While tolls for folks coming into the city makes perfect sense, paying to leave San Francisco sounds bizarre, right? After all, San Francisco is so special that one should be rewarded for taking the time and effort to exit its gilded borders, yes?. (Our friends who live in the other bays must promise us a treasure chest of booze, entertainment, sparkling conversation, quality TV programming and/or films, and pick-ups to and from BART stations to tempt us to leave S.F.)

Which is why we were a bit shocked to see the San Francisco Transportation Authority new toll plan. According to the Mercury News, "[t]he agency is considering a proposal to turn the line with San Mateo County into a virtual toll plaza, charging rush-hour commuters up to $6 each weekday to cross into -- and out of -- the city by the bay."

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