San Francisco Supervisor David Chu is pushing legislation to restrict the delivery of yellow pages phone books in San Francisco.

His proposal: If you want the books, you should ask for them. Right now you get the stuff piled up on your door whether you like it or not--and that creates a fair amount of waster.

But some small business groups say that local independent businesses still use the yellow pages (and there are a lot of plumbers and locksmiths who clearly agree)--and consumer groups like The Utility Reform Network worry about seniors and people without internet access, many of whom might not understand that they have to opt in to keep getting the books.

Please click on http://www.sfbg.com/politics/2011/05/09/guardian-poll-do-we-still-need-yellow-pages to vote your opinion.