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Support Workers’ Rights, Boycott Uber and Lyft Wednesday
San Francisco Uber and Lyft drivers aren’t trying to pick you up today. Instead, as Uber is set to make billions on the public stock exchange, drivers are striking in the name of things like livable wages and minimal benefits. San Francisco rideshare drivers are joining others from cities across

This is Why You Should Support the Uber & Lyft Strike On Wednesday
On Wednesday May 8th, Lyft and Uber drivers in cities across the US will be turning off their apps in protest as Uber’s IPO approaches. While the current list of cities includes New York, San Francisco, San Diego, LA, Philly, Chicago, DC, Boston and Minneapolis, ALL of us should refrain

Eat, Game, & Sing in San Francisco This Spring!
It’s Springtime in San Francisco, which means it’s time to put your phone on silent for a while and step out into our fair city to sing, eat, and play with the wonderful people and programming on offer. Whether in the flesh or on a live stream, the journalists and

Bay Area Woman Escapes Abduction by Lyft Driver
Oakland resident Brittney Sundquist (27 yrs) escaped what she describes as an attempted abduction by a Lyft Driver on August 23rd, 2018. She filled a police report the next morning and posted a screenshot of the driver along with her story on a facebook post. Britney explained that the Lyft Driver going

These E-Scooters Need to Be Stopped, And We Know How to Do it
While people were celebrating Saint Patrick driving the snakes out of Ireland, Tech execs were busy driving e-scooters into ‘San Fran’ at a top speed of 15 mph. Naturally, there are some problems, you don’t introduce an invasive species into a San Francisco without upsetting the habitat.

Best Craigslist Missed Connections from Lyft & Uber Rides
On Craigslist there were a surprising number of posts for passengers seeking passengers, passengers seeking drivers, and other combinations found just within the last couple of weeks.

We Have More Important Evils to Resist than #DeleteUber
#DeleteUber went viral this weekend in the wake of DT’s Muslim Ban, as people posted on social media screenshots of them deleting their Uber account, urging others to do the same. Trends like this may seem to be positive actions in the resistance against DT’s dystopian presidency. However, there are

Don’t Let #DeleteUber Just be a Hollow Trend
Ahhh… there’s nothing like waking up to a good Boycott Uber movement. This morning my Twitter and Facebook were lit up with denunciations of Uber. Hashtag Delete Uber. The joy of seeing their louche brand dragged through the mud is always exhilarating. But fleeting. Like every other wave of public outrage

Pikachu Now Driving for Uber Due to Drastic Rent Increase
Yes, it’s true: despite his success as the most famous Pokemon character in the world, Pikachu is now driving part time for Uber. How does this happen to a character that has provided so much joy to people around the world? Earlier this week Jigglypuff, Pikachu’s longtime domestic partner, was captured by