<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title><![CDATA[wheelciar - SFist - San Francisco News, Restaurants, Events, & Sports]]></title><description><![CDATA[SFist is San Francisco's source for fun, witty, & serious news. With updates about restaurants, events, sports, politics & more, SFist reaches millions of users in California.]]></description><link>https://sfist.com/</link><image><url>https://sfist.com/favicon.png</url><title>wheelciar - SFist - San Francisco News, Restaurants, Events, &amp; Sports</title><link>https://sfist.com/</link></image><generator>Ghost 2.12</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 19:03:25 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://sfist.com/wheelciar/rss/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><ttl>60</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[SF to Pay $92,000 for Stranding Wheelchair-Bound Men]]></title><description><![CDATA[Robert Cruz, 61, and Darwin Dias, 75, filed suit against San Francisco for being in gross violation of the Americans With Disabilities Act. On May 26, 2007, according to <a href="http://www.sfgate.com...]]></description><link>https://sfist.com/2009/04/27/sf_to_pay_92000_for_stranding_wheel/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5c242fea44ad066cdcf8c95a</guid><category><![CDATA[SF News]]></category><category><![CDATA[BART]]></category><category><![CDATA[disabled]]></category><category><![CDATA[handicap]]></category><category><![CDATA[lawsuit]]></category><category><![CDATA[muni]]></category><category><![CDATA[public transportation]]></category><category><![CDATA[wheelciar]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brock Keeling]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2009 16:05:21 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://img.sfist.com/assets_c/2009/04/disabled logo-thumb-640xauto-210839.jpg" medium="image"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://img.sfist.com/assets_c/2009/04/disabled logo-thumb-640xauto-210839.jpg" alt="SF to Pay $92,000 for Stranding Wheelchair-Bound Men"><p><br>
Robert Cruz, 61, and Darwin Dias, 75, filed suit against San Francisco for being in gross violation of the Americans With Disabilities Act. On May 26, 2007, according to <a href="http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/cityinsider/detail?entry_id=39178&amp;tsp=1">reports</a>, "Cruz and Dias, both in motorized wheelchairs, say they took an elevator down from street level to meet friends at Cable Car Coffee in Hallidie Plaza on May 26, 2007. It was a Saturday at about 2:45 p.m." When they returned to the elevator at 4 p.m., they found it shut off with a sign on it that said the elevator only operates until 3 p.m. on weekends. (!) So, they were stuck, "facing 20 stairs up to street level and six stairs down to the station." With little help from Cable Car Coffee staff or two SFPD officers (who suggested they urinate in a corner gutter if they needed relief), firefighters eventually carried them to the lower level. Tomorrow, the Board of Supervisors vote whether or not Cruz and Dias deserve $92,000 for this glaring oversight. What say you, do they deserve $92,000 for SF city employees' (chronic) lack of responsibility? </p>]]></content:encoded></item></channel></rss>