Akit

Welcome to Akit.Org, home to the Complaint Department and started on February 7, 2002. Featured on: SFist, Curbed SF, SF Citizen, N Judah Chronicles, SF Examiner, SFGate, Rescue Muni, SF Appeal, Pacific Citizen, NBC Bay Area, SF Weekly's The Snitch, Streetsblog SF, and Muni Diaries. "Your blog is always on point, and well researched!" (Nina Decker)... "Everyone's favorite volunteer public policy consultant..." ( Eve Batey, SF Appeal ) "You are doing a great job keeping on top of Translink stuff. Keep up the good work!" ( Greg Dewar, N Judah Chronicles ) "...I don't even bother subscribing anywhere else for my local public transportation info. You have it all..." ( Empowered Follower ) "If anyone at City Hall wants to make public transit better for all San Franciscans, it would be wise to follow Akit religiously... or, better yet, give him a job." ( Brock Keeling, SFist ) That's right, Akit is out of retirement for just this special story, after more than four years of not blogging. How are you? I've been doing well; in the last four years, I've got a job promotion with a decent pay raise, and I've been working remotely from home for nearly a year due to this virus. Hoping I can get the vaccine in the coming weeks and eventually return to in-office work. If you read the blog entry title, the Clipper card will be available with Apple and Google Pay starting Spring 2021. If you want to read the articles, see the Apple Pay article and Google Pay article . For you very long time loyal readers, I've been blogging about the Clipper card, and it's former name, the TransLink card for such a long time. Since not much has changed, I can help provide some insight in what your mobile phone wallet will do for you. However, since I own an iPhone and Apple watch, information about how Google Wallet may be limited. Let's look at the benefits and features that will come with Clipper Card on Apple Pay: No more carrying a plastic card with you. For Apple users, it will be available on Apple Watch and iPhone. Express Transit will be ...Read More