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    • zipcar

      Zipcar Launches iPhone App With Magical Car Unlocking Powers

      The San Fran/NY-servicing Zipcar car sharing service has finally launched their iPhone app. Besides the expected seamless reservation system, it has a pretty sweet extra feature: It turns your iPhone into a keyfob capable of locking and unlocking your car, and honking its horn. Not owning a car just got awesomer.

      ZipCar turns your iPhone into a virtual keyfob! [IntoMobile]

      11:00 AM on Wed Sep 30 2009
      By Ben Popken
      4,940 views, 45 comments

      Most discussed tbax929: That's really cool. I've been resistant about switching to an iPhone - mainly because I've been with Sprint for so more »

    • nifty

      Pizzeria Employees Wear T-Shirts With Quotes From Nasty Yelp Reviews

      Here's a little bit of brilliance — a pizzeria in San Francisco has taken quotes from nasty 1 star reviews on Yelp! and make them into t-shirts for their employees to wear. We love this. More »

      6:06 PM on Wed Mar 4 2009
      By Meg Marco
      186,320 views, 113 comments

    • lawsuits

      Chiropractor Sues Patient Over Negative Yelp Review

      Chris Norberg left a negative review on Yelp after he got into a billing dispute with chiropractor Steven Biegel. Instead of quietly fuming like most people who get bad reviews on Yelp do, Biegel sued Norberg for defamation. Can you really sue someone for a negative online review? More »

      9:22 AM on Tue Nov 25 2008
      By Ben Popken
      22,057 views, 104 comments

      Most discussed MissPeacock: "These statements contained in defendant's review posted online on yelp.com were seen and read by thousands, if not tens of more »

    • bad consumer

      How "Serial Evictees" Game A System Meant To Protect Renters From Abuse

      There's nothing we dislike more than people who scam a system put in place to protect vulnerable consumers from abuse, but the sad fact is that they do exist. SF Weekly has an article that tracks the exploits of a serial evictee, a "renter" who leases apartments with no intention of paying rent, and then games the system in order to stay rent free for as long as possible. More »

      3:06 PM on Thu Aug 14 2008
      By Meg Marco
      28,853 views, 130 comments

      Latest by resonanteye: ought to be illegal to own a dozen properties in which you don't live and rent them to people who more »

    • San Francisco MOMA

      Despite What Their Website Says, Taking Pictures In San Francisco's Museum Of Modern Art Is Cause For Ejection

      Thomas Hawk was "forcibly thrown out" of San Francisco's Museum of Modern Art for taking photos in an area where photography is expressly allowed. Hawk had recently purchased a family membership to MOMA in no small part because of a policy change that permitted photography. When he arrived and started snapping away, he was approached by the director of visitor relations, Simon Blint... More »

      12:00 PM on Sun Aug 10 2008
      By Carey Alexander
      22,366 views, 131 comments

      Latest by antisan: That picture doesn't bother me, I suppose. But I have to say, I really don't think museums should let more »

    • falsies

      Tony Roma Corporate Responds To Shrinking Beer Complaint

      Tony Roma corporate sent Alex the following response to his complaint over being sold a 16 oz beer and getting a 14 oz beer instead: More »

      5:35 PM on Tue Jun 17 2008
      By Ben Popken
      20,601 views, 56 comments

    • falsies

      Tony Roma's, Where 16oz = 14oz

      UPDATE: Tony Roma Corporate Responds To Shrinking Beer Complaint

      Alex and his friend went to Tony Roma's, a casual dining place known for its ribs, and got a little twinge in their torso when they realized that the "16 ounce" beer they were served came in a 14 ounce glass. The glass was just as tall as a normal glass, but it had a thicker bottom, making it hold less. These glasses are known as "falsies." The friends might not have noticed the difference except that Alex's buddy got his beer served in a normal glass and Alex got the thick-bottomed one. They conducted experiments involving pouring water between the different glasses and concluded that yes, Alex got 2 ounces less. When they complained, the manager said, "who said we served pints?" and said it was policy to only serve beer in 14 ounce glasses, and soda in 16 ounce glasses. Which might have been ok, except when the waiter first took their order, he specifically asked whether they would like 16 ounces or 23 ounces. 16 is not 14. Alex's letter, inside... More »

      12:23 PM on Tue Jun 17 2008
      By Ben Popken
      22,825 views, 151 comments

    • identity theft

      University Of California Hospital Publicizes 6,000 Patient Records While Mining For Prospective Donors

      The University of California's non-profit medical center accidentally exposed 6,000 patient records as part of their continuing effort to hunt for prospective donors. The "large and very significant data breach" was caused by UCSF's data miner, Target America, which received details on almost 40,000 patients. More »

      3:11 PM on Sun May 4 2008
      By Carey Alexander
      2,368 views, 16 comments

      Latest by revmatty: Note that different schools get different funding. Berkeley does just fine (to be fair, they also get significant alumni more »

    • landlords

      The Worst Landlords In The World

      If you thought your landlord was bad, check out this story. This San Francisco couple is facing several felony counts after conducting a campaign of terror against its tenants in an effort to get them to to leave the building. The crazy things they did include:
      • Cutting a giant hole in one renter's floor
      • Breaking into a tenant's apartment and pouring ammonia on their clothes, bedding, and electronics
      • Cutting the support beams to a renter's apartment
      • Illegally entering a renter's apartment and dismantling their furniture
      • Turning off the water,power, and electricity to tenant's apartments
      Suffice to say, landlords aren't allowed to do those sort of things just to get you to skedaddle. What's the worst landlord you ever had and how did you deal with them?

      S.F. landlords charged with tenant terror [SF Gate] (Thanks to Paul!)

      (Photo: Getty)

      4:00 PM on Mon Apr 28 2008
      By Ben Popken
      12,183 views, 149 comments

      Latest by kyle4: There's these two customers who keep coming in to buy stuff and told me about their landlord who is absolutely more »

    • followups

      Comcast Apologizes For Tech's Van Blocking Driveway

      Frank Eliason from Comcast Executive Customer Service provided the following statement regarding the San Fransican whose Comcast cable service mysteriously shut off 10 minutes after asking a tech to move his van from in front of his driveway: More »

      1:32 PM on Thu Apr 17 2008
      By Ben Popken
      9,242 views, 30 comments

    • arbitration

      Arbitration Mill Sued By San Francisco

      A San Francisco attorney has sued the National Arbitration Forum for being biased towards credit companies and ignoring consumer rights.

      In 2004, the suit alleges, California resident Elizabeth Marcotte was hit with a $25,0000 award, plus $10,000 in attorneys' fees, in a credit-card collection case. But Ms. Marcotte allegedly wasn't notified about the arbitration, because she was served at an old address, even though she had notified the credit-card company of her new address. The NAF awarded the attorneys' fees without requiring proof that the debt collector actually incurred the fees, according to the suit. Ms. Marcotte wasn't reached for comment.

      In another credit-card collection case, the NAF allegedly entered an award against California resident John Sheakley, without responding to his request to appear at a hearing and explain why he didn't owe the purported debt to a bank that was a predecessor of FIA Card Services.

      NAF is the same company that once decided that a 61-year-old identity theft victim owed $46,000 to a bank she never actually did business with.

      San Francisco Sues Provider of Arbitrators [WSJ via U.S. PIRG Consumer Blog]

      10:33 AM on Mon Apr 7 2008
      By Ben Popken
      2,233 views, 22 comments

      Latest by TechnoDestructo: @Roycester: Good god. If I take my glasses off it looks more like that site is dedicated to exposing the more »

    • menugate

      San Francisco Orders Restaurants To Display Calorie Information, Industry Laughs

      San Francisco passed a resolution last week requiring chain restaurants to display calorie information on their menus, but the industry couldn't care less. They will continue fattening us up like gingerbread cash-cows, regardless of whatever regulations pitiful municipalities hurl their way. More »

      4:03 PM on Sun Mar 30 2008
      By Carey Alexander
      5,997 views, 79 comments

      Latest by Rusted: More nannyism. Some people are agoing to gorge themselves no matter what is pasted on the wall. "San Fran" came from more »

    • What the hell? The Center for Science in the Public Interest and the Corn Refiners Association (representing the producers of high-fructose corn syrup) actually agree on something. Both the CSPI and the CRA have sent a joint letter to San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom, objecting to a proposed tax that would only apply to soft drinks sweetened with HFCS. The CSPI and the CRA both agree, "the idea that high-fructose corn syrup is more harmful than sugar is an "urban myth." [CSPI]

      43 comments

    • unruly

      Unruly Passenger Forces JetBlue Flight To Make Unscheduled Landing

      An unidentified passenger is being questioned by the Denver police department after his unruly behavior forced a JetBlue flight from New York to San Francisco to land at DIA. More »

      9:38 AM on Mon Dec 24 2007
      By Meg Marco
      5,822 views, 33 comments

    • travel

      The Best Alternate Airports In America

      Flying to one of America's numerous satellite airports can be faster and easier than charging into a congestion clogged airport that suffers delays on the sunniest days. Travel guru Peter Greenberg and his staff compiled a list of unlikely airports that can save you from the long lines and endless waits that plague traveler's nightmares. More »

      2:14 PM on Sun Dec 9 2007
      By Carey Alexander
      6,035 views, 46 comments

      Latest by rolla: @zirkus: agreed. Oakland is just as congested. Rather fly out of SFO. more »

    • Craigslist, Netflix and several other websites are down following six successive power outages in San Fran's SOMA 'hood. [Boing Boing]

      8 comments

    • real estate

      Heat Map Of Rental Prices Based On Craiglist Listings

      In a project born out of "boredom" and an experience with a landlord that was facing foreclosure due to gambling on an ARM, grad student Ethan Garner created CraigStatsSF, a site that visualizes craiglist San Francisco rental listings. He writes:
      As I started looking for places, I noticed everything that used to be for rent was now for sale due to the same foreclosure effect that happened to my landlord.
      More »

      12:00 PM on Mon Jul 23 2007
      By Meg Marco
      6,825 views, 13 comments

      Latest by ethangarner: @ReverseCarpetbagging: This shouldn't put too much strain on their servers, it only accesses the site once every 15 minutes or more »

    • supply and demand

      Shell Station Owner Raises Gas Prices In Protest Against Shell

      Shell station owner Bob Oyster is selling regular gas for over $4, but he's not price gouging. He's protesting Shell. What? From the San Francisco Chronicle: More »

      2:59 PM on Thu Jun 21 2007
      By Meg Marco
      5,206 views, 50 comments

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