Rising gas prices hit taxi drivers Drivers around Walnut Creek have joined to petition the city to raise the meter rates. Many cities across the county and state set taxi meter rates.
"Quid Pro Quo," an odd little fugue of a movie, would be implausible, even laughable, if it weren't also marvelously played, visually composed and plotted with the utmost cunning.
ShotSpotter is an unusual, fast-growing Silicon Valley company whose system for pinpointing the origin of gunshots is now getting deployed in cities across America.
Hiring felons a tough sell for businesses
From Avis: "So Oakland businesses don't want us to know they are hiring convicted felons. As a former business owner I can understand why they feel that way. Since I really don't want to take the chance of opening my home to any ex-cons, I am not going to do any more business in Oakland. "
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