Samantha Bell

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• Posted Report: Ranked Choice Voting Causes Confusion, Fatigue In SF's District 10 to News
  Ranked choice voting, otherwise known as instant run-off, has been used in San Francisco elections since 2004. This past November's elections marked the first time...
• Commented on 4.1 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes As Ed Lee Named Interim Mayor, Follow-Up Quake Predicted For Newsom Inauguration
  I am in the mission and I felt my floor shake for a few seconds. Quake Prediction says it's most likely a foreshock for a Jan 10th earthquake. Hmmm.......
• Posted SF Cab Drivers Clamoring To Raise Fares For Passengers to News
  Tuesday, The SFMTA agreed to formally consider the possibility of raising the meter rate for San Francisco taxis. The rate of $2.25 a mile and...
• Posted Calling all Journalists To...The Nate Berkus Show? to Culture/Entertainment
  The Appeal received an interesting invite via a press release from The Nate Berkus Show. As a matter of fact, the invitation is open...
• Posted Are Cab Recordings An Invasion Of Your Privacy? to News
  The recording of audio and video footage in taxi cabs is becoming the norm in San Francisco and according to the Examiner, not everyone is...
• Posted DUI Checkpoints This Weekend To Kick Off Holiday Crackdown to News
  To kick off the holiday season, police agencies in San Francisco are holding their first enforcement event, a sobriety checkpoint, on Saturday December 18th. The...
• Posted Bay Area Urban Raccoons Invading Homes, Attacking Pets, Making You Sick to News
  Raccoons appear to be getting more aggressive lately, with attacks on pets and humans on the rise. Alameda, in particular, has had an increase in...
• Posted Teen Gets Probation for J-Church Gay Bashing to News
  A 15 year old boy involved in a gay bashing incident on the Muni this past summer has been sentenced to supervised probation. The youth,...
• Posted No One's Accepting Blame For The PG&E Gas Leak At 18th And Castro to News
  Castro residents and merchants narrowly avoided disaster on Oct. 21 when a PG&E pipe was accidentally punctured at a construction site on 18th and...
• Posted Controversy Over SFO Cabs: Safety Concerns and Fee Increases to News
  The SF Airport Commission tabled a proposal that would have set a $17 minimum fare for taxi rides from SFO. The plan was to drop...
• Posted Broken Parking Meters To Remain Free to News
  City drivers should be pleased to hear that the SF MTA Board of Directors voted to keep the existing rules on broken parking meters. Currently,...
• Posted Appealing Event: The Riptide's 6th Annual Toy Drive to Culture/Entertainment
  Come out for the Riptide's 6th annual SFFD Toy Drive and get your drink and dance on with music by Red Meat. You'll get extra...
• Posted SFPD Chief Gascon In The News: New Police HQ Enhancements, Frustration With Street Dealers, And Staying Silent On Police Suicides to News
  SFPD Chief George Gascón's been in the news a lot this week, making waves in the city budget, drug dealing crime, and the touchy subject...
• Posted Californians Scramble For Benefits As Federal Unemployment Program Expires to News
  Since the federal extension program for unemployment insurance expired yesterday, thousands of Californians will shortly be cut off from their unemployment benefits. There are already...
• Posted Appealing Event: Pancakes For Pakistan At Coda to Culture/Entertainment
  This Friday and Saturday, Mission district "live music supper club" Coda will host a two day benefit concert for Doctors Without Borders featuring pancakes -...
• Posted UC Protestors Stand Off With Cops At Mission Bay to News
  Police got serious on the University of California protesters this morning, pulling out the pepper spray, batons, and even a gun on the 300+ students...
• Posted SF To Citizens: Stop Dumping Your Stuff On The Sidewalks to News
  Today, the Department of Public Works launched a campaign to combat the problem of illegal dumping in SF. In partnership with Recology and SF Environment,...
• Posted Reward For Head Of Palace of Fine Arts Swan Killer to News
  A swan was killed this weekend in an act of bizarre, senseless violence early Saturday morning at the Palace of Fine Arts. Volunteer caretakers...
• Posted Donate Socks To St. Anthony's For Veterans Day to News
  Here's on opportunity for people to help out the homeless in a more creative way then giving spare change. Craig from Craigslist tells us that...
• Posted CSU's Tuition To Go Up Again: Board Approves 15% Increase Today to News
  Cal State students can't catch a break since the state made deep cuts in public education funding. In order to make up for the lack...
• Posted SF Gets Closer to Hosting America's Cup to News
  San Francisco is close to securing a deal that would make us the host of the next America's Cup - sailing's premiere regatta. According to...
• Posted Jury Decides Homeless Man Was Not Masturbating to News
  It's a classic case of 'It isn't what it looks like, ' according to the San Francisco Public Defender's office. Anthony Richey, a homeless man...
• Posted Oakland Police, Civic Leaders, And BART Brace For Mehserle Sentencing Friday to News
  Do you live or work in Oakland? How are you or your place of business preparing for possible civil unrest? Let us know. Once...
• Posted Reports: Fast Pass to Clipper Transition Goes Well to News
  As of Monday, Muni's "A" Fast Pass has been phased out in favor of the Clipper Card, and the transition went surprisingly well. The change...
• Posted Members Support Local Gold's Gyms' Move To Leave Franchise Over Donation To Anti-Gay Politicians to News
  In light of information that the owner of the Gold's Gym chain recently kicked a large donation to a conservative group that funds strongly...
• Posted Bad Rail Blamed For Monday's N Judah Derailment To Be Fixed In "Next Two Years" to News
  Even as Muni Metro riders contend with delays caused by a signal problem this morning, we just can't let go of that N-Judah derailment...
• Posted More Students Scamming Students At SF State: First The Cheerleaders, Now A Frat to News
  Another San Francisco State student has been accused of embezzling money from their peers. First, a cheerleader, now a frat treasurer. The cheerleader, Ashlee Haley,...
• Posted $2.4 Million Settlement Approved for Man Hit by SFPD to News
  Yesterday, the Board of Supervisors approved a $2.4 million settlement agreement with a man who was hit by an SFPD officer while crossing the street....
• Posted Closing Golden Gate Park In Early Morning Hours: Solution To A Problem, Or Unnecessary Law? to News
  In an attempt to tackle the violence and vandalism that happens overnight in Golden Gate Park, city officials are working on legislation that would close...
• Posted Appealing Events: Peak to Peak Walk to Culture/Entertainment
  This Saturday October 16th, Walk San Francisco is having their 6th annual "Peak to Peak" Walk - this time with a whole new route. The...