 | November 2011
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10th Anniversary Recap: Cheers to 10 Years and Beyond ...
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Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi with our Board Chair and CEO
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We celebrated our first decade of carsharing success on October 19, with over 400 City CarShare members, friends, community partners, and public officials. Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi kicked off the event by recognizing our accomplishments and forecasting a future marked by continued growth in the carshare model. Thanks to all of you who joined us.
During the event, we outlined three aggressive goals for the next decade, designed to make the Bay Area a better place to live, work, breathe, and play:
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By 2020, 20,000 cars will be removed from
the Bay Area. That's enough cars to
fill 6 Golden Gate Bridges.
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> By 2020, we will remove 20,000 cars from Bay Area roads because our members share cars instead of owning them. That's enough cars to fill the Golden Gate Bridge, bumper to bumper, 6 times.
> While removing cars from roads, we will also give our fleet a greener tint by having 50% electric-based or alternative fuel vehicles by the year 2015.
> And by 2020 our members will save a whopping $1 billion over the costs of car ownership.
We also honored our 3 founders (Gabriel Metcalf, Elizabeth Sullivan, Kate White) and the first 3 cities that supported carsharing in the Bay Area. Check out the quicklinks below for event photos and a video we made about the founding of City CarShare:
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CCS Founders Video
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Founders Video on YouTube
Event Photos on Facebook
Photo Booth photos by Sports Basement on Facebook
We send a big thank you to our event sponsors, with a special thanks to SF Toyota and Chapman, all our PlayStation hosts, and Tasting Room vendors. Their support made the event possible and fun.
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Sip and Dine While Supporting Our Cause at Credo
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 Despite the meaty speeches and hearty applause served up at our 10th Anniversary Gala, attendees found it a bit hard to ignore the serious party happening in their mouth (crab cake sliders, people!). Homegrown hotspot Credo was the culinary wizard behind our "stalk-that-waiter" hors d'oeuvres at our event, and we're pleased to report we all have another excuse to check out their fare.
Throughout November, City CarShare is Credo's featured community partner. Credo, a San Francisco restaurant that goes beyond just serving food, highlights a local, socially relevant group and provides special fundraising opportunities each month.
Credo has concocted a signature cocktail to be served up all month in honor of City CarShare. Belly up to the bar and ask for City CarShare's "Green Fleet," a smooth blend of fair-trade quinoa vodka, organic basil, fresh-squeezed lime juice and simple syrup, served on the rocks. For every "Green Fleet" purchased through the end of November, Credo will donate a generous ⅓ of signature drink sales back to City CarShare programs. So stop by for happy hour, pause for the cause, and enjoy!
Thirsty for more than a drink? Mark your calendar for Wednesday, November 16, when City CarShare hosts Takeover Night at Credo. When you stop in for dinner on this day, City CarShare programs will receive 20% of net receipts over the daily average. Hmmm ... sounds like an above-average excuse to ask that special someone on a mid-week date! For more details stay tuned to our Facebook wall and sign-up to receive an invite to our Takeover Night.
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We ♥ The Bay Area: Squishy's Last Month
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 November marks the 10th and final month of our We ♥ the Bay Area giveaways, which means that this is the last chance to spot Squishy sitting shotgun, tucked away style, in your neighborhood car.
A stealthy squad of 10 plush Pacific Pink Octopi --Squishy!-- have been hidden in 10 City CarShare vehicles all around the Bay. During your next reservation, check the glove compartment of your car. If you find a few extra tentacles hitching a ride, you've won! Each Squishy is holding a scroll with directions on how to claim your trove of locally sponsored treasure. Be sure to follow Squishy on Twitter for revealing hints on his coordinates.
Stay tuned to our December 2011 newsletter, where we will announce the Grand Prize winner for our We ♥ the Bay Area send off. One lucky member will win the BIG prize, which includes a FREE City CarShare annual membership (your monthly or annual Membership Service Fee will be waived for a year); goodies from past We ♥ sponsors; and, rumor has it, Squishy is throwing in an awesome prize that you can take a "byte" out of.
Our We ♥ the Bay Area giveaways are a way for us to share our infinite appreciation of your support, as well as a way to introduce (or reacquaint!) you to neighborhood gems both fresh and familiar. All prizes are goods and services donated by local businesses.
November Prizes:
Satori Yoga Studio - certificate for 5 classes ($75 value)
Café Gratitude - $25 gift card
Laundry Locker - $10 gift certificate
Driving Credits on us - $10
 Satori Yoga Studio
Located within San Francisco's SOMA district, Satori offers a variety of Yoga, Pilates Mat and meditation classes 7 days a week, in a beautifully appointed downtown space.
Click here to learn more ...
 Café Gratitude
Café Gratitude is a collection of Bay Area organic restaurants specializing in local, sustainable, and healthy vegan cuisine. They create gourmet dishes with organic produce from their Be Love Farm in Vacaville, CA.
Click here to learn more ...
 Laundry Locker
No one understands the power of a first impression like Bay Area-born suds studs, Laundry Locker. Launched in 2005, Laundry Locker has won over locals and made a splash in the media with its revolutionary twist on the spin cycle. Now with thirty-three 24-hour access public kiosks throughout the Bay Area and 665 SF apartment buildings serviced by the Laundry Locker team, you can leave it to the experts to separate your whites, wash, fluff, and fold your clothes with care.
Click to learn more ...
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 This pint-sized gem is the perfect city car -- sporty, stylish, and yet fuel-efficient. The surprisingly roomy FIAT 500 has room for four and groceries in the back. Say hello to tight spots--this minicar will fit into many tiny parking spots. Its new home is at our Hayes & Octavia Pod.
We've got more coming, so stay tuned. Let us know if you'd like a "Cinquecento" near you.
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Fall Back on Sunday, Nov 6. Daylight Saving Time Ends
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 Remember to set your clocks an hour back this Sunday, November 6, for the end of Daylight Saving Time. With this change, any late Saturday night reservations and weekend Day Trips may be affected.
Our system will "roll back" at 2 a.m. late Sunday morning (or late Saturday night for you night owls). So, if you reserve a car from 1 a.m. to 3 a.m. Saturday night, you'll have the car for 3 hours, not 2 hours. And you will be charged for three hours.
Due to the clocks rolling back, the time you have the car during these hours will be longer than the time you read off any clock. Double check the amount of time you reserved a car before confirming any reservations for this weekend.
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 New Pods San Francisco/Marina/Russian Hill: Francisco & Van NessSan Francisco/Fisherman's Wharf/North Beach: Beach & JonesUpcoming San Francisco On-Street SpacesGlen Park: Bosworth & Brompton Bay View: Carroll Ave & 3rd Street Dogpatch: 3rd & 22nd Street Inner Sunset: Judah and 12th Ave Outer Sunset: Judah and 43rd Ave Outer Sunset: Judah and 44th Ave For information about the SF On-Street parking for carshare vehicles, click here. |
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New Phone Reservation System
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Say hello to a new automated telephone reservation system (actually you won't have to say a thing as the system is touch-tone entry). In addition to simplifying the process of making and extending your reservation, this phone system is far more intuitive and allows you to do more on the go. Learn how this new phone reservation system, in its beta phase, works by clicking here. To use the beta phone system, update your contacts with (415) 799-3535 to try it out! If you have any comments about this new system, please e-mail us at memberservices@citycarshare.org. The old system will still be available at (877) 363-0710 for a few weeks while we test the new system. And don't forget you can always make reservations with our mobile reservation system at citycarshare.org/m. |
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Congratulations to our Friends from Down Under
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 At the annual CarSharing Association (CSA) conference in Montréal, Canada last month, the CSA announced an inaugural 2011 Award for Excellence in Carsharing to the City of Sydney, Australia. The new award is for government authorities ranked as leaders in the development and implementation of carsharing. To learn more, click here.
If you're heading to Sydney or Melbourne Australia and want to share a set of wheels, don't forget our Roaming program.
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Member Reminder for Personal Use Plans: Price Adjustments
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If you have a personal use account, such as a ShareLocal, SharePlus, Share-a-Little, student plan or employee discount plan membership, your rates may have changed starting November 1 (letters and notices were sent out last month). To get your pricing information, log in and click on the "Account" option on the top menu, then click on your "Plan" tab to see your new rates.
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 3rd i's SFISAFF 2011 will present 16 programs featuring films from India, Pakistan, Nepal, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Tibet, and the US. South Asian Americans shine this year, with seven programs featuring films by American filmmakers (four programs showcasing Bay Area talent). As always, docs and indie-narratives take center stage, and the SFISAFF Saturday Night at the Castro takes Bollywood in a whole new direction. For more information on the complete festival program, click here.
When: Nov 9-13, 2011
Where: Roxie Cinema and The Castro Theater
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Prize Alert! Want to win tickets to a fun Bollywood Night at the Castro Theater? The first 10 readers who e-mail us your favorite Bollywood film (events@citycarshare.org) will win a pair of tickets to 3rd i's Bollywood at the Castro on Saturday, November 12. The feature film will be DELHI BELLY, showing at 9:15 p.m. For more details on this SF Premiere, click here.
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Newsletter Survey Contest
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You've made it this far down this month's newsletter ... was it too long? Interesting? Are there topics you look for each month? Take this quick newsletter survey (1-3 minutes) and share with us what you like and/or dislike about our monthly newsletter. Ten random survey respondents will win $20 in driving credits. The survey closes at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, November 8. Click here for the survey.
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We ♥ the Bay Area (continued)
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 Satori Yoga Studio continued ...
 Satori, a Zen-Buddhist concept roughly translated means, "the experience of enlightenment," or "a brief glimpse of awareness." If we can find time within each day or week to seek this experience and awareness, then we can do ourselves, and the world around us, the greatest service. Satori Yoga Studio, a top rated studio, was created with a Zen-Buddhist concept in mind. Click here to begin your journey to enlightenment.
Café Gratitude continued ...
Café Gratitude's menu promotes body, mind, and planetary sustainability with fo od that is free of refined sugar, flour, and additives. They have an extensive menu of raw foods and have recently expanded to serve cooked foods. Their menu and service is internationally recognized over the past 7 years in restaurant guides, spiritual communities, vegetarian publications, and more. See all locations and learn more online here.
About the Owners:
Terces and Matthew Engelhart work and live on their regenerative organic farm in Vacaville supplying their eight cafe locations, Café Gratitude and their organic vegan taqueria, Gracias Madre. While Terces has years of experience in the restaurant industry, Matthew came out of the clothing industry. Together they are farmers, authors, restaurateurs, workshop, and community leaders.
Laundry Locker continued ...
For those who think sharp when they look sharp, Laundry Locker's convenient and affordable dry-cleaning services are available to all members who can't always find the extra time or cash to splurge on a proper scrub-down of their delicate, hard-to-clean duds. Best of all, Laundry Locker not only returns your sparkling threads in your very own re-usable garment bag, but they also use only eco-friendly detergents and softeners. Laundry Locker is committed to minimizing its effect on the environment one dirty carbon footprint at a time.
Laundry Locker will soon expand to Oakland, Berkeley, and Alameda. To find your nearest public kiosk, click here.
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Directory of Member Services
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Volunteer:
Sign-up for regular emails about volunteering:
volunteers@CityCarChare.org
Donate: Support your favorite nonprofit carsharing organization:
www.CityCarShare.org/supportus.do
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Our Office: 1182 Market Street, Suite 300
San Francisco, CA 94102-4919
Tel: 415-995-8588 Fax: 415-995-8589
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Special Thanks to our Bay Area Benefactor of our 10th Anniversary
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