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Tag Archives: San Francisco
San Francisco-Oakland Area has the Nation's Second Worst Traffic
Is your commute getting longer? You’re not the only one. The average San Francisco-Oakland Area commuter wasted 61 hours getting to work in 2011, one more hour than in 2010, according to a study released by Texas A&M University researchers … Continue reading
Videos: Whales, Porpoises Visit San Francisco Area
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Gray whales are migrating from Alaska to Baja California, and passing the San Francisco Bay Area along the way. Wildlife photographer David Cruz posted this video of gray whales over the weekend. This video from SilverCTguy shows another … Continue reading
San Francisco Nudity Ban Upheld by Court; Read the Judge's Decision
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal judge has cleared the way for San Francisco's ban on most displays of public nudity to take effect on Feb. 1. U.S. District Court Judge Edward Chen ruled Tuesday that the city ordinance prohibiting … Continue reading
San Francisco Taxis: What Our Listeners and Readers Say
Adrienne Kristine has nothing but praise for San Francisco cab drivers. “Maybe it's because I'm disabled and have a rather large walker to carry that the dispatchers treat me with kindness,” Kristine wrote in a comment on The Bay Citizen’s … Continue reading
How to Get a Cab in San Francisco and 4 Other Tips From Taxi Drivers
As The Bay Citizen reported last week, a total of 1,733 complaints against taxi drivers were registered with San Francisco's 311 complaint line last fiscal year. That represents a 13 percent increase in gripes over the previous fiscal year and it's … Continue reading
Don't Forget: No More Free Parking in SF on Sundays!
Believe it or not, San Francisco used to more or less shut down on Sundays. That was the reason the city decided back in the 1940s not to charge for parking at meters during this public recognition of the Christian … Continue reading
Cab Complaints Climb in San Francisco
by Zusha Elinson, The Bay Citizen San Francisco taxi drivers routinely flout the law by refusing rides, declining to take credit cards, charging unauthorized fees, speeding, smoking, and talking and texting on cellphones while driving, according to a year’s worth … Continue reading
San Francisco Supervisors Approve Nudity Ban Expansion, 'Tiny Apartments' Legislation
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted 6-5 on Tuesday to expand the city's ban on nudity and 10-1 to pass an ordinance allowing "micro-unit" apartments. The legislation expanding the nudity ban could force people to keep their clothes on … Continue reading
Watch SF Urbanathlon Racers Leap Taxis, Climb Buses, Swing on Bars
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Parked cars, chain-link fences, police barricades — San Franciscans deal with such obstacles all the time, right? So on Sunday contestants demonstrated just how quickly they could dispatch these challenges in the Urbanathlon sponsored by Men's Health magazine. The 10.2-mile … Continue reading
Watch Ridiculous Flying Machines Smash into San Francisco Bay
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Red Bull Flugtag, a contest of human-powered flying machines, made a big splash in San Francisco's McCovey Cove on Saturday. Ostensibly a competition for who can fly the farthest, long ago turned into a celebration of wackiness. Red Bull first … Continue reading
