cab, cala, caltrain, city, drive, driver, driving, earnings, fare, food, graveyard, grocery, kaiser, nader, npr, oakland, politics, ralph, relaxing, san francisco, sf, sfo, shift, store, taxi, taxicab, the city, wage, waiting | Leave a comment

My taxi earnings begin to increase. Is it temporary?

Posted on February 14, 2008 by kfarr

December and January were tough months. Holidays meant many people left the City. There was very little tourism and few, if any, special events that draw large numbers into the City. This weekend and last weekend produced relatively high earning … Continue reading →

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Illegal taxis suck, but they’re a symptom of insufficient supply, not lax enforcement.

Posted on December 27, 2007 by kfarr

A fellow SF taxi driver and blogger, the same guy or gal that posted a great map of where to find a cab in the City, posted a few pictures of a taxi operating illegally in the City during his … Continue reading →

Posted in politics, taxi, transit | Tagged bandit, black, black cab, board of supervisors, cab, california, commission, econ, economics, fare, illegal, illegal cab, illegal taxi, measures, meter, operating, regulation, san francisco, sf, taxi, taxi commission, taxicab, weights, weights and measures | 8 Comments

Where to find a cab in San Francisco.

Posted on November 13, 2007 by kfarr

Another blogging SF cab driver posted a great find: a map showing where to hail a cab in the City. This map seems quite accurate from my few months of cab driving experience. You might want to keep a link … Continue reading →

Posted in taxi, transit | Tagged cab, fare, find, find a taxi, finding a cab in sf, finding a taxi in san francisco, hail, san francisco, search, sf, street, taxi, taxicab, where | 2 Comments