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"content": "\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_84790\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2013/01/cab.jpeg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-84790\" title=\"A cab in San Francisco. Marcin Wichary/Flickr.\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2013/01/cab.jpeg\" alt=\"A cab in San Francisco. Marcin Wichary/Flickr.\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A cab in San Francisco. Marcin Wichary/Flickr.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>As The Bay Citizen \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2013/01/02/cab-complaints-climb-in-san-francisco/\">reported\u003c/a> last week, a total of \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2013/01/02/cab-complaints-climb-in-san-francisco/\">1,733 complaints\u003c/a> 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 nearly double the 900-complaint goal of the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency, which regulates taxis.\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>Taxis infested with bed bugs, drivers falling asleep at the wheel, rude behavior and difficulty getting a cab also were among the complaints....(T)wo friends were upset when a driver offered them a 10 percent discount if they made out in front of him....\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Fifteen people complained that cabs wouldn’t pick them up because they were African American. On Halloween evening in 2011, a black woman called to complain that a Yellow Cab driver pointed to a white woman standing nearby and said, “I want her and not you.” After she complained, the driver used a racial slur, she said.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>These are serious complaints, to be sure. But San Francisco cab drivers and others in the taxi industry say the number of grievances reflects a small percentage of the total fares carried by the city's taxis. Jim Gillespie, the general manager of the Yellow Cab Cooperative in San Francisco, wrote in a recent email that his company alone gives an estimated 20,000 rides daily. Athan Rebelos, the general manager of DeSoto cab, said his company provided a total of 1.46 million rides in 2012. And DeSoto and Yellow are just two of the 29 taxi companies licensed to operate in San Francisco, according to the San Francisco Municipal Transit Agency.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Rebelos put it this way: “Most cab rides are a nonevent.” \u003c!--more-->Of course, not every bad experience in a San Francisco cab generates a call to 311. And there's no doubt we've all had memorable rides in which the cab driver has mistaken Lombard Street for the Autobahn or interpreted our one-word response to \"How's it going?\" as an invitation to expound at length on his views on municipal government or fly fishing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But it's a two-way street, as they say in the biz. Just as passengers have to deal with cab drivers, drivers have to deal with passengers -- and there are a lot more of us than there are of them.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So we decided to get the other side of the story, speaking with drivers and other in the industry insiders about what passengers might do to ensure they have a better experience while riding in a San Francisco cab. Based on those interviews, we’ve put together five tips for the conscientious cab customer.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>1. 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And they're upset about the growth of ride-sharing services, which the taxi industry considers \u003ca href=\"http://www.kqed.org/news/story/2012/11/08/110777/sf_street_fight_rideshare_startups_battling_taxis_regulators?category=economy\">unfair competition\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"There aren’t too many happy cab drivers in San Francisco given what’s going on,\" noted Brad Newsham, who said he's been driving a cab in San Francisco since 1985. Newsham detailed some of his frustrations in a 2010 San Francisco magazine article that you can read \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2013/01/NewshamArticle.pdf\">here\u003c/a>. \"I am frankly aghast.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you're someone who might occasionally want to brighten to cab driver's day, try offering a compliment when you receive good service, Rebelos said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"When they get a good driver, let that driver know how happy you are,\" he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>2. Hailing 101\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A busy street might not always be the best place to hail a cab, Korengold said. Often, cab drivers can be found on less-busy streets because they're avoiding traffic. And when hailing a cab, hopeful passengers should be sure to stand in an area where they can be safely picked up.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bossiness in cab hailing will not work in your favor, Korengold said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"If they’re standing in the middle of the lane so you can’t go by them, what does that say about their personality?\" he said. \"People snap their fingers and point to the ground, I’m not pulling over for that.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Korengold offered these tips for flagging down a cab:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Don't just put your arm up once and take it down. Cabdrivers are constantly looking all around, and may not have noticed you raise your arm. Leave it up there so when the drivers sees you, he knows you want a cab. It's known as 'the Statue of Liberty pose.' 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I’m not ignoring them.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Passengers who feel they've been ignored might feel the urge to express frustration to the driver of the next cab that picks them up.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I’m constantly having people get in my cab and people tell me about this terrible cab driver they had,\" Korengold said. \"I’m like, wait a minute, let me tell you about this terrible passenger I had.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Nobody wants to have an angry person in their cab.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>4. Know your intersections\u003cbr>\n\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"All I ask of my passengers is that they give me a street and a cross street,\" Han said. \"Don’t say they’re going to this or that club.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Be as clear as you can at the beginning and go from there,\" added Newsham.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>5. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_84790\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2013/01/cab.jpeg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-84790\" title=\"A cab in San Francisco. Marcin Wichary/Flickr.\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2013/01/cab.jpeg\" alt=\"A cab in San Francisco. Marcin Wichary/Flickr.\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A cab in San Francisco. Marcin Wichary/Flickr.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>As The Bay Citizen \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2013/01/02/cab-complaints-climb-in-san-francisco/\">reported\u003c/a> last week, a total of \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2013/01/02/cab-complaints-climb-in-san-francisco/\">1,733 complaints\u003c/a> 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 nearly double the 900-complaint goal of the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency, which regulates taxis.\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>Taxis infested with bed bugs, drivers falling asleep at the wheel, rude behavior and difficulty getting a cab also were among the complaints....(T)wo friends were upset when a driver offered them a 10 percent discount if they made out in front of him....\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Fifteen people complained that cabs wouldn’t pick them up because they were African American. On Halloween evening in 2011, a black woman called to complain that a Yellow Cab driver pointed to a white woman standing nearby and said, “I want her and not you.” After she complained, the driver used a racial slur, she said.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>These are serious complaints, to be sure. But San Francisco cab drivers and others in the taxi industry say the number of grievances reflects a small percentage of the total fares carried by the city's taxis. Jim Gillespie, the general manager of the Yellow Cab Cooperative in San Francisco, wrote in a recent email that his company alone gives an estimated 20,000 rides daily. Athan Rebelos, the general manager of DeSoto cab, said his company provided a total of 1.46 million rides in 2012. And DeSoto and Yellow are just two of the 29 taxi companies licensed to operate in San Francisco, according to the San Francisco Municipal Transit Agency.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Rebelos put it this way: “Most cab rides are a nonevent.” \u003c!--more-->Of course, not every bad experience in a San Francisco cab generates a call to 311. And there's no doubt we've all had memorable rides in which the cab driver has mistaken Lombard Street for the Autobahn or interpreted our one-word response to \"How's it going?\" as an invitation to expound at length on his views on municipal government or fly fishing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But it's a two-way street, as they say in the biz. Just as passengers have to deal with cab drivers, drivers have to deal with passengers -- and there are a lot more of us than there are of them.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So we decided to get the other side of the story, speaking with drivers and other in the industry insiders about what passengers might do to ensure they have a better experience while riding in a San Francisco cab. Based on those interviews, we’ve put together five tips for the conscientious cab customer.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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You're dealing with pimps, drug dealers and CEOs all in a matter of minutes,\" Rebelos said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some drivers also are angry that San Francisco’s Municipal Transportation Agency has \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2012/11/09/why-is-it-so-hard-to-get-a-cab-in-san-francisco/\">closed\u003c/a> the waiting list for new taxi medallions. And they're upset about the growth of ride-sharing services, which the taxi industry considers \u003ca href=\"http://www.kqed.org/news/story/2012/11/08/110777/sf_street_fight_rideshare_startups_battling_taxis_regulators?category=economy\">unfair competition\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"There aren’t too many happy cab drivers in San Francisco given what’s going on,\" noted Brad Newsham, who said he's been driving a cab in San Francisco since 1985. Newsham detailed some of his frustrations in a 2010 San Francisco magazine article that you can read \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2013/01/NewshamArticle.pdf\">here\u003c/a>. \"I am frankly aghast.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you're someone who might occasionally want to brighten to cab driver's day, try offering a compliment when you receive good service, Rebelos said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"When they get a good driver, let that driver know how happy you are,\" he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>2. Hailing 101\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A busy street might not always be the best place to hail a cab, Korengold said. Often, cab drivers can be found on less-busy streets because they're avoiding traffic. And when hailing a cab, hopeful passengers should be sure to stand in an area where they can be safely picked up.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bossiness in cab hailing will not work in your favor, Korengold said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"If they’re standing in the middle of the lane so you can’t go by them, what does that say about their personality?\" he said. \"People snap their fingers and point to the ground, I’m not pulling over for that.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Korengold offered these tips for flagging down a cab:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Don't just put your arm up once and take it down. Cabdrivers are constantly looking all around, and may not have noticed you raise your arm. Leave it up there so when the drivers sees you, he knows you want a cab. It's known as 'the Statue of Liberty pose.' I've seen many people giving me a blank stare as if they may be wondering why I'm not stopping, but if I don't see them put their arm up, there's no reason for me to stop. If I'm empty, I would be glad to pick them up.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"If you are eating a slice of pizza, hotdog or burrito, finish it before trying to hail a cab. Most cabdrivers do not want a stinky pizza or other food eaten in the cab, that will most likely have parts of it dropping off, or your hands leaving grease on the door handles. I see this all the time and will not pick people up eating their pizza or burritos.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>3. Don't take it out on the wrong cab\u003cbr>\n\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"A lot of times I have to pass people by because I’m heading to a radio call,\" noted John Han, who said he's been driving a cab in San Francisco for about 10 years. \"It looks as if I'm ignoring them. It looks like I'm just driving by. I’m not ignoring them.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Passengers who feel they've been ignored might feel the urge to express frustration to the driver of the next cab that picks them up.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I’m constantly having people get in my cab and people tell me about this terrible cab driver they had,\" Korengold said. \"I’m like, wait a minute, let me tell you about this terrible passenger I had.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Nobody wants to have an angry person in their cab.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>4. Know your intersections\u003cbr>\n\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"All I ask of my passengers is that they give me a street and a cross street,\" Han said. \"Don’t say they’re going to this or that club.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Be as clear as you can at the beginning and go from there,\" added Newsham.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>5. 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"content": "\u003cp>Our ace financial/tech reporter Aarti Shahani was given \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2012/09/06/photos-double-rainbow-over-san-francisco/\" target=\"_blank\">yet another\u003c/a> tough assignment: to check out the river otter that's been frolicking at the remains of \u003ca href=\"http://www.sutrobaths.com/exploreruins.shtml\" target=\"_blank\">Sutro Baths\u003c/a> by San Francisco's Ocean Beach.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Aarti spoke to Keenan Saiz, who was doing yoga on the edge of the ruins when he saw the otter leap into the water. \"Oh it just didn't want to be seen,\" Saiz said. \"For one minute it liked the attention. [Then] it wanted to be away from people as much as possible. I could tell it was a little bit shy. I think the otter is building himself a nest, to take cover from all the spectators.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We could not confirm that the otter is indeed shy, or that his name is actually \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/search?q=sutro%20sam&src=typd\" target=\"_blank\">Sutro Sam\u003c/a>. But the Chronicle's \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfgate.com/science/article/S-F-s-only-river-otter-at-Sutro-Baths-4163180.php\" target=\"_blank\">Peter Fimrite spoke to Megan Isadore\u003c/a> of \u003ca href=\"http://www.riverotterecology.org/\" target=\"_blank\">The River Otter Ecology Project\u003c/a> about the creature. \"Our best guess is that the otter showed up there and then just quickly swam around the point to Sutro Baths,\" she said. \"This guy could have swum across the Golden Gate. We haven't heard of otters doing it before, but they could.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Isadore also said, \"This otter is the first otter recorded in decades and decades in San Francisco, and as far as I know he is the only otter in San Francisco.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>(Update\u003c/em>: I asked Ms. Isadore via email how she identified the otter as a male. \"Anatomy!\" she wrote back.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The photos below are courtesy of otter-watcher Brendan Flick.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2013/01/riverotter1.gif\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-84554\" title=\"riverotter1\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2013/01/riverotter1.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"364\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2013/01/riverotter4.gif\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-84557\" title=\"riverotter4\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2013/01/riverotter4.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"526\" height=\"596\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!--more-->\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Here are some \u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/alchemicalnature/sets/72157631740594114/\" target=\"_blank\">more images\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>, taken in October and November, from San Francisco nature photograper David Cruz. And here's a \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfgate.com/science/article/S-F-s-only-river-otter-at-Sutro-Baths-4163180.php#photo-3975878\" target=\"_blank\">good one\u003c/a> from the Chron.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Here's some \u003ca href=\"http://youtu.be/uduxSqRw9xs\" target=\"_blank\">video of the otter\u003c/a> from October, originally posted by our friends at\u003ca href=\"http://oceanbeachbulletin.com/2012/10/10/otter-at-sutro-baths-ruins-captured-in-photos-and-video/\" target=\"_blank\"> Ocean Beach Bulletin\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center\">\u003ciframe src=\"http://www.youtube.com/embed/uduxSqRw9xs\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/div>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And \u003ca href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXF32LV-DVI&feature=player_embedded\" target=\"_blank\">another one\u003c/a>...\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center\">\u003ciframe src=\"http://www.youtube.com/embed/TXF32LV-DVI\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/div>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The photos below are courtesy of otter-watcher Brendan Flick.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2013/01/riverotter1.gif\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-84554\" title=\"riverotter1\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2013/01/riverotter1.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"364\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2013/01/riverotter4.gif\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-84557\" title=\"riverotter4\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2013/01/riverotter4.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"526\" height=\"596\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!--more-->\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Here are some \u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/alchemicalnature/sets/72157631740594114/\" target=\"_blank\">more images\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>, taken in October and November, from San Francisco nature photograper David Cruz. And here's a \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfgate.com/science/article/S-F-s-only-river-otter-at-Sutro-Baths-4163180.php#photo-3975878\" target=\"_blank\">good one\u003c/a> from the Chron.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Here's some \u003ca href=\"http://youtu.be/uduxSqRw9xs\" target=\"_blank\">video of the otter\u003c/a> from October, originally posted by our friends at\u003ca href=\"http://oceanbeachbulletin.com/2012/10/10/otter-at-sutro-baths-ruins-captured-in-photos-and-video/\" target=\"_blank\"> Ocean Beach Bulletin\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center\">\u003ciframe src=\"http://www.youtube.com/embed/uduxSqRw9xs\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/div>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And \u003ca href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXF32LV-DVI&feature=player_embedded\" target=\"_blank\">another one\u003c/a>...\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center\">\u003ciframe src=\"http://www.youtube.com/embed/TXF32LV-DVI\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/div>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
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"content": "\u003cp>by Katharine Mieszkowski, \u003ca href=\"http://www.baycitizen.org/environment/story/yellow-pages-will-continue-pile/\">The Bay Citizen\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2013/01/Bay-Citizen-Logo.png\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2013/01/Bay-Citizen-Logo.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"Bay Citizen Logo\" width=\"218\" height=\"74\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-84538\">\u003c/a>The towers of Yellow Pages piling up on San Francisco doorsteps won’t be disappearing anytime soon.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A 2011 San Francisco ordinance that created a three-year pilot program restricting the distribution of Yellow Pages directories has been shelved following a federal court decision striking down a similar ordinance in Seattle.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2013/01/phone-books.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-84530 alignright\" title=\"phone books\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2013/01/phone-books.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\">\u003c/a>Under the San Francisco program, designed to reduce waste and blight, residents and businesses would have had to request a telephone directory in order to receive one. The books could have been picked up at distribution centers or hand-delivered to a person, but not simply left unasked for on doorsteps.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The pilot program never got off the ground and now appears unlikely to do so. The San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted last month to suspend the ordinance after a three-judge panel of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals \u003ca href=\"http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2012/10/phone-books-the-hefty-tomes-of-telephone-numbers-that-invited-consumers-to-let-your-fingers-do-the-walking-are-pr.html\">ruled\u003c/a> in the Seattle case that the distribution of Yellow Pages is protected under the First Amendment.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Local Search Association, a trade group for the directory publishers, has challenged San Francisco's ordinance in court on First Amendment grounds.\u003c!--more-->\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The directories once could be found in most American homes and offices. But with the growth of the Internet and smartphones, the audience for the books has declined. While some people still rely on them, particularly in suburban and rural areas, many city residents view them as a nuisance, doomed to go straight into the recycling bin or left to languish on the curb.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Large numbers of them get stacked outside of buildings and residents who don’t want the book just leave them sitting there, and sometimes they are there for weeks,” said David Assmann, deputy director of the \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfenvironment.org/\">San Francisco Department of the Environment\u003c/a>. 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The number of directory publishers in the United States has shrunk from about 230 five years to 180 today, he said. “People still use directories – not as much as they did five years ago, but they still use them,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Norton pointed out that the Local Search Association maintains a \u003ca href=\"https://www.yellowpagesoptout.com/\">website\u003c/a> where residents and business owners can register not to receive any Yellow Pages. Opting out of delivery can take up to 12 weeks, according to the site. Critics say the program is not well publicized.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Both San Francisco and Seattle sought to make it easier to avoid receiving unwanted directories.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In 2010, Seattle created an opt-out registry. As of Oct. 15, nearly 80,000 residents and businesses had submitted requests to cancel delivery, eliminating 436,000 directories and 400 tons of waste, according to the city. The ordinance also required publishers to obtain permits and pay a fee for each directory distributed in the city to finance the program.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But a three-judge panel from the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that phone directories should not be treated differently from other types of media and are “entitled to full First Amendment protection.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We do not see a principled reason to treat telephone directories differently from newspapers, magazines, television programs, and similar media,” the panel said in a unanimous opinion.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Seattle has requested that a larger panel of the Ninth Circuit review the case, and its program is continuing pending the appeal.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some San Francisco officials have criticized the court’s decision, which would undermine San Francisco’s ordinance, too.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This misreading of the First Amendment protects giant corporate polluters that litter our San Francisco doorsteps with 1.6 million unwanted Yellow Pages books every year,” said Supervisor David Chiu, who championed the San Francisco ordinance. “I think that it’s a decision that’s definitely ripe for dispute.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Nevertheless, San Francisco’s pilot program will take effect only if future court rulings find that restrictions on the distribution of commercial phone directories are constitutional. San Franciscans will continue to pay for the disposal of directories that many residents and business don’t want.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’re talking about hundreds of thousands of books that weigh a couple of pounds each,” Assmann said. “That’s a lot of volume that is going into our recycling system that is, frankly, quite wasteful. It’s something that the ratepayers have to pay for, even though they have no say in it.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>This story was produced by The Bay Citizen, a project of the Center for Investigative Reporting. Learn more at www.baycitizen.org.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Local Search Association, a trade group for the directory publishers, has challenged San Francisco's ordinance in court on First Amendment grounds.\u003c!--more-->\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The directories once could be found in most American homes and offices. But with the growth of the Internet and smartphones, the audience for the books has declined. While some people still rely on them, particularly in suburban and rural areas, many city residents view them as a nuisance, doomed to go straight into the recycling bin or left to languish on the curb.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Large numbers of them get stacked outside of buildings and residents who don’t want the book just leave them sitting there, and sometimes they are there for weeks,” said David Assmann, deputy director of the \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfenvironment.org/\">San Francisco Department of the Environment\u003c/a>. About 50 percent of the directories eventually are recycled, according to the department.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Industry representatives, however, maintain that customer preferences, not local governments, should decide if the directories still are needed. “Just let the marketplace take its course,” said Neg Norton, president of the \u003ca href=\"http://www.localsearchassociation.org/Main/Home.aspx\">Local Search Association\u003c/a>. “If nobody uses these products anymore, then advertisers won’t advertise in them, and we won’t publish them anymore.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Norton acknowledged that the Yellow Pages business is shrinking. The number of directory publishers in the United States has shrunk from about 230 five years to 180 today, he said. “People still use directories – not as much as they did five years ago, but they still use them,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Norton pointed out that the Local Search Association maintains a \u003ca href=\"https://www.yellowpagesoptout.com/\">website\u003c/a> where residents and business owners can register not to receive any Yellow Pages. Opting out of delivery can take up to 12 weeks, according to the site. Critics say the program is not well publicized.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Both San Francisco and Seattle sought to make it easier to avoid receiving unwanted directories.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In 2010, Seattle created an opt-out registry. As of Oct. 15, nearly 80,000 residents and businesses had submitted requests to cancel delivery, eliminating 436,000 directories and 400 tons of waste, according to the city. The ordinance also required publishers to obtain permits and pay a fee for each directory distributed in the city to finance the program.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But a three-judge panel from the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that phone directories should not be treated differently from other types of media and are “entitled to full First Amendment protection.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We do not see a principled reason to treat telephone directories differently from newspapers, magazines, television programs, and similar media,” the panel said in a unanimous opinion.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Seattle has requested that a larger panel of the Ninth Circuit review the case, and its program is continuing pending the appeal.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some San Francisco officials have criticized the court’s decision, which would undermine San Francisco’s ordinance, too.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This misreading of the First Amendment protects giant corporate polluters that litter our San Francisco doorsteps with 1.6 million unwanted Yellow Pages books every year,” said Supervisor David Chiu, who championed the San Francisco ordinance. “I think that it’s a decision that’s definitely ripe for dispute.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Nevertheless, San Francisco’s pilot program will take effect only if future court rulings find that restrictions on the distribution of commercial phone directories are constitutional. San Franciscans will continue to pay for the disposal of directories that many residents and business don’t want.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’re talking about hundreds of thousands of books that weigh a couple of pounds each,” Assmann said. “That’s a lot of volume that is going into our recycling system that is, frankly, quite wasteful. It’s something that the ratepayers have to pay for, even though they have no say in it.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>This story was produced by The Bay Citizen, a project of the Center for Investigative Reporting. Learn more at www.baycitizen.org.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
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Shatara said complaints about bed bugs in vehicles are rare.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>National Cab President Dan Hinds said in an interview that customers should “absolutely not” worry about getting bed bugs. He said the cab was stripped down, fumigated and had its seats replaced. The bugs were found only in the one cab, he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This is something that could happen to any cab in the city,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hinds denied that National Cab management didn’t act in a timely manner, but he conceded that it took several steps to finally rid the cab of the pests.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Cellphones and cigarettes\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In California, it is illegal to use a mobile phone without a hands-free device while driving. In San Francisco, 35 people filed complaints about drivers who were texting or talking on cellphones while driving.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One passenger said that during an April 13 ride in a taxi from North Beach to downtown, the Yellow Cab driver was talking on a cellphone without an earpiece, checking emails and “not paying attention to the road straight ahead of him.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>An Arrow Checker Cab driver “was annoyed with traffic” and “started speeding” and then started playing a game on his phone, another patron said. “I ended up getting out of the cab and throwing up,” the caller said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There is no smoking allowed in taxis, but 25 drivers were caught smoking cigarettes, while three cabs smelled of marijuana smoke, according to peeved passengers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When a patron taking a Town Taxi from the airport to South San Francisco complained about a cab that was “cloudy with cigarette smoke,” the driver allegedly replied: “If you don’t like it, get out.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ten people complained that their driver dozed off at the wheel. A Yellow Cab driver “kept falling asleep behind the wheel,” ran a red light and “even fell asleep while I was waiting for his receipt,” wrote one rider who was taking an early morning trip from the airport to downtown San Francisco. “He SHOULD NOT BE ON THE ROAD!!!”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A DeSoto driver reportedly fell asleep at the wheel while driving downtown and jerked awake only when the patron yelled, “Are you OK? Are you OK?”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Kim, DeSoto Cab’s owner, said such an incident would be “completely unacceptable” and promised to look into it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Rides refused\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Under city law, taxi drivers can’t turn down a fare if passengers present themselves “in a clean, coherent, safe and orderly manner” and the driver isn’t at the end of a shift. But 361 patrons complained to 311 that they were refused a fare.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Fifteen people complained that cabs wouldn’t pick them up because they were African American. On Halloween evening in 2011, a black woman called to complain that a Yellow Cab driver pointed to a white woman standing nearby and said, “I want her and not you.” After she complained, the driver used a racial slur, she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>More than 130 people called 311 to say they couldn’t get a ride because of their destination, most often to the Richmond or Sunset districts, where cab drivers complain that they have a hard time getting a return fare.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A caller in the Marina district flagged down a DeSoto cab, but when he told the driver he was going to the Sunset, the driver simply said, “Good luck,” sped off and immediately picked up another fare.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some drivers also are accused of not taking passengers if they deem the destination too close, leaving tourists and the elderly on the curb. One pregnant woman who was dizzy after a BART ride said she couldn’t get a Yellow Cab driver to take her six blocks to Ellis Street. He told her she should walk instead, she said. A Yellow Cab representative did not return calls or emails seeking comment.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Tourists trying to get around town were baffled by drivers who passed them by in hopes of getting a more lucrative airport fare.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Three cabs would not take my fare,” a tourist complained. “I have never been to a city where a cab for hire refused me.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Credit card problems\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>About 200 people complained that taxis \u003ca href=\"http://www.baycitizen.org/transportation/story/taxis-credit-card-machine-broken-likely/\">refused to take credit cards\u003c/a>, either forcing them to use cash or booting them from the cab. The complaints came as drivers chafed under a rule that allowed taxi companies to charge them a 5 percent credit card fee, later reduced to 3.5 percent.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A patron who was headed from Nob Hill to Van Ness Avenue said a Bay Cab driver wouldn’t accept a credit card. When he protested, he said the driver told him, “Get out,” and then “tried to remove me physically.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A Big Dog City cab driver \"cursed Mexicans\" and stopped after two blocks to kick out a passenger who planned to pay by credit card. “He was very rude and offensive,” the passenger complained. “I don’t even look Mexican.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A representative of Big Dog City declined to comment.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>About 40 people complained about drivers charging illegal fees, including a charge for using a credit card, a fee for bringing a baby and inflated airport fees. In all, 206 people complained about being overcharged for cab fares.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One passenger said a driver took a credit card impression “the old-fashioned way.” The next day, the customer said he got a fraud alert about the card being used to make purchases in Brazil. His taxi receipt said it was for Moe’s Cab.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Moe Harb, the company’s owner, told The Bay Citizen that he had never heard the complaint and did not steal anyone’s credit card number.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A passenger of another company complained about an offensive discount: A Yellow Cab driver “wanted my friend and me to make out” in exchange for 10 percent off the fare. The driver then grabbed one rider’s face, according to the complaint. “I was terrified,” the woman said. “I asked him to please get us to our hotel.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A Bay Cab driver was accused of using a woman’s credit card number for more amorous purposes. The driver had made sexual overtures and said she could “find happiness, etc., with him,” she said. The next morning, the driver called her at work, using the information from her credit card. When the woman complained to Bay Cab President Roger Cardenas, he laughed and accused her of being the driver’s wife, she said. Cardenas did not return calls seeking comment.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I am upset by this whole thing and am now very concerned that this driver knows where I live and where I work,” the woman said. “This was not information that I gave him.”\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>\u003cbr>\nThis story was produced by The Bay Citizen, a project of the Center for Investigative Reporting. Learn more at www.baycitizen.org.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>by Zusha Elinson, \u003ca href=\"http://www.baycitizen.org/transportation/story/cab-complaints-climb-san-francisco/\">The Bay Citizen\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2013/01/BayCitizenLogo.png\">\u003cimg class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-84458\" title=\"BayCitizenLogo\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2013/01/BayCitizenLogo.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"218\" height=\"74\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>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 of passenger complaints reviewed by The Bay Citizen.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Taxis infested with bed bugs, drivers falling asleep at the wheel, rude behavior and difficulty getting a cab also were among the complaints. One patron reported that a cab driver allegedly stole his credit card number and used it to make purchases in Brazil. And two friends were upset when a driver offered them a 10 percent discount if they made out in front of him.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_84456\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 250px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2013/01/taxi-flickr.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-84456\" title=\"taxi flickr\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2013/01/taxi-flickr.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"188\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">(b00nj Flickr)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The gripes represent longstanding dissatisfaction with the San Francisco taxi industry. Disgruntled passengers registered \u003ca href=\"http://bayc.it/dKXh/\">1,733 complaints\u003c/a> with the city’s \u003ca href=\"http://www.sf311.org/index.aspx?page=122\">311 complaint line\u003c/a> from July 1, 2011, to June 30, 2012, a 13 percent increase from the previous fiscal year. The number was almost double the 900-complaint goal of the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency, which regulates taxis.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The city agency, which has been \u003ca href=\"http://www.baycitizen.org/transportation/story/taxi-owner-fights-city-probe-allegations/\">criticized for lax oversight\u003c/a> of the taxi industry, has four civilian investigators to police the 1,500 taxis on the street at any given time. Several cab company owners told The Bay Citizen that they had never heard the passenger complaints lodged against them.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Paul Rose, a spokesman for the Municipal Transportation Agency, said the taxi division has one person dedicated to investigating complaints made to 311.\u003c!--more-->\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We investigate every serious allegation and get both sides of the situation and take appropriate action,” he said. “It’s something that we take very seriously.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Rose could not provide the number of complaints that were investigated or the number of drivers or companies that were disciplined. He said that on average, five to seven complaints are investigated every day, with half resulting in some sort of disciplinary action.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The paucity of taxis and poor service has led to the \u003ca href=\"http://www.baycitizen.org/transportation/story/mobile-apps-connect-passengers-rides/\">rise of new rideshare services\u003c/a> such as Uber and Lyft, whose apps allow patrons to hail drivers and pay conveniently on their smartphones, observers say. Regulators have cracked down on these high-tech outfits for sidestepping taxi regulations, including not carrying adequate insurance, but the services are popular with passengers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The reason those things are developing is because people are dissatisfied with the service they’re receiving,” said Jordanna Thigpen, former deputy director of San Francisco’s taxi commission and now a lawyer in private practice.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Over the years, advocates have called on San Francisco to enact a bill of rights to protect taxi passengers. In New York, for example, each cab posts a \u003ca href=\"http://www.nyc.gov/html/tlc/html/passenger/taxicab_rights.shtml\">list of riders’ rights\u003c/a>, such as a driver who does not use a cellphone while driving and the ability to pay by credit or debit card. Rose said the agency is drafting a bill of rights for San Francisco passengers and drivers that would be displayed on back-seat monitors but gave no time frame for its completion.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Several drivers and company owners said the complaints represent a small share of taxi rides in San Francisco. They blame the transportation agency for creating a climate in which rule breakers don’t get caught and say the city should develop a systemwide dispatch system or mobile app so passengers can easily get a cab.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hansu Kim, owner of DeSoto Cab, said he would welcome a passenger bill of rights but defended the city’s taxis.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Overall, the taxi industry as a whole gives pretty good service,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The complaints filed with 311 were spread across most of the city's cab companies.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In February, a National Cab driver placed an anonymous call to 311 to report that some of the company’s cabs had bed bugs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Me and the other drivers are getting tons of bites,” he said. “The management has been informed, but they are doing nothing about the problem.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Then he said: “I do not want to take bed bugs back to my home and family.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Nader Shatara, a senior environmental health inspector for the city’s Department of Public Health, told The Bay Citizen that the city sent an inspector who found “one dead bed bug” and no “active infestation.” Shatara said National already had taken care of the pests with an over-the-counter product, but the inspector recommended professional pest control. Shatara said complaints about bed bugs in vehicles are rare.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>National Cab President Dan Hinds said in an interview that customers should “absolutely not” worry about getting bed bugs. He said the cab was stripped down, fumigated and had its seats replaced. The bugs were found only in the one cab, he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This is something that could happen to any cab in the city,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hinds denied that National Cab management didn’t act in a timely manner, but he conceded that it took several steps to finally rid the cab of the pests.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Cellphones and cigarettes\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In California, it is illegal to use a mobile phone without a hands-free device while driving. In San Francisco, 35 people filed complaints about drivers who were texting or talking on cellphones while driving.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One passenger said that during an April 13 ride in a taxi from North Beach to downtown, the Yellow Cab driver was talking on a cellphone without an earpiece, checking emails and “not paying attention to the road straight ahead of him.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>An Arrow Checker Cab driver “was annoyed with traffic” and “started speeding” and then started playing a game on his phone, another patron said. “I ended up getting out of the cab and throwing up,” the caller said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There is no smoking allowed in taxis, but 25 drivers were caught smoking cigarettes, while three cabs smelled of marijuana smoke, according to peeved passengers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When a patron taking a Town Taxi from the airport to South San Francisco complained about a cab that was “cloudy with cigarette smoke,” the driver allegedly replied: “If you don’t like it, get out.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ten people complained that their driver dozed off at the wheel. A Yellow Cab driver “kept falling asleep behind the wheel,” ran a red light and “even fell asleep while I was waiting for his receipt,” wrote one rider who was taking an early morning trip from the airport to downtown San Francisco. “He SHOULD NOT BE ON THE ROAD!!!”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A DeSoto driver reportedly fell asleep at the wheel while driving downtown and jerked awake only when the patron yelled, “Are you OK? Are you OK?”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Kim, DeSoto Cab’s owner, said such an incident would be “completely unacceptable” and promised to look into it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Rides refused\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Under city law, taxi drivers can’t turn down a fare if passengers present themselves “in a clean, coherent, safe and orderly manner” and the driver isn’t at the end of a shift. But 361 patrons complained to 311 that they were refused a fare.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Fifteen people complained that cabs wouldn’t pick them up because they were African American. On Halloween evening in 2011, a black woman called to complain that a Yellow Cab driver pointed to a white woman standing nearby and said, “I want her and not you.” After she complained, the driver used a racial slur, she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>More than 130 people called 311 to say they couldn’t get a ride because of their destination, most often to the Richmond or Sunset districts, where cab drivers complain that they have a hard time getting a return fare.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A caller in the Marina district flagged down a DeSoto cab, but when he told the driver he was going to the Sunset, the driver simply said, “Good luck,” sped off and immediately picked up another fare.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some drivers also are accused of not taking passengers if they deem the destination too close, leaving tourists and the elderly on the curb. One pregnant woman who was dizzy after a BART ride said she couldn’t get a Yellow Cab driver to take her six blocks to Ellis Street. He told her she should walk instead, she said. A Yellow Cab representative did not return calls or emails seeking comment.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Tourists trying to get around town were baffled by drivers who passed them by in hopes of getting a more lucrative airport fare.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Three cabs would not take my fare,” a tourist complained. “I have never been to a city where a cab for hire refused me.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Credit card problems\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>About 200 people complained that taxis \u003ca href=\"http://www.baycitizen.org/transportation/story/taxis-credit-card-machine-broken-likely/\">refused to take credit cards\u003c/a>, either forcing them to use cash or booting them from the cab. The complaints came as drivers chafed under a rule that allowed taxi companies to charge them a 5 percent credit card fee, later reduced to 3.5 percent.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A patron who was headed from Nob Hill to Van Ness Avenue said a Bay Cab driver wouldn’t accept a credit card. When he protested, he said the driver told him, “Get out,” and then “tried to remove me physically.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A Big Dog City cab driver \"cursed Mexicans\" and stopped after two blocks to kick out a passenger who planned to pay by credit card. “He was very rude and offensive,” the passenger complained. “I don’t even look Mexican.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A representative of Big Dog City declined to comment.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>About 40 people complained about drivers charging illegal fees, including a charge for using a credit card, a fee for bringing a baby and inflated airport fees. In all, 206 people complained about being overcharged for cab fares.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One passenger said a driver took a credit card impression “the old-fashioned way.” The next day, the customer said he got a fraud alert about the card being used to make purchases in Brazil. His taxi receipt said it was for Moe’s Cab.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Moe Harb, the company’s owner, told The Bay Citizen that he had never heard the complaint and did not steal anyone’s credit card number.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A passenger of another company complained about an offensive discount: A Yellow Cab driver “wanted my friend and me to make out” in exchange for 10 percent off the fare. The driver then grabbed one rider’s face, according to the complaint. “I was terrified,” the woman said. “I asked him to please get us to our hotel.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A Bay Cab driver was accused of using a woman’s credit card number for more amorous purposes. 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We've included city information when possible.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alameda County\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nMost cities collect holiday trees through the first two weeks of January on regular pickup days.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.albanyca.org/index.aspx?page=134\">Albany\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n(510) 613-8710\u003cbr>\nHoliday trees are collected through the month of January. Residents can place trees at the curb next to the green waste, recycling and trash carts on regular pickup days. Trees taller than 6 feet must be cut into smaller parts.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.ci.berkeley.ca.us/ContentDisplay.aspx?id=5606#HOLIDAY_TREES\">Berkeley\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n(510) 981-7270\u003cbr>\nDuring the month of January, residents can place trees at the curb next to the plant debris cart. Residents can also drop trees at the \u003ca href=\"http://www.ci.berkeley.ca.us/transferstation/\" target=\"_blank\">Transfer Station\u003c/a> at 1201 Second Street at no charge during the month of January.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Businesses and residents of multi-family buildings who don't normally have plant debris service can ask a neighbor for the plant debris pickup day on that block, or call (510) 981-7270 for information.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Trees more than 7 feet tall should be cut in half.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!--more-->\u003ca href=\"http://amadorvalleyindustries.com/pdf/AVI_Newsletter_10-2012.pdf\">Dublin\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nResidents can place their tree at the curb by 5:30 a.m. on their regular service day December 26 through January 4. Trees must be cut down to 4 feet or less. After January 6, residents can place trees into the Organics Cart along with acceptable yard trimmings. Tree branches and stumps must be cut up in lengths that will allow the lid to securely close.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For a $5 donation per tree, local Boy Scouts will pick up trees on Saturday, January 5. Reservations are required. You can make reservations \u003ca href=\"www.dublin905.mytroop.us/\">online\u003c/a> or call (925) 558-2709.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Emeryville\u003cbr>\n(510) 613-2104\u003cbr>\nFor single-family residences, trees are picked up curbside during the first two weeks of January on the regular pickup days.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Multiple family residences should coordinate with Waste Management at (510) 613-2104 to arrange for a dumpster. Trees must be cut to less than 5 feet tall.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.fremont.gov/archives/37/CityNews_Winter2012.pdf\">Fremont\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nTrees that are less than 6-feet-tall can be placed on the curb between December 31 and January 11 on scheduled collection days. Collection is one day later January 1 to 4.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Residents can also drop off trees Monday through Friday during regular hours at 42600 Boyce Road, Fremont.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On January 5, a local Boy Scout troop will also pick up trees for $5. Call (510) 494-4580 to make a reservation by January 2.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://user.govoutreach.com/hayward/faq.php?cid=11125\">Hayward\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n(510) 537-5500\u003cbr>\nResidents can leave trees less than 5-feet-tall on the curb for regular pick up for the first two weeks of January. After that, trees left at the curb can be picked up for a fee, but will not be recycled.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Newark\u003cbr>\n(510) 624-5900\u003cbr>\nThe city will collect trees left at the curb through the month of January on regular pick up days. Trees must be cut to 5-feet-tall.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www2.oaklandnet.com/Government/o/PWA/o/FE/s/GAR/OAK024756\" target=\"_blank\">Oakland\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nResidents can place trees at the curb by 6 a.m. on regular pickup days during the first two weeks of January. Trees must be no more than 5-feet-tall. After that, residents can drop off trees at the Davis Street Transfer Station.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.sanleandro.org/depts/pw/es/recycle.asp\">San Leandro\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nResidents can place trees less than 6-feet-tall on the curb for pickup during the first two weeks of January.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.ci.union-city.ca.us/recycle/holiday_trees.htm\">Union City\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n(510) 471-3850\u003cbr>\nTrees should be place inside green yard-waste carts. If they do not fit, trees should be cut in half, with half going inside the cart and the other half on the curb next to the cart. TRI-CED will collect trees during the month of January.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!--more-->\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Contra Costa County\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.ci.pittsburg.ca.us/index.aspx?page=476#Tree%20recycling\">Pittsburg\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nPlace trees less than 5-feet-tall at the curb for regular pickup. Larger trees should be cut in half and placed on the curb.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.sanramon.ca.gov/recycle/xtree.htm\" target=\"_blank\">San Ramon\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nThe city will pick up trees less than 6-feet-tall during the week of January 7. For a $5 fee a local Boy Scout troop will pick up trees on January 5. Visit www.sanramonscouts.org or e-mail sanramontrees@yahoo.com, or call (925) 362-8960.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.marinsanitary.com/\">\u003cstrong>Marin County\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Christmas trees will be picked up throughout January at the curb on regularly scheduled days. Trees more than 6-feet-tall must be cut in half.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Marin Sanitary customers can also drop off up to two Christmas trees for free at the Marin Resource Recovery Center at 565 Jacoby Street, San Rafael. There is a charge for flocked trees.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.ci.larkspur.ca.us/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=281\">Larkspur\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nTrees can be dropped off in Piper Park near the ball fields, and on Barry Way next to Niven Park in Greenbrae until January 15.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.millvalleyrefuse.com/holidayschedule.htm\">Mill Valley\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nTrees will be picked up on regular days throughout January. Trees more than 5 feet tall must be cut in half.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.naparecycling.com/Christmas_trees\">\u003cstrong>Napa County\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n(707) 255-5200\u003cbr>\nNapa Valley District Boy Scouts will pick up trees left on the curb by 9 a.m. on January 5. They ask for a donation of $5. You can also recycle old Christmas lights at the Napa Recycling and Waste Services office.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://sunsetscavenger.com/holiday.htm\">\u003cstrong>San Francisco County\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n(415) 330-1300\u003cbr>\nResidents can place trees at the curb on regularly scheduled pickup days from January 2 to 11. Trees taller than 6 feet need to be cut in half.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.recycleworks.org/resident/treelist.html\">\u003cstrong>San Mateo County\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nTrees less than 8-feet-tall can be left at the curb for regular pick up during the month of January. Residents without regular trash pickup can drop off their trees at \u003ca href=\"http://www.recycleworks.org/resident/treelist.html\">several locations\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Santa Clara County\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://westvalleyrecycles.com/serviceareas/schedules.html\">Campbell\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nWest Valley Collection and Recycling will pick up two trees per residence on the curb during regular service until January 25. Trees must be less than 5-feet-tall.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.recologysouthbay.com/residentialCupertinoYardWaste.htm\">Cupertino\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nCurbside pickup is available. Trees must be undecorated and cut into 3-foot lengths and placed in the yard-waste bin with the lid closed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.recologysouthbay.com/index.php/for-homes/unincorporated-cupertino-recycling-garbage-compost#compost\">Unincorporated Cupertino\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nCurbside pickup is available. Place undecorated tree by the yard-waste bin on pickup day; small trees may be placed inside the bin. Apartment residents should place all trees in a central location and call (408) 918-4640 to arrange a pickup.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.recologysouthvalley.com/gilroyCompost.htm\">Gilroy\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nCurbside pickup is available. Cut trees into 3-foot by 3-foot sections and place on curb next to bin. Also, trees may be cut into small pieces and placed inside of yard-waste bin, but lid must close.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.recologysouthbay.com/residentialULosAltosYardWaste.htm\">Los Altos\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nCurbside pickup is available. Place undecorated tree by the yard-waste bin on pickup day; small trees may be placed inside the bin. Apartment residents should place all trees in a central location and call (408) 918-4640 to arrange a pickup.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://westvalleyrecycles.com/serviceareas/schedules.html\">Los Gatos\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nWest Valley Collection and Recycling will pick up two trees per residence on the curb during regular service until January 25. Trees must be less than 5-feet-tall.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.ci.milpitas.ca.gov/_pdfs/_event_holiday_schedule_010513.pdf\">Milpitas\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nResidents should place their undecorated trees (flocked trees are OK) by the curb on their pickup day by January 11. Trees should be cut into 4-foot lengths. For more questions, call (408) 432-0444.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Solano County\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Most cities and unincorporated areas do allow for curbside collection. Often trees must be cut down to 5 feet. Check the \u003ca href=\"http://www.solanocounty.com/civicax/filebank/blobdload.aspx?blobid=11475\">online newsletter\u003c/a> for details for each city.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Also, several Boy Scout troops are picking up trees in the following cities: \u003ca href=\"http://search.earth911.com/program/Q1RQNVJZX1xDUw/?what=christmas+trees&where=Elmira%2C+CA&max_distance=25&country=US&province=CA&city=Elmira®ion=Solano&postal_code=95625&latitude=38.3104969&longitude=-121.9017954&list_filter=all\">Dixon\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"http://search.earth911.com/program/Q1RQNVJZX1xDXQ/?what=christmas+trees&where=Elmira%2C+CA&max_distance=25&country=US&province=CA&city=Elmira®ion=Solano&postal_code=95625&latitude=38.3104969&longitude=-121.9017954&list_filter=curbside\" target=\"_blank\">Fairfield\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"http://search.earth911.com/program/Q1RQNVJZX1xDUg/?what=christmas+trees&where=Elmira%2C+CA&max_distance=25&country=US&province=CA&city=Elmira®ion=Solano&postal_code=95625&latitude=38.3104969&longitude=-121.9017954&list_filter=curbside\" target=\"_blank\">Vacaville\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"http://search.earth911.com/program/Q1RQNVJZX1xDVw/?what=christmas+trees&where=vallejo%2C+CA&max_distance=25&country=UNITED+STATES&province=California&city=Vallejo®ion=Solano&postal_code=94590&latitude=38.1040864&longitude=-122.2566367&list_filter=all\" target=\"_blank\">Vallejo\u003c/a>. The County's \u003ca href=\"http://www.solanocounty.com/civicax/filebank/blobdload.aspx?blobid=11475\">online newsletter\u003c/a> has phone numbers and email addresses to make appointments for tree pickup.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.recyclenow.org/recycling/tree.asp\">Sonoma County\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Residents have three options for getting rid of their Christmas trees this year:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Cut trees to fit in the yard-waste container with the lid closed. The following cities (and unincorporated Sonoma County) can put whole trees next to the yard-waste bin: Cloverdale, Healdsburg, Petaluma, Rohnert Park, Santa Rosa and Windsor.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Residents can also call (707) 565-3333 to make an appointment and a non-profit will pick up your whole tree. Suggested $7 donation. Pickup dates are January 5, 6, 12 and 13.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the following cities, residents may drop off up to two trees, free of charge: Cloverdale, Cotati, Healdsburg, Petaluma, Rohnert Park, Santa Rosa, Sebastopol, Windsor and some unincorporated areas. Check the \u003ca href=\"http://www.recyclenow.org/recycling/tree.asp\">website\u003c/a> for locations and times for each city and unincorporated areas.\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Businesses and residents of multi-family buildings who don't normally have plant debris service can ask a neighbor for the plant debris pickup day on that block, or call (510) 981-7270 for information.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Trees more than 7 feet tall should be cut in half.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!--more-->\u003ca href=\"http://amadorvalleyindustries.com/pdf/AVI_Newsletter_10-2012.pdf\">Dublin\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nResidents can place their tree at the curb by 5:30 a.m. on their regular service day December 26 through January 4. Trees must be cut down to 4 feet or less. After January 6, residents can place trees into the Organics Cart along with acceptable yard trimmings. Tree branches and stumps must be cut up in lengths that will allow the lid to securely close.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For a $5 donation per tree, local Boy Scouts will pick up trees on Saturday, January 5. Reservations are required. You can make reservations \u003ca href=\"www.dublin905.mytroop.us/\">online\u003c/a> or call (925) 558-2709.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Emeryville\u003cbr>\n(510) 613-2104\u003cbr>\nFor single-family residences, trees are picked up curbside during the first two weeks of January on the regular pickup days.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Multiple family residences should coordinate with Waste Management at (510) 613-2104 to arrange for a dumpster. Trees must be cut to less than 5 feet tall.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.fremont.gov/archives/37/CityNews_Winter2012.pdf\">Fremont\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nTrees that are less than 6-feet-tall can be placed on the curb between December 31 and January 11 on scheduled collection days. Collection is one day later January 1 to 4.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Residents can also drop off trees Monday through Friday during regular hours at 42600 Boyce Road, Fremont.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On January 5, a local Boy Scout troop will also pick up trees for $5. Call (510) 494-4580 to make a reservation by January 2.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://user.govoutreach.com/hayward/faq.php?cid=11125\">Hayward\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n(510) 537-5500\u003cbr>\nResidents can leave trees less than 5-feet-tall on the curb for regular pick up for the first two weeks of January. After that, trees left at the curb can be picked up for a fee, but will not be recycled.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Newark\u003cbr>\n(510) 624-5900\u003cbr>\nThe city will collect trees left at the curb through the month of January on regular pick up days. Trees must be cut to 5-feet-tall.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www2.oaklandnet.com/Government/o/PWA/o/FE/s/GAR/OAK024756\" target=\"_blank\">Oakland\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nResidents can place trees at the curb by 6 a.m. on regular pickup days during the first two weeks of January. Trees must be no more than 5-feet-tall. After that, residents can drop off trees at the Davis Street Transfer Station.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.sanleandro.org/depts/pw/es/recycle.asp\">San Leandro\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nResidents can place trees less than 6-feet-tall on the curb for pickup during the first two weeks of January.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.ci.union-city.ca.us/recycle/holiday_trees.htm\">Union City\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n(510) 471-3850\u003cbr>\nTrees should be place inside green yard-waste carts. If they do not fit, trees should be cut in half, with half going inside the cart and the other half on the curb next to the cart. TRI-CED will collect trees during the month of January.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!--more-->\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Contra Costa County\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.ci.pittsburg.ca.us/index.aspx?page=476#Tree%20recycling\">Pittsburg\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nPlace trees less than 5-feet-tall at the curb for regular pickup. Larger trees should be cut in half and placed on the curb.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.sanramon.ca.gov/recycle/xtree.htm\" target=\"_blank\">San Ramon\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nThe city will pick up trees less than 6-feet-tall during the week of January 7. For a $5 fee a local Boy Scout troop will pick up trees on January 5. Visit www.sanramonscouts.org or e-mail sanramontrees@yahoo.com, or call (925) 362-8960.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.marinsanitary.com/\">\u003cstrong>Marin County\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Christmas trees will be picked up throughout January at the curb on regularly scheduled days. Trees more than 6-feet-tall must be cut in half.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Marin Sanitary customers can also drop off up to two Christmas trees for free at the Marin Resource Recovery Center at 565 Jacoby Street, San Rafael. There is a charge for flocked trees.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.ci.larkspur.ca.us/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=281\">Larkspur\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nTrees can be dropped off in Piper Park near the ball fields, and on Barry Way next to Niven Park in Greenbrae until January 15.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.millvalleyrefuse.com/holidayschedule.htm\">Mill Valley\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nTrees will be picked up on regular days throughout January. Trees more than 5 feet tall must be cut in half.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.naparecycling.com/Christmas_trees\">\u003cstrong>Napa County\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n(707) 255-5200\u003cbr>\nNapa Valley District Boy Scouts will pick up trees left on the curb by 9 a.m. on January 5. They ask for a donation of $5. You can also recycle old Christmas lights at the Napa Recycling and Waste Services office.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://sunsetscavenger.com/holiday.htm\">\u003cstrong>San Francisco County\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n(415) 330-1300\u003cbr>\nResidents can place trees at the curb on regularly scheduled pickup days from January 2 to 11. Trees taller than 6 feet need to be cut in half.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.recycleworks.org/resident/treelist.html\">\u003cstrong>San Mateo County\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nTrees less than 8-feet-tall can be left at the curb for regular pick up during the month of January. Residents without regular trash pickup can drop off their trees at \u003ca href=\"http://www.recycleworks.org/resident/treelist.html\">several locations\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Santa Clara County\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://westvalleyrecycles.com/serviceareas/schedules.html\">Campbell\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nWest Valley Collection and Recycling will pick up two trees per residence on the curb during regular service until January 25. Trees must be less than 5-feet-tall.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.recologysouthbay.com/residentialCupertinoYardWaste.htm\">Cupertino\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nCurbside pickup is available. Trees must be undecorated and cut into 3-foot lengths and placed in the yard-waste bin with the lid closed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.recologysouthbay.com/index.php/for-homes/unincorporated-cupertino-recycling-garbage-compost#compost\">Unincorporated Cupertino\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nCurbside pickup is available. Place undecorated tree by the yard-waste bin on pickup day; small trees may be placed inside the bin. Apartment residents should place all trees in a central location and call (408) 918-4640 to arrange a pickup.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.recologysouthvalley.com/gilroyCompost.htm\">Gilroy\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nCurbside pickup is available. Cut trees into 3-foot by 3-foot sections and place on curb next to bin. Also, trees may be cut into small pieces and placed inside of yard-waste bin, but lid must close.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.recologysouthbay.com/residentialULosAltosYardWaste.htm\">Los Altos\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nCurbside pickup is available. Place undecorated tree by the yard-waste bin on pickup day; small trees may be placed inside the bin. Apartment residents should place all trees in a central location and call (408) 918-4640 to arrange a pickup.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://westvalleyrecycles.com/serviceareas/schedules.html\">Los Gatos\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nWest Valley Collection and Recycling will pick up two trees per residence on the curb during regular service until January 25. Trees must be less than 5-feet-tall.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.ci.milpitas.ca.gov/_pdfs/_event_holiday_schedule_010513.pdf\">Milpitas\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nResidents should place their undecorated trees (flocked trees are OK) by the curb on their pickup day by January 11. Trees should be cut into 4-foot lengths. For more questions, call (408) 432-0444.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Solano County\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Most cities and unincorporated areas do allow for curbside collection. Often trees must be cut down to 5 feet. Check the \u003ca href=\"http://www.solanocounty.com/civicax/filebank/blobdload.aspx?blobid=11475\">online newsletter\u003c/a> for details for each city.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Also, several Boy Scout troops are picking up trees in the following cities: \u003ca href=\"http://search.earth911.com/program/Q1RQNVJZX1xDUw/?what=christmas+trees&where=Elmira%2C+CA&max_distance=25&country=US&province=CA&city=Elmira®ion=Solano&postal_code=95625&latitude=38.3104969&longitude=-121.9017954&list_filter=all\">Dixon\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"http://search.earth911.com/program/Q1RQNVJZX1xDXQ/?what=christmas+trees&where=Elmira%2C+CA&max_distance=25&country=US&province=CA&city=Elmira®ion=Solano&postal_code=95625&latitude=38.3104969&longitude=-121.9017954&list_filter=curbside\" target=\"_blank\">Fairfield\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"http://search.earth911.com/program/Q1RQNVJZX1xDUg/?what=christmas+trees&where=Elmira%2C+CA&max_distance=25&country=US&province=CA&city=Elmira®ion=Solano&postal_code=95625&latitude=38.3104969&longitude=-121.9017954&list_filter=curbside\" target=\"_blank\">Vacaville\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"http://search.earth911.com/program/Q1RQNVJZX1xDVw/?what=christmas+trees&where=vallejo%2C+CA&max_distance=25&country=UNITED+STATES&province=California&city=Vallejo®ion=Solano&postal_code=94590&latitude=38.1040864&longitude=-122.2566367&list_filter=all\" target=\"_blank\">Vallejo\u003c/a>. The County's \u003ca href=\"http://www.solanocounty.com/civicax/filebank/blobdload.aspx?blobid=11475\">online newsletter\u003c/a> has phone numbers and email addresses to make appointments for tree pickup.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.recyclenow.org/recycling/tree.asp\">Sonoma County\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Residents have three options for getting rid of their Christmas trees this year:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Cut trees to fit in the yard-waste container with the lid closed. The following cities (and unincorporated Sonoma County) can put whole trees next to the yard-waste bin: Cloverdale, Healdsburg, Petaluma, Rohnert Park, Santa Rosa and Windsor.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Residents can also call (707) 565-3333 to make an appointment and a non-profit will pick up your whole tree. Suggested $7 donation. Pickup dates are January 5, 6, 12 and 13.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_84338\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 300px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2012/12/bart.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-84338\" title=\"BART\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2012/12/bart-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">An eastbound BART train departs San Francisco's 24th Street/Mission station. KQED/Dan Brekke.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>It's New Year's Eve and Bay Area transit agencies, a San Francisco cab company, and AAA are all offering special service for party-goers tonight. (See the full list of links below for transit agencies offering free or extended service.) In San Francisco, \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfmta.com/cms/apress/ComeonandtakefreerideonMuni.htm\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cstrong>Muni\u003c/strong>\u003c/a> will be free after 8 p.m. Ed Reiskin, chief of the Municipal Transportation Agency, says the city gives up a little farebox revenue for a big safety payoff.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"We want to make sure that people can get around safely and we want to encourage people not to get behind the wheel if they've been drinking,\" Reiskin says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For Peninsula and South Bay revelers, \u003ca href=\"http://www.vta.org/services/nye.html\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cstrong>Santa Clara Valley light rail and bus service\u003c/strong>\u003c/a> will be free from 7 p.m. through 2 a.m. \u003ca href=\"http://www.caltrain.com/schedules/holidayservice.html\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cstrong>CalTrain\u003c/strong>\u003c/a> will be free after 11 p.m. and will also run four extra trains out of San Francisco after midnight. Trains will leave at 12:45 a.m., 1:15 a.m., 1:45 a.m. and 2:15 a.m. or when full. \u003ca href=\"http://www.samtrans.com/about/news/SamTrans_Holiday_Schedules_and_Free_Rides_on_New_Year_s_Eve.html\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cstrong>SamTrans\u003c/strong>\u003c/a> will offer free bus rides after 11 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In downtown Oakland, \u003cstrong>AC Transit\u003c/strong> will run its \u003ca href=\"http://www.actransit.org/2012/12/27/leave-the-car-at-home-with-extended-new-year's-eve-service-on-the-broadway-shuttle/\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cstrong>\"Free B\" shuttle service\u003c/strong>\u003c/a> from 7 p.m. through 1 a.m.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://bart.gov/news/articles/2012/news20121212.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cstrong>\u003c!--more-->BART\u003c/strong>\u003c/a> will not be free tonight, but it will run extra trains into and out of San Francisco and stay open until 3 a.m. New Year's morning. The extra train service will accommodate people attending the New Year's Eve fireworks on San Francisco's Embarcadero--but take note that not all trains will make all stops. The details:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Before the fireworks:\u003c/strong> Trains arriving from Pittsburg/Bay Point and Richmond after 8 p.m. will skip the Embarcadero station and make their first San Francisco stop at Montgomery Street. Trains arriving on the Fremont and Dublin/Pleasanton lines will stop at Embarcadero but skip Montgomery Street. All East Bay-bound trains will make all stops.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>After the fireworks:\u003c/strong> After midnight, eastbound Richmond and Pittsburg/Bay Point trains will take on passengers at Montgomery Street, but skip the Embarcadero stations. Trains to Fremont and Dublin/Pleasanton will take on passengers at Embarcadero, but skip Montgomery Street. All Millbrae and Daly City trains will make all stops.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>(\u003cstrong>Translation: \u003c/strong>If you're taking the Richmond or Pittsburg/Bay Point lines, your last chance to get on a train is at Montgomery Street; if you're headed to Fremont or Dublin/Pleasanton, you can board at Embarcadero but not Montgomery.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Another free-ride option for San Francisco celebrants: \u003ca href=\"http://www.luxorcab.com/\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cstrong>Luxor Cab\u003c/strong>\u003c/a> is offering free rides within the city limits for fares of $35 and less. There is a catch: Riders need to mention Berg Injury Lawyers, which is sponsoring the free cab rides in partnership with the taxi company. Luxor cabs can be called at (415) 282-4141.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And if you've driven and then had too much to drink, \u003ca href=\"http://calstate.aaa.com/auto/car-traffic-safety/aaa-tipsy-tow-program\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cstrong>AAA's Tipsy Tow\u003c/strong>\u003c/a> program gives free 10-mile tows to anyone who calls. Here are the instructions:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>\"...Drivers, potential passengers, party hosts, bartenders, and restaurant managers can call 800-222-4357 (AAA-HELP) for a free tow home of up to ten miles. Just tell the AAA operator, \"I need a Tipsy Tow,\" and a truck will be on its way. The service will provide a one-way ride for the driver and vehicle to the driver's home. If there are additional passengers who need a ride, they will be taken to the driver's home as long is there is sufficient room for them to be transported safely in the tow truck. You cannot make a reservation.\"\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Transit agencies with free or extended New Year's Eve service:\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"http://www.actransit.org/2012/12/27/leave-the-car-at-home-with-extended-new-year's-eve-service-on-the-broadway-shuttle/\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cstrong>AC Transit Free B\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"http://bart.gov/news/articles/2012/news20121212.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cstrong>BART\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"http://www.caltrain.com/schedules/holidayservice.html\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cstrong>CalTrain\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"http://www.samtrans.com/about/news/SamTrans_Holiday_Schedules_and_Free_Rides_on_New_Year_s_Eve.html\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cstrong>SamTrans\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"http://www.sfmta.com/cms/apress/ComeonandtakefreerideonMuni.htm\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cstrong>San Francisco Muni\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"http://www.vta.org/services/nye.html\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cstrong>Santa Clara Valley Transit\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Other free New Year's Eve transportation options:\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"http://calstate.aaa.com/auto/car-traffic-safety/aaa-tipsy-tow-program\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cstrong>AAA's Tipsy Tow\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"http://www.luxorcab.com/\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cstrong>Luxor Cab\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Other agencies:\u003c/strong> \u003ca href=\"http://goldengate.org/news/transit/christmas.php\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cstrong>Golden Gate Transit buses and ferries\u003c/strong>:\u003c/a> No free or extended service.\u003c/p>\n\n",
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