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For more visit ahharsfnews.com Ah-Ha Rancho Santa Fe News Video Investigation Solana Beach, Calif. Taxis Curbed. WHY? Solana Beach City Council members on Wednesday, Sept. 8 passed an ordinance curbing taxi drivers behaving badly, allegedly. Residents and business owners complained taxi drivers scarfed up too many parking spots in front of homes and business near the Cedros Avenue Coaster Station. To make matters worse, according to Solana Beach council members, those darn taxi drivers gathered across the street from their cars, playing games, socializing, and -- goodness, gracious -- littering. Solana Beach staff said the local Sheriff's Department has responded to nine, 911 calls over the past two years due to fighting, or arguing, among the drivers. Council members restricted cabs to the currently designated taxi parking zone with four spaces. Should those spaces be taken, the new ordinance required drivers to keep moving. Officials said they may expand the number of taxi spaces in six months. Taxi drivers now may stop only to pick up passengers hailing them so long as it is safe, according to the ordinance. What's more, taxi drivers now must carry $1 million in liability insurance along with passengers, up from the previous $350000 requirement. Ah-Ha Rancho Santa Fe went to the scene of the taxi controversy this week to investigate the situation. This video records the scene. The taxi drivers all seemed very well-behaved and intentioned. Many have been working around ...