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Tag Archives: san francisco
Update: Supes badger over taxi gate fee increase
The Examiner has an update on the saga of supervisor Alioto-Pier’s original proposal to considerably increase gate fees. (A gate fee is the rental price of a taxicab charged to cab drivers.) A much more reasonable $5 increase (compared to … Continue reading
Posted in politics, taxi, transit
Tagged addition, alioto-pier, amendment, board, board of supervisors, cab, change, charge, fee, gate, gate fee, increase, legislation, local, modification, price, proposal, regulation, rental, san francisco, sf, supervisors, taxi, taxicab
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Local media that shines: 92.7 KNGY
I drive a taxi. I drive 11 hour shifts. That’s a lot of time in a car. I need something for my brain to do. Passengers only talk so much, and this time of year is quite slow. Often I … Continue reading
Posted in media
Tagged 92.7, airways, analog, broadcast, dance, electronic, energy, fm, frequency, hd, hd radio, KNGY, lgbt, modulation, old school, pure dance, radio, remix, remixes, san francisco, sf
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Does San Francisco suffer from hippie conservatism?
I’ll admit: I’m relatively new to San Francisco. I’ve only lived here for about a year and a half. In that short time I’ve seen a puzzling set of behaviors in the City that troubles me. Our City suffers from … Continue reading
Posted in econ, politics
Tagged apple, board, chain, conservatism, conservative, democrat, democratic, gavin, hippie, mayor, newsom, republican, richmond, san francisco, sf, starbucks, stores, sunset, supervisor
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Will another gruesome Muni death stir Nat Ford to action?
The Examiner and the Chronicle both report on a disturbing incident which occurred Wednesday in the Sunset District. A man attempted to board the N-Judah around 9pm when the doors evidently closed on him. The train proceeded to drag him … Continue reading
Posted in politics, transit
Tagged accident, bus, death, lrv, metro, muni, muni metro, municipal, pedestrian, pedestrian accident, railway, san francisco, sf
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Sign of Muni progress: rear boarding (beta)
Kudos to Muni for trying to address one of the two main causes of Muni’s notoriously low system-wide average speed: DWELL. (Dwell is a geek transit term for the time for loading and unloading of passengers.) The other cause? Busses … Continue reading
Posted in transit
Tagged average speed, boarding, bus, busses, dwell, enforcement, muni, municipal, payment, pop, proof, proof of payment, railway, rear, rear boarding, san francisco, sf, speed
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The City needs congestion pricing.
(Photo Credit) On a recent episode of KQED’s Forum, Dave Iverson discusses the possibility of congestion pricing in the City with two main guests: Ken Cleaveland, director of government and public affairs with the Building Owners and Managers Association and … Continue reading
Posted in econ, politics, transit
Tagged california, cars, congestion, congestion fee, econ, economics, fee, hot lanes, lane, motor vehicles, muni, peak, policy, price, pricing, public, public policy, public transit, roadway, roadways, san francisco, sf, tax, taxes, transit, transportation, usage, usage fee, use, user fee, variable, variable pricing, vehicles
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Driving the slow winter days
I drove Friday and Sunday during the day. During my shifts Fridays are usually busy, and this Friday was no different. Even though I didn’t get out until an hour later than usual I was still able to make almost … Continue reading
Free Wi-Fi makes people happy.
Two fun pieces on free Wi-Fi. First, a nicely written commentary on Wired suggests that you should unlock your wireless router! It’s not as crazy as it sounds. Second, a well funded startup called Meraki claims it will create a … Continue reading
Posted in internets, tech
Tagged 802.11, 802.11a, 802.11b, access, access point, airport, fi, find, free, interference robustness, internet, internets, megahertz, mesh, point, points, radio, san francisco, sf, signals, tech, technology, where, where to find wireless, wi, wi-fi, wireless
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