More SF Cabs: Nothing Could Be Finer Than Doing a 69er

There's some big news out there, folks. But before we begin, we recommend you sit down first. We'll wait. Good. Because the taxi commission announced today that they will add 69 more cabs to the street of San Francisco! [Insert Beavis-like giggles here.]

Earlier, the cab commission did a study and discovered that -- get this -- it's really hard to find a cab in the city. Really. Who knew? In fact, the study showed that 50% who called for a cab during the week couldn't get one, and on Friday evenings, 95% of the people who call for one never see any. See, whiny taxi drivers, we told you so. Just saying is all.

Anyway, the commission decided to add 50 more cabs, but some staff members (including Mayor Newsom) asked for delightful 100 newly circulating cabs in total. 69 was the compromise. The number was opposed by cab drivers (of course) who felt that less cabs on the streets will create more opportunities to not go to the Sunset or pick people up when the cab is empty. But thankfully, we have a few more cabs on the streets, which is all anyone ever wanted. So, now instead of never being able to catch a cab, you can tell your people that you almost caught one. Yay!


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