Even though I pay attention to national cultural issues, I've not forgot about Oakland. I scanned the blog post on the Oakland Taxi Cab problem with a chuckle because neither the Oakland North newsite or A Better Oakland blog actually hits on the real problem. (A momentary aside. It's time to call Oakland North what it is, a news website. It's not a blog. A blog contains ...

... system maintenance. A side benefit is that the discouragement of taxi use due to the surcharge should cause travel speeds in Manhattan ... car and truck drivers and bus passengers. With some taxi trips switching to subway or bus, transit ... drivers who can barely pay off their medallion leases as it is. Indeed, the taxi surcharge, enacted by the legislature as an afterthought to the " ...

... call the taxi company which could call the specific driver. (Had I hailed the taxi off the street, of course, I would have been screwed.) She called the Hilton and handed the phone ... with more crime and more corrupt cabs -- my bag would have been gone in a second. Had I hailed a taxi off the street, I would have been toast. Had the timing been a few minute different, I would have missed my flight ...

... 2007 to 10.9 million in 2008. Taxi driver's income (those driving 10 ... everyday to work 5 years ago. But my taxi fare went up from $16 to $26 over the years! The last fare ... Recently, LTA rejected the application to start another taxi company[Link]. But I think the solution is to cut out the unnecessary ... quot;Taxicabs of Hong Kong provide a taxi system. Most taxis are independently owned and operated ...

... taxi stand where I was! " " Okay, so maybe this driver was just following normal routine. Another taxi came, I flagged again. And damn it, he just brushed past me, allowing people from the taxi stand ... and face, I was sure people were all staring at me. But who gave a damn? I just wanted to get a taxi ASAP, damn it! After a few minutes of waiting, I finally got a taxi. Fortunately, ...

... have not passed me so closely to endanger my life, the whole situation is really my fault. Even though a taxi driver is a professional driver who should be held to the highest standards *** Pedestrians and cyclists ... to eventually make such a list into some sort of mobile phone app, so that when you want to take a taxi, you can see if they've endangered your friends and neighbours. - RG>