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California Courts Recommend Fee To View Public Files, Information

A proposal by the state’s judicial branch to charge $10 to view a public file at the Santa Rosa courthouse is being criticized by those who say it would limit access to public information.

2013/03/19

BART Station Parking Lot Costs Could Triple

Bay Area commuters could see parking lot costs triple at BART stations.

2012/12/10

A sign warning of extremely dangerous fire hazard conditions stands next to a road in Sequoia National Forest in the Sierra Nevada. (David McNew/Getty Images)

Tax Group Sues To Block California Fire Prevention Fee

A taxpayer group is joining with plaintiffs throughout California in seeking to block a fee that is being assessed on more than 800,000 property owners to raise money for fire prevention.

2012/10/04

San Francisco Taxi Drivers To Pay Lower Credit Card Transaction Fees

The 5 percent processing fee has been lowered to 3.5 percent with taxi companies making up the difference.

2012/06/06

SFMTA Reconsiders Adding Mission District Parking Meters

The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency has agreed to modify its plan to install 5,000 new parking meters in neighborhoods that are not ‘Parking Meter Free Zones.’

2012/01/24

San Jose Plastic Bag Ban Starts On Sunday

The ban on single-use plastic shopping bags that takes effect in San Jose on Jan. 1 applies to all retailers, not just grocery stores.

2011/12/29

Protesters march against tuition hikes at U.C. Berkeley (CBS)

2 Arrested In Combative UC Berkeley Protests Over Tuition Hikes

Two people were arrested on the University of California at Berkeley campus Thursday night during protests of the UC system’s proposed plan to hike tuition by as much as $10,000 per year.

2011/09/23

Caltrain Cracking Down On Parking Fee Evaders

In the first half of 2011, Caltrain more than doubled the number of parking tickets from the same period a year earlier from 988 to 2,144.

2011/09/01

Credit card transaction, economy, commerce, retail,

ConsumerWatch: Last-Minute Restaurant Cancellations Prove Costly

Consumers may want to think twice before using a credit card to make a dinner reservation. Many restaurants will charge the card a cancellation fee for a last minute change of plans.

KPIX 5–2011/04/12

Golden Gate Park Botanical Gardens (www.sfbotanicalgarden.org)

San Francisco Rec And Park Pushes To Keep Botanical Gardens Admission Fee

Faced with another year of budget cuts, park officials have come out against attempts to repeal the unpopular entrance fee for out-of-town visitors to the Golden Gate Park Botanical Gardens.

KCBS–2011/02/25

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