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Transit agency gives SF taxi drivers chance to compete with Uber, Lyft
Taxi drivers in San Francisco will soon get a chance to edge in on Uber and Lyft business by fulfilling ride-hailing app requests with cabs.Read More
Transit agencies expand service for busy Outside Lands, Halloween weekend
It’s shaping up to be a busy weekend in San Francisco with Halloween falling on a Sunday and the three-day Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival making its return...Read More
San Francisco taxis look to compete with upfront ride cost
San Francisco’s taxi industry is taking a big step in the effort to compete with Uber and Lyft. The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency’s Board of Directors, which regulates...Read More
Second Uber assault suspect surrenders to police
San Francisco police announced Sunday night that Arna Kimiai, 24, turned herself in for her alleged involvement in the assault on a 32-year-old Uber driver one week prior. Kimiai...Read More
Las Vegas police arrest one suspect in Uber assault
San Francisco police announced Thursday the arrest of a suspect who allegedly assaulted an Uber driver on Sunday. A video of the incident has been widely shared. Authorities said...Read More
California voters reject rent control and employee rights for gig workers, but close Prop 13 loopholes and restore parolee...
With things like affirmative action, abolishment of cash bail, rent control and a referendum on Proposition 13 on the table, measures on California’s ballot had potential to be nearly...Read More
California ride-share, delivery drivers to remain independent contractors
Drivers for app-based companies like Uber, Lyft and DoorDash will likely remain independent contractors in California.Read More
DA takes aim at DoorDash after Uber, Lyft ordered to classify workers as employees
San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin announced Wednesday that he has asked San Francisco Superior Court to order food delivery app DoorDash to immediately classify its workers as employees...Read More
Updated SF proposition results show potential for shift on two measures
San Francisco voters were asked to consider six propositions Tuesday. How ballots were cast have a direct impact on The City’s affordable housing, services for disabled and aging residents,...Read More
Outcome of SF ride-hailing tax rests in uncounted mail-in ballots
Just five more votes in favor of Proposition D would have pushed the election night total over the two-thirds threshold.Read More
Governor signs ‘landmark’ bill to reclassify independent contractors as employees
Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday signed Assembly Bill 5 into law to reclassify workers for ride-hailing services and other companies as employees instead of independent contractors starting in 2020....Read More
Judge sentences Uber driver to eight years for sexual assault
A 53-year-old Uber driver was sentenced on Friday to 8 years in state prison for sexually assaulting a young female passenger while she was intoxicated in 2017. Alameda County...Read More
Buttigieg joins rideshare driver rally for workers’ rights
“I’m here because where I come from, gig is another word for job. It means if you’re working a gig, that makes you worker and you ought to be...Read More
Outside Lands came in with a bang, went out with a whisper
Sunday was the last call for Outside Lands Bay Area madness, for now, anyway. Read More
Businesses, organizations form ‘All In’ coalition to help city’s homeless
Sixty-five San Francisco businesses and organizations have joined forces to create the All In campaign, a coalition that seeks to provide solutions for the city’s homeless. The coalition, which...Read More
Supes table homeless commission, move rideshare surcharge to ballot
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors failed to move a charter amendment to the November ballot that would have established a Homelessness Oversight Commission. Supervisor Matt Haney introduced the...Read More
Rideshare drivers deliver demand letter, protest at Uber office
Uber and Lyft drivers chanted and cheered outside the Uber headquarters building in San Francisco Friday as they delivered a letter demanding negotiations for better working conditions. A coalition...Read More
As drivers strike and IPO looms, SF steps toward taxing Uber stock windfall
Drivers of ride-hail companies switched off their apps Wednesday in San Francisco and across the nation.Read More
SF taxi drivers rally loudly against new airport rules
Cab drivers blasted their cab horns while driving around San Francisco City Hall on Thursday.Read More
New rules divide what’s left of San Francisco taxi business
Dozens of cab drivers spoke against taxi reforms that transit officials say will help suffering workers.Read More