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Tag Archives: taxi
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
KQED Perspective: Peak Medallions
I condensed my usual rant about peak medallions down to a 2 minute piece for a KQED‘s Perspective. It’s a quick op-ed that airs during the morning drive time. It will air again on Saturday morning. It sounds a bit … Continue reading
Posted in media, politics, taxi
Tagged cab, find, hail, kqed, local, local policy, medallions, op-ed, opinion, peak, perspective, perspectives, policy, politics, regulation, san francisco, sf, supply, taxi, taxicab, variability, variable supply
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Driving the storm
(Source) I drove on Friday during the heavy storm that hit most of Northern California. It was a great day to drive. Details after the break.
Posted in taxi, work
Tagged cab, california, driving, falling, flood, norcal, northern california, rain, san francisco, sf, shift, storm, taxi, taxicab, thunder, thunderstorms, trees, weather, wind, work
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Should the City allow cab companies to charge higher gate fees to taxi drivers?
In some ways, blogs are great. They present frequently updated writing with a nice user interface that emphasizes recent postings first. But, most blog interfaces (including this one) bury old postings even if new, interesting and worthy comments are posted. … Continue reading
Posted in econ, politics, taxi
Tagged alioto-pier, blogs, board, board of supervisors, earnings, fee, gate, gate fees, gui, hourly, increase, rates, san francisco, sf, supervisor, taxi, user interface
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New Year’s Eve Driving
I drove late in the night on New Year’s Eve. As a recent beginner in the world of cab driving, I am a ‘day driver’, low on the taxi company totem pole. I cannot drive during the lucrative hours of … Continue reading
Are taxis a “green” form of transit?
I love the premise of the Green Cab taxi company that started operating in the City this year. Sexy! Green! Buzzwords! Their cabs DO look good on the street. They stand out and offer clear differentiation from other cabs both … Continue reading
Slow driving
Today was a tough, tough day to drive a cab. I left the garage at 5 am. Nobody was out in the morning. I had about one fare per hour until around noon when the fare faucet started to drip … Continue reading
It’s quiet in the City driving between holidays.
Above: an elevated view of Golden Gate Park in San Francisco. (Source) I didn’t want to fart around and write more blog entries yesterday, so I showed up to DeSoto early in the morning to see if they had an … Continue reading
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