This time last year, Uber CEO Travis Kalanick was doing triage on Twitter. New Year's Eve had activated Uber's demand-driven surge pricing and riders were incensed by the high fares. As angry customers flooded social media—“uber pricing policies are The best dressed celebs of 2014 made sure to bring in the new year with their … Read more
http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Crowds-in-S-F-Oakland-brave-cold-for-New-5988825.php. Crowds in S.F., Oakland brave cold for New Year's Eve celebration. Erin Allday and Kale William, San Francisco Chronicle. By Erin Allday and Kale Williams. Lil Wayne doesn't want to record with Birdman anymore, but you can — ON NEW YEAR'S EVE!!!! — if you've got six-figures burning a hole in your… “Are you … Read more
A million people crammed into New York's Times Square saw the new year in with kisses, hugs and cheers after the giant, glittering New Year's Eve ball descended and a ton of confetti rained down. Mayor Bill de Blasio, flanked by his wife and two It used to be the only way to trick children … Read more
New Year's Eve is turning into “Groundhog's Day” for Chris Clarke. The one-time Manhattanite arrived Wednesday from his Virginia home to watch the ball drop on New Year's Eve for the 16th time in a cold and very crowded Times Square. “I keep coming Being a parent on New Year's Eve is tough. Kids love … Read more
Being a parent on New Year's Eve is tough. Kids love the excitement of counting down the last seconds of the year, but keeping them awake until midnight is either impossible or turns them into sleep-deprived terrors the next Comedian Sherrod Small, who is hosting the New Year's Eve coverage on Fox News this year, … Read more
Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority and the Automobile Club of Southern California (AAA) are trying to help people usher 2014 in safely by providing free services aimed at keeping drinking drivers off They'll be quietly observing a 25-year tradition at Jivamukti Yoga, which opens its doors to people who like to spend New Year's … Read more