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70,000 Truckers in Legal Limbo: Protest Planned
On Monday July 18th, local truckers plan to protest a recent Supreme Court decision that impacts over 70,000 truckers who operate within California. Last month, on June 30th, The Supreme Court denied The California Trucking Association’s petition for a hearing over the state’s Assembly Bill 5 (commonly known as AB5).
Uber And Lyft Suddenly Crazy Expensive. Here Are Alternatives
Friday night I paid $56 for a Lyft ride of just 4 miles, and waited 20 minutes for the privilege. Uber and Lyft suddenly got way more expensive in the Bay Area this weekend, reflecting a national trend of rideshare app trips suddenly costing a shit ton more money with
The November 2024 BAS Voter Guide
A Big Change to This Year’s Voter Guide We’ve been doing voter guides for a really long time. I’m pretty sure we put our first one out in like 2010 or something. And I know that thousands of you rely on our voter guides to help you make decision. But
SF May Take On Lyft With A City-Owned Bikeshare Program
Bikeshares in urban areas can be a great thing — but not when they’re run by Lyft or the Ford Motor Company, when they catch on fire mid-ride, or when the company running them sues San Francisco for threatening their monopoly status. But that’s what we have right now with
Reduce Election Day Anxiety With Free and Discounted ‘I Voted’ Sticker Swag
Everybody loves that “I Voted” sticker, and we’d be lying if we said it was solely because people take such pride in casting ballots. Of course, that comes first. But we can’t deny the love of free and discounted swag that comes along with that proof of civic participation. Though
Drivers To Rally Against Prop. 22 As Uber’s Fake ‘Feel The Bern’ Flyers Hit Mailboxes
It hasn’t been a good week for Uber, Lyft, DoorDash and their shady political campaign for their terrible proposed law Prop. 22. First the New York Times came out against Prop. 22 in an editorial read across the nation. Then on Monday, SFGate busted them for fake “progressive” mailers calling
Prop 22 is a Terrible Law That Completely Undermines Gig Workers’ Rights
Monday Oct 5th is the start of early voting in California, and the mail-out date for ballots, so its time to start educating yourself on the twelve state ballot initiatives. One huge thing to keep in mind is just how much corporate interests have hijacked the ballot initiative process in
Uber Takes Heat for ‘Hypocritical’ Fake-Woke Billboard
The latest performative corporate wokeness charade comes from the gig economy exploitation robber-barons at Uber, who put some version of this billboard in Oakland and 12 other U.S. cities, claiming, “If you tolerate racism, delete Uber.” That’s odd, considering that Uber gladly tolerates their own racist algorithm that charges higher
Jackie Fielder Blows Away Scott Wiener in Grassroots Support for D11 Senate Race
By Ian Firstenberg In the race for California Senate District 11, challenger Jackie Fielder beat out incumbent Scott Wiener in small dollar local donations during the pandemic months, highlighting the candidate’s grassroots support. According to recent finance reports, Fielder collected roughly $215,000 between February and June, compared to Wiener’s $265,000