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State Legalizes SideCar -- For Now

Oft considered a hooligan of rideshare start-ups, and the last hold-out in a grueling regulatory battle, SideCar is finally legal in San Francisco. Well, sort of. On Friday, the California Public Utilities Commission announced that the peer-to-peer service may operate on an interim basis while th ... More >>

Reza Eslaminia: Billionaire Boys Club Cabbie Charged With Vehicular Manslaughter Now Missing

District Attorney George Gascon wanted to charge Reza Eslaminia with felony vehicular manslaughter for allegedly killing a pedestrian when his cab ran a stop light last year. Because of a flawed police investigation, though, Gascon will have to settle for a misdemeanor charge. But not even that wi ... More >>

Color Schemes: The Underground Taxi Market

Chopped Livery: Start-Ups Revolutionize the Cab Industry

St. Patrick's Day Advice: Order a Luxor Cab Because It'll Be Cheaper to Puke in

Come Sunday, if you've had one too many Irish Coffees, definitely call a cab. But try to puke before or after you get in the taxi. Why? Because it's gross and the cleaning fee will probably be more than your bar tab that night. As we understand it, the fee for blowing chunks in a San Francisco c ... More >>

Fired Santa John Toomey Does Jay Leno -- Parade Today Past Macy's

Did John Toomey hand-deliver a lump of coal from a Mr. O'Brien?​John Toomey, the fired 20-year Macy's Santa, would never have gone on The Tonight Show if he hadn't told a bad joke. Same with Jay Leno, right? Toomey, dressed in full St. Nick regalia, appeared during the show's monologue last night. ... More >>

Hero Cabbie Honored -- Anonymously

'Here is a man who stood up...'​If you hop in a cab today, be sure to thank the driver. You may be getting ferried around by a hero. Today at noon, the cabdriver who alerted police and followed a car that left the fatal shooting of German tourist Mechthild Schröer will be honored with a celebrato ... More >>

St. Patrick's Day Drunks Beware: Cops Urge You To Take Muni -- Or Else

The SFPD would prefer your St. Pat's Day plans include public transit...​Even as the governor spat on a plan that would have brought $36 million to Muni, the beleaguered transit service did get a boost -- a traffic cop has urged city inebriates to patronize the service. That's got to be worth some ... More >>

Fare's Fare: A Primer in Taxi Etiquette From An Outspoken S.F. Cabbie

Do not step into one of these vehicles until you've read this article​The other day we ran an article about an alleged violent drunk who refused to pay for his cab ride. When the cabbie began driving toward a police station, the inebriated fare attempted to choke him before tossing a soiled $10 bi ... More >>

Sorry, E. Bay Drunks: Lawyer's Free Halloween Cab Ride Program Won't Get You Home

Everyone knows ex-boxer Tony Danza played an ex-boxer namd Tony on Taxi. Not everyone knows that lawyer William Berg's tipsy taxi promotion won't allow you to go from San Francisco to the East Bay ​Every year around this time, personal injury attorney William Berg's name gets into the news for his ... More >>

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Driving San Francisco Sane

Although the city has more cars per square mile than either New York or L.A., driving in S.F. is no nightmare. In fact, once its intricacies are mastered, motoring here can be downright civilized – and civilizing.

Night Crawler

Bless Me Father, For I Have Driven