https://n2v.almanacnews.com/square/print/2008/01/27/examiner-peninsuala-stop-free-sf-examiner-paper
Original post made by Ebara, Menlo Park: University Heights, on Jan 27, 2008
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I have called the Examiner Circulation on at least 4 separate occasions and the delivery gets stopped for anywhere from 1 month to about 6 months. I wish I knew why they keep re-delivering despite my heated objections. The last time I told them I would take them to small claims court for littering if they didn't stop. It seems to have worked the best since its the longest that I haven't had their useless paper thrown in my driveway!
As it is a "free" paper, the Examiner survives solely on ad revenues and what they can charge is based on their circulation rate - how many papers are printed and delivered. Thus, good luck trying to get them to stop delivering!
I've had success stopping the Examiner Peninsula, but in another community (I work in downtown Menlo Park, and live on the peninsula). After calling Examiner customer service, ask to talk to a supervisor, and document everything in writing.
I've had several years without the paper. But it might depend on how responsible the contract distributor is.
In San Francisco, the free "junk newspaper" litter on private property got so bad that a law is now proposed for the city, requiring publishers of free papers to respond to requests to "do not deliver."
Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi proposed the regulation: A link to the SFGate story is here:
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This law may not help peninsula cities, but it shows the attention the problem is starting to generate.
