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By 2.6.08

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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]

Unruly Passenger Forces JetBlue Flight To Make Unscheduled Landing

Unruly Passenger Forces JetBlue Flight To Make Unscheduled Landing

By 12.24.07

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.

The Best Alternate Airports In America

The Best Alternate Airports In America

By consumeristcarey 12.9.07

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.

By consumerist.com 7.24.07

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

Heat Map Of Rental Prices Based On Craiglist Listings

Heat Map Of Rental Prices Based On Craiglist Listings

By 7.23.07

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.

Shell Station Owner Raises Gas Prices In Protest Against Shell

Shell Station Owner Raises Gas Prices In Protest Against Shell

By 6.21.07

There’s a much deeper story here, and it begins with Oyster, a respected, self-made businessman who turned a single station into Oyster Petroleum, a profitable firm in Redwood City. Oyster is nobody’s fool. Don’t think he isn’t well aware that the Chevron station across the street is selling regular for 70 cents less.

Cathay Pacific Airlines Lets Passengers Sit For 7 Hours, Then Cancels Flight

Cathay Pacific Airlines Lets Passengers Sit For 7 Hours, Then Cancels Flight

By 6.21.07

“While still on board, our cabin crew worked to ensure the comfort of passengers providing snacks, beverage refreshments and a hot meal. Many passengers were asleep on board as we provided refreshments and updates on the delay,” the airline said in a written statement.

San Francisco Modifies The Age-Old Question: Paper Or Plastic?

San Francisco Modifies The Age-Old Question: Paper Or Plastic?

By consumeristcarey 4.1.07

San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors voted 10-1 to ban the use of non-biodegradable plastic bags; supermarkets across the city will retrain their employees to ask: paper or biodegradable plastic?

The Plastic Bag Reduction Ordinance, written by Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi and Co., sponsored by six other supervisors, gives major supermarket chains with more than $2 million in annual sales six months to make the switch to biodegradable bags. Pharmacies and retailers with at least five locations have one year. Violators face fines of up to $500.

Supermarkets have let economics guide their choice between paper and plastic. Paper bags cost four cents, while plastic bags cost a penny. The largest San Francisco supermarket hands out 125 million plastic bags each year.

Virgin America Cleared For Takeoff

Virgin America Cleared For Takeoff

By consumeristcarey 3.21.07

The Department of Transportation has dropped its objections to Richard Branson’s latest venture, Virgin America. The domestic version of Virgin Atlantic was blocked in December over concerns the airline was a tad too British. Federal law requires U.S. ownership and control of domestic airlines. Branson won approval by yielding the CEO slot to an American, former Delta executive Fred Reid, and diluting Virgin Atlantic’s presence on the board.

Virgin America, based in Burlingame, Calif., near San Francisco’s airport, said yesterday that it was pleased by the ruling and hoped to start flights between San Francisco and Kennedy International Airport in New York by midsummer. Within nine months of beginning flights, it said it planned to serve Los Angeles, San Diego, Las Vegas and Washington.

Finally, competition between New York and San Francisco. — CAREY GREENBERG-BERGER

Sprint's New Unlimited Voice, Messaging, Data, Internet Plan: $150

Sprint's New Unlimited Voice, Messaging, Data, Internet Plan: $150

By consumerist.com 2.28.07

Sprint is trying out two new unlimited bundle plans that one industry analyst is calling, “a grenade,” with the power to disrupt both wireless and landline carriers.

Comcast: Rate Hikes Are Coming

By 11.27.06

Comcast is raising rates as much as 6.5% in several markets starting January 1st. So far, Washington state, Philadelphia, San Francisco and Richmond, VA have been confirmed as markets that will be affected by the increase. But don’t blame Comcast, blame HDTV.

Sheraton President Blocks Off 30 Rooms For Personal Use, Your Reservation Be Damned

Sheraton President Blocks Off 30 Rooms For Personal Use, Your Reservation Be Damned

By consumerist.com 7.25.06

With this type of “No room at the inn” you would think it was the second birth of our Lord and Savior. Though, this unholy reservation, and botched reservation, earns a “Jesus Christ.”

Ads Call Graffiti ‘Pollution’; Grafiiti Says, ‘Likewise’

Ads Call Graffiti ‘Pollution’; Grafiiti Says, ‘Likewise’

By consumerist.com 7.19.06

BBDO launched a pro-bono advertising campaign for the city of San Francisco desgined to curb graffiti.

San Fran Kills SUV Limos With Hills

San Fran Kills SUV Limos With Hills

By consumerist.com 6.16.06

This is what happens when you take a stretch SUV limo through the hills and dales of San Francisco.

Mother’s Day Dining Gone Awry

Mother’s Day Dining Gone Awry

By consumerist.com 5.31.06

Some restaurants are real mother fuc****.

O. Henry Gets a Flat

O. Henry Gets a Flat

By consumerist.com 5.9.06

Drew writes in what surely has to be one of our more literary, if not in style, at least in structure, stories we’ve received to date.

HOWTO: Turn the Shopping Mall into a Nativist Paradise

HOWTO: Turn the Shopping Mall into a Nativist Paradise

By consumerist.com 4.5.06

A panel from an instruction manual on creating a Shangri-La within the shopping mall. As the video game Civilization taught us, all revolutions undergo a period of chaos and anarchy, also known as “the fun part,” illustrated below.

San Fran Groups Vows to Buy Nothing Except Underwear

San Fran Groups Vows to Buy Nothing Except Underwear

By consumerist.com 2.17.06

by the international response.

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