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Tag Archives: san francisco
How much is a San Francisco taxi medallion worth?
The Goldman School of Public Policy at UC Berkeley prepared an analysis of the City’s taxi medallion scheme in 2006. Read it if you have a spare hour or so and if you enjoy these sorts of things. Here’s a … Continue reading
Where to find a cab in San Francisco.
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
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Work
This weekend, The Oracle OpenWorld conference started Sunday, bringing bunches of people to the city and blocking off Howard Street. It was a busy weekend. I took a French speaking mom and daughter from the Haight to Union Square. My … Continue reading
“Peak Medallions” are the answer to evening cab rush.
You have a 7pm reservation with friends across town in the Mission. It’s 6:30 and you know MUNI won’t get you there in less than an hour, so you have to cab it. You walk to the nearest busy street … Continue reading
Posted in econ, taxi, transit
Tagged cab, demand, dispatch, econ, economics, local, medallions, partnership, peak, private, public, regulation, san francisco, sf, taxi
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Work
Saturday, I drove cab 666. It’s semi–famous. I took a lady to her appointment at a Methodone clinic. She was tired of waiting for the 22. I took 3 guys to their respective homes in the Excelsior around 7 in … Continue reading
Drivin’ cab
Today, I drove 381 — a van! I picked up an 80+ year old woman with an unrecognizable Slavic sort of accent. She was born in China but her family was originally from Russia. Any country I name, she’s been … Continue reading
I want to pay (a bit) more rent. So do you.
San Francisco is notorious for its extreme tenant protection laws. Of course, these laws were designed with the best interests of tenants in mind. Rent control is one of these extreme tenant protections. The concept is simple and noble: let’s … Continue reading
Posted in econ
Tagged apartments, control, cost of living, destructive legislation, econ, economics, government, market, pricing, rent, rent control, san francisco, sf, tenant rights
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Oh, 1905. I miss you.
While we’re talking about a century past, this video is most worthy of your attention. This fabulous first-hand film was recorded just a year before the 1906 earthquake. It shows a trip all the way down Market Street to the … Continue reading
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