The phrase “flag a taxi” may now enter the lexicon of downtown San Marcos revelers, as it is now legal for cabs to patrol. This week, the San Marcos City Council unanimously revised the city code to allow taxicab patrolling, regulate driver and passenger conduct, set fares and city fees, and add provisions regulating pedicabs.

Some local businesses have joined forces to provide gifts for local, underprivileged children during the holidays.

From a low bird’s eye perspective, drivers on the courthouse square in downtown San Marcos are increasingly careless and dangerous as the summer heats up. So, be careful out there.

Downtown business owners, San Marcos City Councilmembers and, apparently, attorneys remain unsure about the notion of a “rolling quorum,” the threat of which kept two councilmembers from meeting last week with the Downtown Association.

The San Marcos Downtown Association held an emergency meeting Friday morning to discuss the implications of a pending series of interest-free long term loans equaling $5 million to developers seeking to turn Springtown Center into a multi-purpose entertainment complex.

A new day in San Marcos Friday was as sweet as any other, except for being a couple hours longer and, therefore, a couple hours sweeter.