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Uber has yet to approach Chattanooga's Transportation Authority, formerly the city taxi board, to obtain city licenses required by taxi carriers to service the city. Chattanooga Police Officer Charles Topping said the city has not talked with anyone from Uber, although the city attorney's office is still studying whether the ride-sharing program by Uber would be governed by the transportation authority.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Cincinnati\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2014/11/11/cvg-bans-uber-lyft/18863927/\">Uber, Lyft must have permit at airport\u003c/a> (Cincinnati Enquirer)\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>Uber and Lyft have never been allowed to pick-up customers at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport – and now signs have been posted around the terminal informing fliers about the rule. CVG officials released a statement Tuesday about the ban on the popular ride-sharing companies, just hours after someone posted a photo of a sign on the social media site Reddit.com.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Houston\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/City-to-allow-ride-share-operators-at-Houston-5888089.php\">City to allow ride-share operators at Houston airports\u003c/a> (Houston Chronicle)\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>App-based ride service companies such as Uber will be allowed to pick up passengers at Houston airports under rules City Council approved Wednesday. The Houston rules are similar to those in Nashville, Tenn., requiring the app-based companies to build a virtual fence, get airport-specific permits and pay set fees for rides originating from Houston Airport System facilities. The companies will be responsible for the same fees taxi drivers are currently charged - $2.75 at Bush Intercontinental and $1.25 at Hobby per departing ride.\"\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Las Vegas\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.jrn.com/ktnv/news/Las-Vegas-cab-drivers-protest-Uber-282526751.html\">Las Vegas cab drivers protest Uber\u003c/a> (ABC 13 Las Vegas)\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>Just days before Uber heads back to court to fight to stay in Las Vegas, local taxicab drivers protested on the Las Vegas Strip. Dozens of cab drivers filed in a single line in the center lane of Las Vegas Boulevard on Wednesday evening. 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One taxi official applauded the recommendations, saying they amounted to a good start in regulating ride-sharing companies, but the companies were far more critical.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>New York\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.buzzfeed.com/johanabhuiyan/exclusive-ny-attorney-general-comes-out-against-rules-that-w\">NY Attorney General Comes Out Against Rules That Would Limit Uber And Lyft\u003c/a> (BuzzFeed)\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>In a letter last Friday to the New York City Taxi & Limousine Commission (TLC) obtained by BuzzFeed News, New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman took a formal stand against a proposed rule that would largely limit the way app-based car services like Uber and Lyft operate in New York. Schneiderman wrote that the proposed rules, as written, would unfairly limit competition. “From a competitive standpoint, these advances may lower the costs of entry for new for-hire vehicle services and encourage existing services to compete more effectively for both drivers and passengers.” The proposed ruling — which would prevent a base from dispatching a driver that was affiliated with another base (unless there was a formal agreement between the two bases) — would effectively limit Lyft’s supply of drivers to the 10 that are affiliated with the company’s base in New York. 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The PPA has been aggressively opposing UberX service, in which riders electronically summon private drivers in their personal cars.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Pittsburgh\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.post-gazette.com/business/2014/11/13/Uber-gets-license-approval-from-Pennsylvania-PUC/stories/201411130305\">PUC grants Uber license to operate experimental service\u003c/a> (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>Despite a recommendation from two administrative law judges that ride sharing company Uber be denied approval to operate in Allegheny County, the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission today granted the San Francisco-based ride sharing company a two-year experimental license. The commissioners also granted Uber a similar license to operate in other parts of Pennsylvania, excluding Philadelphia. The vote was 4-1 with vice chairman John Coleman dissenting.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Portland\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.opb.org/news/article/uber-launches-in-portland-suburbs-but-not-portland/\">Uber Launches in Portland Suburbs, But Not Portland\u003c/a> (OPB)\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>The rideshare app Uber announced today it is launching in four cities in the Portland metro area. They are Tigard, Hillsboro, Gresham, and Beaverton. ... Portland currently bans non-taxi ride services like Uber. But the City’s Department of Transportation says it is overhauling its taxi rules and regulations, and might consider ridesharing services in the future.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>San Antonio\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.sacurrent.com/Blogs/archives/2014/11/10/uber-and-lyft-are-on-the-public-safety-committee-agenda-again\" target=\"_blank\">Council to discuss new rules for Uber, Lyft\u003c/a> (KSAT San Antonio)\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>The San Antonio City Council’s Public Safety Committee voted Wednesday to send a host of policy recommendations to the entire City Council for discussion.The issue will be heard by the entire council on Dec. 3. The recommendations would amend Chapter 33 of the city’s code, which governs the local vehicle-for-hire industry. Despite multiple cease-and-desist orders, drivers for transportation companies such as Uber and Lyft continue to operate in San Antonio illegally. 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Furthermore, Uber Associate General Manager Sagar Shah said the company is ready to start talking about bringing its UberX service to town.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Washington D.C.\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2014/11/12/free-market-advocates-say-d-c-is-the-uber-friendliest-city-in-the-nation/\">Free market advocates say D.C. is the Uber-friendliest city in the nation\u003c/a> (Wonkblog)\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>Cities have responded to new transportation providers like Uber and Lyft in wildly differing ways, with open arms, or cease-and-desist letters, preemptive bans or legal blessings. If you're someone who travels a lot (or a lobbyist charged with navigating all these places), it's a little hard to keep track of who's in favor of these companies and who's not. So here is a \u003ca href=\"http://www.rstreet.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/RSTREET29.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">scorecard\u003c/a>, courtesy of the free-market think tank R Street, which has graded the 50 largest cities in the country on how how friendly and open their transportation markets are to newcomers like Uber and Lyft, as well as their traditional competitors, taxis and limos. By R Street's counting, Washington, D.C., has the freest transportation market in the country..\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Wilmington\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.wdel.com/story.php?id=63984\">Uber likely coming to Wilmington early next year\u003c/a> (WDEL)\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>An alternative to catching a cab may be coming to Wilmington. \"Sometimes, there's a long time and difficult time to get cabs here. I've heard those complaints over and over again.\" That's why Mayor Williams wants ridesharing service Uber to hit the streets of Wilmington. He tells WDEL he began discussions with the San Francisco-based service a few weeks ago.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Every once in a while, we like to do a roundup of what's happening in terms of the great ride-service war going on around the country. Uber and Lyft, both based in San Francisco, keep expanding wherever they can, but they also continue to run into regulatory roadblocks in some cities -- and also continue, of course, to draw the ire of local cab companies.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For what it's worth, R Street, a conservative think tank, has issued a \u003ca href=\"http://www.rstreet.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/RSTREET29.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">report that grades various cities\u003c/a> based on a set of criteria indicating \"TNC friendliness.\" San Francisco, San Jose and Oakland all gets A's. (Though in San Francisco, it wasn't for want of trying. The SFMTA has submitted many comments to the California Public Utilities Commission -- Uber and Lyft's regulator -- calling for more regulation.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So which are the cities that get F's (or, conversely, A's from the cab industry)? They are:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Jacksonville\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Kansas City\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Las Vegas\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Omaha\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Philadelphia\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Phoenix\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Portland\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>San Antonio\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>Here's a little taste of this week's developments in this particular sector of the \"sharing economy.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Chattanooga\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2014/nov/12/uber-meets-with-local-drivers-todayas-ride/\">Uber meets with local drivers today as ride-sharing service eyes Chattanooga market\u003c/a> (Chattanooga Times Free Press)\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>Uber appears ready to bring its technology-based transport service to Chattanooga, which brags that it offers the fastest Internet service for such apps in the Western Hemisphere as America's first \"Gig City.\" ... Uber has yet to approach Chattanooga's Transportation Authority, formerly the city taxi board, to obtain city licenses required by taxi carriers to service the city. Chattanooga Police Officer Charles Topping said the city has not talked with anyone from Uber, although the city attorney's office is still studying whether the ride-sharing program by Uber would be governed by the transportation authority.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Cincinnati\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2014/11/11/cvg-bans-uber-lyft/18863927/\">Uber, Lyft must have permit at airport\u003c/a> (Cincinnati Enquirer)\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>Uber and Lyft have never been allowed to pick-up customers at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport – and now signs have been posted around the terminal informing fliers about the rule. CVG officials released a statement Tuesday about the ban on the popular ride-sharing companies, just hours after someone posted a photo of a sign on the social media site Reddit.com.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Houston\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/City-to-allow-ride-share-operators-at-Houston-5888089.php\">City to allow ride-share operators at Houston airports\u003c/a> (Houston Chronicle)\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>App-based ride service companies such as Uber will be allowed to pick up passengers at Houston airports under rules City Council approved Wednesday. The Houston rules are similar to those in Nashville, Tenn., requiring the app-based companies to build a virtual fence, get airport-specific permits and pay set fees for rides originating from Houston Airport System facilities. The companies will be responsible for the same fees taxi drivers are currently charged - $2.75 at Bush Intercontinental and $1.25 at Hobby per departing ride.\"\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Las Vegas\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.jrn.com/ktnv/news/Las-Vegas-cab-drivers-protest-Uber-282526751.html\">Las Vegas cab drivers protest Uber\u003c/a> (ABC 13 Las Vegas)\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>Just days before Uber heads back to court to fight to stay in Las Vegas, local taxicab drivers protested on the Las Vegas Strip. Dozens of cab drivers filed in a single line in the center lane of Las Vegas Boulevard on Wednesday evening. They want Uber to follow the same industry regulations they do.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Madison\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/govt-and-politics/city-hall/committee-recommends-tight-regulation-of-ride-sharing-companies-uber-lyft/article_1b171ae6-5fe1-5346-ac61-dc4ed9255c76.html\">Committee recommends tight regulation of ride-sharing companies Uber, Lyft\u003c/a> (Wisconsin State Journal)\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>Uber and Lyft would face high insurance requirements, have to operate around the clock and be barred from using “surge” pricing during peak demand times if Madison City Council members regulate them the way a city subcommittee recommended Tuesday. One taxi official applauded the recommendations, saying they amounted to a good start in regulating ride-sharing companies, but the companies were far more critical.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>New York\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.buzzfeed.com/johanabhuiyan/exclusive-ny-attorney-general-comes-out-against-rules-that-w\">NY Attorney General Comes Out Against Rules That Would Limit Uber And Lyft\u003c/a> (BuzzFeed)\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>In a letter last Friday to the New York City Taxi & Limousine Commission (TLC) obtained by BuzzFeed News, New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman took a formal stand against a proposed rule that would largely limit the way app-based car services like Uber and Lyft operate in New York. Schneiderman wrote that the proposed rules, as written, would unfairly limit competition. “From a competitive standpoint, these advances may lower the costs of entry for new for-hire vehicle services and encourage existing services to compete more effectively for both drivers and passengers.” The proposed ruling — which would prevent a base from dispatching a driver that was affiliated with another base (unless there was a formal agreement between the two bases) — would effectively limit Lyft’s supply of drivers to the 10 that are affiliated with the company’s base in New York. The one way around this is if other bases agree to allow their drivers to also drive for Lyft.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Philadelphia\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.philly.com/philly/business/transportation/20141114_PUC_approves_Uber_for_state__not_Philadelphia.html\">PUC approves UberX for state, not Philadelphia\u003c/a> (Philadelphia Inquirer)\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>UberX, the controversial ride-sharing service, won approval Thursday to operate in most of Pennsylvania, but not in Philadelphia. The Pennsylvania Public Utilities Commission, which regulates taxi and limousine service in every county except Philadelphia, overruled its staff in a split decision, deciding that UberX can operate statewide for two years, if it meets requirements for auto insurance, driver background checks, and financial reporting. However, the order does not apply to Philadelphia, where the Philadelphia Parking Authority regulates taxi service. The PPA has been aggressively opposing UberX service, in which riders electronically summon private drivers in their personal cars.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Pittsburgh\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.post-gazette.com/business/2014/11/13/Uber-gets-license-approval-from-Pennsylvania-PUC/stories/201411130305\">PUC grants Uber license to operate experimental service\u003c/a> (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>Despite a recommendation from two administrative law judges that ride sharing company Uber be denied approval to operate in Allegheny County, the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission today granted the San Francisco-based ride sharing company a two-year experimental license. The commissioners also granted Uber a similar license to operate in other parts of Pennsylvania, excluding Philadelphia. The vote was 4-1 with vice chairman John Coleman dissenting.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Portland\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.opb.org/news/article/uber-launches-in-portland-suburbs-but-not-portland/\">Uber Launches in Portland Suburbs, But Not Portland\u003c/a> (OPB)\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>The rideshare app Uber announced today it is launching in four cities in the Portland metro area. They are Tigard, Hillsboro, Gresham, and Beaverton. ... Portland currently bans non-taxi ride services like Uber. But the City’s Department of Transportation says it is overhauling its taxi rules and regulations, and might consider ridesharing services in the future.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>San Antonio\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.sacurrent.com/Blogs/archives/2014/11/10/uber-and-lyft-are-on-the-public-safety-committee-agenda-again\" target=\"_blank\">Council to discuss new rules for Uber, Lyft\u003c/a> (KSAT San Antonio)\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>The San Antonio City Council’s Public Safety Committee voted Wednesday to send a host of policy recommendations to the entire City Council for discussion.The issue will be heard by the entire council on Dec. 3. The recommendations would amend Chapter 33 of the city’s code, which governs the local vehicle-for-hire industry. Despite multiple cease-and-desist orders, drivers for transportation companies such as Uber and Lyft continue to operate in San Antonio illegally. So far, seven drivers have received citations and several cars have been impounded.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>St. Louis\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/blog/biznext/2014/11/one-month-in-uber-ready-to-launch-uberx-in-st.html\">One month in, Uber ready to launch UberX in St. Louis\u003c/a> (St. Louis)\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>Now operational in St. Louis for just more than a month, Uber officials said reception to its Uber Black service has been positive. Furthermore, Uber Associate General Manager Sagar Shah said the company is ready to start talking about bringing its UberX service to town.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Washington D.C.\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2014/11/12/free-market-advocates-say-d-c-is-the-uber-friendliest-city-in-the-nation/\">Free market advocates say D.C. is the Uber-friendliest city in the nation\u003c/a> (Wonkblog)\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>Cities have responded to new transportation providers like Uber and Lyft in wildly differing ways, with open arms, or cease-and-desist letters, preemptive bans or legal blessings. If you're someone who travels a lot (or a lobbyist charged with navigating all these places), it's a little hard to keep track of who's in favor of these companies and who's not. So here is a \u003ca href=\"http://www.rstreet.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/RSTREET29.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">scorecard\u003c/a>, courtesy of the free-market think tank R Street, which has graded the 50 largest cities in the country on how how friendly and open their transportation markets are to newcomers like Uber and Lyft, as well as their traditional competitors, taxis and limos. By R Street's counting, Washington, D.C., has the freest transportation market in the country..\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Wilmington\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003cem>Ebola in America\u003c/em>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>New Jersey reverses course and \u003ca href=\"http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2014/10/27/nurse-detained-under-new-jerseys-ebola-quarantine-to-be-released/?hpid=z1\" target=\"_blank\">releases the nurse it had quarantined\u003c/a> because she had treated Ebola patients in West Africa. The nurse, Kaci Hickox, had threatened legal action, saying the involuntary quarantine -- imposed when she was asymptomatic and found to be free of the Ebola virus -- violated her constitutional rights. \u003cstrong>(Washington Post)\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Hickox, who was detained after landing in Newark, \u003ca href=\"http://www.dallasnews.com/ebola/headlines/20141025-uta-grad-isolated-at-new-jersey-hospital-as-part-of-ebola-quarantine.ece\" target=\"_blank\">told her story\u003c/a> to her hometown paper, the \u003cstrong>Dallas Morning News\u003c/strong>. She wrote: \"I am scared about how health care workers will be treated at airports when they declare that they have been fighting Ebola in West Africa. I am scared that, like me, they will arrive and see a frenzy of disorganization, fear and, most frightening, quarantine.\"\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>A medical researcher asks, \"Why don't we have an Ebola vaccine?\" Writing in the \u003cstrong>Providence Journal\u003c/strong>, Dr. Anne S. De Groot says \u003ca href=\"http://www.providencejournal.com/opinion/commentary/20141022-anne-s.-de-groot-to-fight-ebola-we-must-help-poorest-of-the-poor.ece\" target=\"_blank\">the answer lies in years of funding cuts to vaccine research\u003c/a>. She adds that the most important investment to fight Ebola now and in the future is funding for basic health care infrastructure in poor nations like those in West Africa.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003cem>Localish: \u003c/em>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>The \u003cstrong>San Francisco Chronicle\u003c/strong>'s Matier & Ross \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/matier-ross/article/50-million-Bay-Bridge-crane-given-to-builders-5849214.php\" target=\"_blank\">are raising questions\u003c/a> about whether taxpayers should get some benefit from the $50 million \"Left Coast Lifter\" crane built for the Bay Bridge's eastern span. Under its agreement with the state, the bridge contractor retained ownership of the crane, which it's now put to work on New York state's new Tappan Zee Bridge.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>The Oakland Tribune published a piece Friday \u003ca href=\"http://www.insidebayarea.com/News/ci_26793490/Corporate-exec-says-hes-ready-to-lead-Oakland\" target=\"_blank\">containing allegations\u003c/a> that two women told police -- in 2003 and 2006 -- that mayoral candidate Bryan Parker physically abused them. Parker \u003ca href=\"http://www.zennie62blog.com/2014/07/03/bryan-parker-statement-on-smear-campaign/\" target=\"_blank\">has acknowledged acting \"ungentlemanly,\"\u003c/a> but says he was never physically violent. Now, popular Oakland blogger (and Parker supporter) Zennie Abraham, aka \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/zennie62\" target=\"_blank\">@zennie62\u003c/a>, is \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0cDQjwvgsM\" target=\"_blank\">blasting the Trib report\u003c/a> as condescending and racist.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Uber lands in Nevada, and \u003ca href=\"http://www.rgj.com/story/money/business/2014/10/24/uber-launches-reno-las-vegas-nevada-technobubble/17814227/\" target=\"_blank\">quite a dustup ensues\u003c/a>, complete with police impounding UberX drivers' cars and a fight in court.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>UK-based Hailo, a taxi-hailing app, announced last week it's pulling out of the North American market, citing difficult market conditions arising from the war between Uber and Lyft. The \u003cstrong>BBC\u003c/strong> reports that Hailo says it had another problem, too -- with San Francisco-based Uber actively \u003ca href=\"http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-29740296\" target=\"_blank\">trying to undermine its talks with investors\u003c/a>.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>San Francisco's Yellow Cab \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfexaminer.com/sanfrancisco/yellow-cab-not-embracing-hailing-app-flywheel/Content?oid=2910309\" target=\"_blank\">refuses to adopt taxi-hailing app Flywheel\u003c/a> -- though many of its drivers appear to be using it. \u003cstrong>(San Francisco Examiner)\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Nation's first \u003ca href=\"http://time.com/3539012/cat-cafe-oakland/\" target=\"_blank\">\"permanent\" cat cafe opens\u003c/a> in Oakland, and Time is there.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003cem>World Series\u003c/em>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>OK, there's no doubt about the World Series story that matters. It's Madison Bumgarner. \u003cstrong>Deadspin \u003c/strong>says that in his Game 5 triumph \u003ca href=\"http://deadspin.com/madison-bumgarner-was-the-best-version-of-himself-last-1651219396\" target=\"_blank\">he \"was the best version of himself\u003c/a>.\" And that's saying something.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Kansas City Royals reliever Brandon Finnegan \u003ca href=\"http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mlb-big-league-stew/brandon-finnegan-makes-history-by-pitching-in-world-series-and-college-world-series-in-same-year-052445760.html\" target=\"_blank\">made history\u003c/a> the other day by becoming the first pitcher to appear in both the College World Series (for TCU) and the major league World Series in the same year. But in 1962, a Stockton native named \u003ca href=\"http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/garibbo01.shtml\" target=\"_blank\">Bob Garibaldi\u003c/a> \u003cem>almost\u003c/em> pulled off that unlikely feat. \u003cstrong>Benicia blogger J.G. Preston\u003c/strong> recounts Garibaldi's \u003ca href=\"http://prestonjg.wordpress.com/2014/10/20/playing-in-the-college-world-series-and-major-league-world-series-could-have-happened-in-1962/\" target=\"_blank\">astonishing College World Series performance\u003c/a>, pitching for Santa Clara University, and how that led to a spot on the Giants World Series team. And for extra coincidence points, the Giants traded Garibaldi to the Royals after the 1970 season; he was with Kansas City through 1971 spring training -- long enough to show up on baseball cards in a Royals uniform, though he was traded again, to the Padres, before he pitched for them in a regular-season game. (Hat tip to KQED colleague \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/nlthorsen\" target=\"_blank\">Nina Thorsen \u003c/a>for this wonderful item.)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>FiveThirtyEight\u003c/strong> analyzes \u003ca href=\"http://fivethirtyeight.com/datalab/the-average-cost-of-world-series-tickets-has-gone-up/\" target=\"_blank\">the skyrocketing cost of tickets to the Fall Classic\u003c/a>, which are going for an average -- \u003cem>AVERAGE\u003c/em> -- of $930 apiece.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>If you think 930 bucks is too much to pay for your precious baseball memory, this Bud's for you: The Giants are selling aluminum Budweiser bottles that may have been handled by one of your heroes -- \u003ca href=\"http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2014/10/27/69-for-an-empty-budweiser-beer-can-only-for-a-true-giants-fans-nlds-kansas-city-royals-world-series/\" target=\"_blank\">for just $69 each\u003c/a>. \u003cstrong>(CBS San Francisco)\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003cem>Ebola in America\u003c/em>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>New Jersey reverses course and \u003ca href=\"http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2014/10/27/nurse-detained-under-new-jerseys-ebola-quarantine-to-be-released/?hpid=z1\" target=\"_blank\">releases the nurse it had quarantined\u003c/a> because she had treated Ebola patients in West Africa. The nurse, Kaci Hickox, had threatened legal action, saying the involuntary quarantine -- imposed when she was asymptomatic and found to be free of the Ebola virus -- violated her constitutional rights. \u003cstrong>(Washington Post)\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Hickox, who was detained after landing in Newark, \u003ca href=\"http://www.dallasnews.com/ebola/headlines/20141025-uta-grad-isolated-at-new-jersey-hospital-as-part-of-ebola-quarantine.ece\" target=\"_blank\">told her story\u003c/a> to her hometown paper, the \u003cstrong>Dallas Morning News\u003c/strong>. She wrote: \"I am scared about how health care workers will be treated at airports when they declare that they have been fighting Ebola in West Africa. I am scared that, like me, they will arrive and see a frenzy of disorganization, fear and, most frightening, quarantine.\"\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>A medical researcher asks, \"Why don't we have an Ebola vaccine?\" Writing in the \u003cstrong>Providence Journal\u003c/strong>, Dr. Anne S. De Groot says \u003ca href=\"http://www.providencejournal.com/opinion/commentary/20141022-anne-s.-de-groot-to-fight-ebola-we-must-help-poorest-of-the-poor.ece\" target=\"_blank\">the answer lies in years of funding cuts to vaccine research\u003c/a>. She adds that the most important investment to fight Ebola now and in the future is funding for basic health care infrastructure in poor nations like those in West Africa.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003cem>Localish: \u003c/em>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>The \u003cstrong>San Francisco Chronicle\u003c/strong>'s Matier & Ross \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/matier-ross/article/50-million-Bay-Bridge-crane-given-to-builders-5849214.php\" target=\"_blank\">are raising questions\u003c/a> about whether taxpayers should get some benefit from the $50 million \"Left Coast Lifter\" crane built for the Bay Bridge's eastern span. Under its agreement with the state, the bridge contractor retained ownership of the crane, which it's now put to work on New York state's new Tappan Zee Bridge.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>The Oakland Tribune published a piece Friday \u003ca href=\"http://www.insidebayarea.com/News/ci_26793490/Corporate-exec-says-hes-ready-to-lead-Oakland\" target=\"_blank\">containing allegations\u003c/a> that two women told police -- in 2003 and 2006 -- that mayoral candidate Bryan Parker physically abused them. Parker \u003ca href=\"http://www.zennie62blog.com/2014/07/03/bryan-parker-statement-on-smear-campaign/\" target=\"_blank\">has acknowledged acting \"ungentlemanly,\"\u003c/a> but says he was never physically violent. Now, popular Oakland blogger (and Parker supporter) Zennie Abraham, aka \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/zennie62\" target=\"_blank\">@zennie62\u003c/a>, is \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0cDQjwvgsM\" target=\"_blank\">blasting the Trib report\u003c/a> as condescending and racist.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Uber lands in Nevada, and \u003ca href=\"http://www.rgj.com/story/money/business/2014/10/24/uber-launches-reno-las-vegas-nevada-technobubble/17814227/\" target=\"_blank\">quite a dustup ensues\u003c/a>, complete with police impounding UberX drivers' cars and a fight in court.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>UK-based Hailo, a taxi-hailing app, announced last week it's pulling out of the North American market, citing difficult market conditions arising from the war between Uber and Lyft. The \u003cstrong>BBC\u003c/strong> reports that Hailo says it had another problem, too -- with San Francisco-based Uber actively \u003ca href=\"http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-29740296\" target=\"_blank\">trying to undermine its talks with investors\u003c/a>.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>San Francisco's Yellow Cab \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfexaminer.com/sanfrancisco/yellow-cab-not-embracing-hailing-app-flywheel/Content?oid=2910309\" target=\"_blank\">refuses to adopt taxi-hailing app Flywheel\u003c/a> -- though many of its drivers appear to be using it. \u003cstrong>(San Francisco Examiner)\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Nation's first \u003ca href=\"http://time.com/3539012/cat-cafe-oakland/\" target=\"_blank\">\"permanent\" cat cafe opens\u003c/a> in Oakland, and Time is there.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003cem>World Series\u003c/em>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>OK, there's no doubt about the World Series story that matters. It's Madison Bumgarner. \u003cstrong>Deadspin \u003c/strong>says that in his Game 5 triumph \u003ca href=\"http://deadspin.com/madison-bumgarner-was-the-best-version-of-himself-last-1651219396\" target=\"_blank\">he \"was the best version of himself\u003c/a>.\" And that's saying something.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Kansas City Royals reliever Brandon Finnegan \u003ca href=\"http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mlb-big-league-stew/brandon-finnegan-makes-history-by-pitching-in-world-series-and-college-world-series-in-same-year-052445760.html\" target=\"_blank\">made history\u003c/a> the other day by becoming the first pitcher to appear in both the College World Series (for TCU) and the major league World Series in the same year. But in 1962, a Stockton native named \u003ca href=\"http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/garibbo01.shtml\" target=\"_blank\">Bob Garibaldi\u003c/a> \u003cem>almost\u003c/em> pulled off that unlikely feat. \u003cstrong>Benicia blogger J.G. Preston\u003c/strong> recounts Garibaldi's \u003ca href=\"http://prestonjg.wordpress.com/2014/10/20/playing-in-the-college-world-series-and-major-league-world-series-could-have-happened-in-1962/\" target=\"_blank\">astonishing College World Series performance\u003c/a>, pitching for Santa Clara University, and how that led to a spot on the Giants World Series team. And for extra coincidence points, the Giants traded Garibaldi to the Royals after the 1970 season; he was with Kansas City through 1971 spring training -- long enough to show up on baseball cards in a Royals uniform, though he was traded again, to the Padres, before he pitched for them in a regular-season game. 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"content": "\u003cul>\n\u003cli>The Oakland City Council on Tuesday night will consider \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Oakland-tenants-say-bully-landlords-taking-5835867.php\" target=\"_blank\">an ordinance to protect tenants from \"bully landlords\"\u003c/a> -- those who allegedly harass residents to get them out of their rent-controlled units so they can charge more. \u003cstrong>(San Francisco Chronicle)\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Speaking of Oakland and housing, here's a piece from \u003cstrong>TechCrunch\u003c/strong> -- \"\u003ca href=\"http://techcrunch.com/2014/10/20/oakland/\" target=\"_blank\">In Oakland, a Sign of Some Very High Times\u003c/a>\" -- on the opportunities and challenges the city faces amid an influx of tech companies.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>A San Francisco woman \u003ca href=\"http://sfist.com/2014/10/21/uberx_driver_allegedly_drags_woman.php\" target=\"_blank\">presses charges against UberX driver\u003c/a> who allegedly threw her out of his car, then smashed her phone. \u003cstrong>(SFist)\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>A California transit conundrum: \u003ca href=\"http://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-me-california-commute-20141021-story.html\" target=\"_blank\">how to expand mass transit ridership without more free parking\u003c/a>? \u003cstrong>(Los Angeles Times)\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Neel Kashkari, the Republican candidate for governor, \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2014/10/21/why-kashkari-is-proud-of-tarp-doesnt-trumpet-it\" target=\"_blank\">doesn't talk much about the top line on his resume\u003c/a>: leading the federal government's financial sector bailout in 2008. That's because a political cloud still hangs over the bailout, formally known as the Troubled Assets Relief Program. \u003cstrong>(Scott Detrow, KQED's \u003cem>The California Report\u003c/em>)\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>The Metropolitan Opera performed Berkeley composer John Adams' \"The Death of Klinghoffer\" on Monday night amid tight security and protests outside and inside the opera house. The paper \u003cstrong>Haaretz\u003c/strong> \u003ca href=\"http://www.haaretz.com/jewish-world/jewish-world-news/.premium-1.621884\" target=\"_blank\">describes \"thousands\" protesting the performance\u003c/a>, which relates the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians through the lens of the terrorist murder of cruise passenger Leon Klinghoffer. The \u003cstrong>Washington Post\u003c/strong> \u003ca href=\"http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2014/10/21/protesters-line-up-outside-lincoln-center-as-klinghoffer-debuts-while-others-heckle-performance-inside/\" target=\"_blank\">puts the number of protesters at several hundred\u003c/a>. And the\u003cstrong> New York Times\u003c/strong> \u003ca href=\"http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/22/arts/music/john-adams-death-of-klinghoffer-metropolitan-opera-debut.html\" target=\"_blank\">reviews the performance\u003c/a> of the 1991 composition, calling it a \"raw, penetrating, strangely mystical work.\"\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>No, President Obama can't just show up for early voting in Chicago without someone busting his chops: '\u003ca href=\"http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2014/10/21/mr-president-dont-touch-my-girlfriend/\" target=\"_blank\">Mr. President, don't touch my girlfriend.\u003c/a>' \u003cstrong>(Washington Post)\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>First, some San Francisco radio stations \u003ca href=\"http://espn.go.com/mlb/playoffs/2014/story/_/id/11733706/san-francisco-radio-stations-ban-hit-song-royals-wake-world-series\" target=\"_blank\">said they wouldn't air\u003c/a> Lorde's \"Royals\" during the World Series. Now KCBS reporter Doug Sovern has produced his own \u003ca href=\"http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2014/10/21/kcbs-reporter-creates-new-version-of-lordes-royals-cheering-on-the-giants-doug-sovern/\" target=\"_blank\">rather painful rendition\u003c/a> of the pop hit, recasting it as a Giants victory song.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n",
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(Here are \u003ca href=\"http://www.cpuc.ca.gov/NR/rdonlyres/193E3DA4-D0FF-497A-8E26-EDAC1C1339FE/0/UberAccessibilityPlan.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Uber's\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"http://www.cpuc.ca.gov/NR/rdonlyres/B0398419-190C-4B4B-A89B-ED113E6CB9B5/0/LyftAccessibilityPlan.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Lyft's\u003c/a>.) Updates on these plans are due on Friday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Toran said that in response to the severe decline in ridership, the city's taxi division is waiving certain fees, like the one for a driver application, and reducing others, like the fee for medallion renewal.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Toran did indicate one sign of progress for those who have been pushing the industry to modernize: Eighty percent of taxis in the city are now using Flywheel, an app-based hailing tool that is similar to those of the ride services.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>An alternative app, Curb, is used by 60 percent of cabs. The response time for taxis on Flywheel has been just 3.5 minutes, a significant development in light of the \u003ca href=\"http://www.uctc.net/research/papers/UCTC-FR-2014-08.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">recent paper from UC Berkeley\u003c/a> that found a \u003ca href=\"http://www.forbes.com/sites/ellenhuet/2014/09/08/uber-lyft-cars-arrive-faster-than-taxis/\" target=\"_blank\">marked superiority in the time ride-service\u003c/a> vehicles responded to calls as opposed to taxis.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The increased use of apps by the city's taxis wasn't good enough, though, for SFMTA board member Malcolm Heinicke. He wasn't happy that the rate of use wasn't 100 percent.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Why aren't they all on one of those apps ... and why aren't we mandating that they all be on one of those or a similarly widespread app?\" he asked. \"We're in a situation of catch-up here. ... I think the public needs to know that there are these apps out there, the public needs to know that these response rates exist.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Why aren't we mandating they all be on an app the way we would have mandated they all be on a sufficiently large radio network back in the last generation of taxi service?\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Toran said she agreed it was a good idea to require that cabs use apps. \"It's the new reality,\" she said. \u003cstrong> \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Longtime Cab Driver Still Surviving But Considering Move to Uber \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I asked John Han, a veteran San Francisco cab driver and keen observer of the industry whom we've been talking to on this story, how his income has held up lately, and what his plans are. Last year he told us he tried to make the switch to UberX, Uber's ride-service division, but aborted the attempt after he \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2014/01/20/ride-sharing-insurance-lyft-uberx-sidecar/\" target=\"_blank\">failed to find an insurance company that would cover his car\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Han said he was still hanging in there, despite a drop in the last six months or so. \"I have noticed a decline in my take-home pay, but I'm making enough to not have to think of doing anything drastic,\" he said. \"I'm just making a little less per shift.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He did say, however, that he knows cab drivers who are complaining their income has been cut in half.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I wondered if in light of \u003ca href=\"http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201320140AB2293\" target=\"_blank\">AB2293\u003c/a>, which would expedite the creation of insurance policies, not in existence now, \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/09/02/2014/Uber_Lyft_California_insurance/\" target=\"_blank\">specifically for ride-service drivers\u003c/a>, whether he would again consider switching to a ride service. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That's a concern because the inaccessibility of ride-service vehicles, which are, after all, just drivers' personal cars being used to transport paying passengers, has been \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/As-Uber-Lyft-Sidecar-grow-so-do-concerns-of-5240889.php\" target=\"_blank\">an issue.\u003c/a> The accessibility plans that ride-service companies were required to file by the California Public Utilities Commission have so far been on the thin side. (Here are \u003ca href=\"http://www.cpuc.ca.gov/NR/rdonlyres/193E3DA4-D0FF-497A-8E26-EDAC1C1339FE/0/UberAccessibilityPlan.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Uber's\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"http://www.cpuc.ca.gov/NR/rdonlyres/B0398419-190C-4B4B-A89B-ED113E6CB9B5/0/LyftAccessibilityPlan.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Lyft's\u003c/a>.) Updates on these plans are due on Friday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Toran said that in response to the severe decline in ridership, the city's taxi division is waiving certain fees, like the one for a driver application, and reducing others, like the fee for medallion renewal.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Toran did indicate one sign of progress for those who have been pushing the industry to modernize: Eighty percent of taxis in the city are now using Flywheel, an app-based hailing tool that is similar to those of the ride services.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>An alternative app, Curb, is used by 60 percent of cabs. The response time for taxis on Flywheel has been just 3.5 minutes, a significant development in light of the \u003ca href=\"http://www.uctc.net/research/papers/UCTC-FR-2014-08.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">recent paper from UC Berkeley\u003c/a> that found a \u003ca href=\"http://www.forbes.com/sites/ellenhuet/2014/09/08/uber-lyft-cars-arrive-faster-than-taxis/\" target=\"_blank\">marked superiority in the time ride-service\u003c/a> vehicles responded to calls as opposed to taxis.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The increased use of apps by the city's taxis wasn't good enough, though, for SFMTA board member Malcolm Heinicke. He wasn't happy that the rate of use wasn't 100 percent.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Why aren't they all on one of those apps ... and why aren't we mandating that they all be on one of those or a similarly widespread app?\" he asked. \"We're in a situation of catch-up here. ... I think the public needs to know that there are these apps out there, the public needs to know that these response rates exist.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Why aren't we mandating they all be on an app the way we would have mandated they all be on a sufficiently large radio network back in the last generation of taxi service?\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Toran said she agreed it was a good idea to require that cabs use apps. \"It's the new reality,\" she said. \u003cstrong> \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Longtime Cab Driver Still Surviving But Considering Move to Uber \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I asked John Han, a veteran San Francisco cab driver and keen observer of the industry whom we've been talking to on this story, how his income has held up lately, and what his plans are. Last year he told us he tried to make the switch to UberX, Uber's ride-service division, but aborted the attempt after he \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2014/01/20/ride-sharing-insurance-lyft-uberx-sidecar/\" target=\"_blank\">failed to find an insurance company that would cover his car\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Han said he was still hanging in there, despite a drop in the last six months or so. \"I have noticed a decline in my take-home pay, but I'm making enough to not have to think of doing anything drastic,\" he said. \"I'm just making a little less per shift.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He did say, however, that he knows cab drivers who are complaining their income has been cut in half.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I wondered if in light of \u003ca href=\"http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201320140AB2293\" target=\"_blank\">AB2293\u003c/a>, which would expedite the creation of insurance policies, not in existence now, \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/09/02/2014/Uber_Lyft_California_insurance/\" target=\"_blank\">specifically for ride-service drivers\u003c/a>, whether he would again consider switching to a ride service. He said he would:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"When there's total transparency, when I can call an insurance company and say, 'C an you give me the right kind of policy for this kind of work?' and they know it’s an Uber or Lyft vehicle, that’s when i would say, 'Yeah, i think I’m going to do it.' \"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But Bill Clark, another longtime cab driver who hit a similar brick wall on insurance when he considered switching to UberX, said he wouldn't try again, even though his income has dropped by about a third over the last two years. Clark said Uber's refusal to cover the accident in San Francisco in which an UberX driver hit and killed a 6-year-old girl has put him off the company for good.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I don't want anything to do with them,\" he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can \u003ca href=\"http://sanfrancisco.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php?view_id=55&clip_id=20973&meta_id=403942\" target=\"_blank\">watch the presentation on the status of the taxi industry in San Francisco\u003c/a> below:\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
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"content": "\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201320140AB2293\" target=\"_blank\">AB2293\u003c/a>, the ride-service insurance bill that passed the California Legislature last week, could pave the way for drivers for companies like Lyft and Uber to finally get coverage for both personal and commercial use of their vehicles.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The measure is supported by the insurance industry as well as Uber and Lyft, which fought tooth and nail to squash it until Assemblywoman Susan Bonilla (D-Concord) lowered the amount of coverage required. The legislation calls for the development, by July 1, 2015, of new hybrid policies that would cover drivers for both personal use of their vehicle and TNC (transportation network company) work, and directs the state Department of Insurance to expedite approval of such products.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Gov. Jerry Brown, who was involved in the final negotiations over the bill, is expected to sign it into law.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Keeping Status a Secret\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ever since we've been covering the ride-service story, we've heard from UberX and Lyft drivers that they don't want to be identified by name because they are \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2013/11/14/can-lyft-uberx-drivers-lose-their-insurance\" target=\"_blank\">afraid their personal auto insurer would cancel their polic\u003c/a>ies.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Those policies were written with the understanding that the vehicles would be used for everyday use, not operating as a de facto cab.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some in the taxi industry even claimed a wave of insurance cancellations for TNC drivers was on the way. The San Francisco Cab Drivers Association claimed to have compiled a database of thousands of TNC vehicle license plate numbers that it was making available to insurers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Though mass cancellations never occurred, at least \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2014/01/20/ride-sharing-insurance-lyft-uberx-sidecar/\" target=\"_blank\">two cancellations were reported\u003c/a>, and many drivers consider it a fact of life that they have to keep their status as commercial drivers hidden. No one was ever able to find an insurance company who would cover TNC work, with either a personal or a commercial policy. For instance, when we talked to two San Francisco cab drivers who wanted to buy their own cars so they could drive for UberX, \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2014/01/20/ride-sharing-insurance-lyft-uberx-sidecar/\" target=\"_blank\">they hit a brick wall\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[contextly_sidebar id=\"XHynJJiNGUH70r6uZkbADMMWgKttQBhi\"]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I couldn’t find anybody who would insure an UberX vehicle,” said longtime cab driver John Han. “When I talked to my personal insurance company ... I said I had just been approved for a car loan but wanted to work for UberX. They said they can’t insure that. You can’t really insure a car as both a personal vehicle and commercial at the same time. The only way I can do UberX would be to lie to my insurance company.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Many insurers don’t know their customers are involved in these kinds of programs,” said Pete Moraga of the Insurance Information Network of California. “If these drivers aren’t telling their insurers, there’s no way for them to know.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Drivers have fared no better trying to get commercial insurance. \"They had never heard of TNCs,” said Luxor cab driver Bill Clark of commercial insurers. Musing about his quest to leave the taxi business and drive for UberX, Clark said, “I could get a brand-new Prius, drive any time I wanted to and just make money. That’s like a dream; too good to be true. In fact, it was too good to be true. You can’t get insurance on them.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Policy to be Designed For TNC Drivers\u003cbr>\n\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Well that could very well change, according to Bonilla, sponsor of \u003ca href=\"http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201320140AB2293\" target=\"_blank\">AB2293\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"pullquote alignleft\">'This is going to be a brand-new policy for TNC drivers that will cover them for both personal and for their commercial activities.'\n\u003cp>--Assemblywoman Susan Bonilla\u003c/p>\n\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>\"For an innovative business there will be an innovative insurance product,\" said Bonilla. \"It doesn't currently exist now. This is going to be a brand-new policy for TNC drivers that will cover them for both personal and for their commercial activities.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Armand Feliciano, vice president for the Association of California Insurance Companies, said he's confident insurers will create the new policies by the July 1, 2015, deadline.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I know of at least one company that’s been actively working with Lyft on a product,\" he said. \"This is something (companies) want to write, they are interested in writing. It’s a challenge here in California; we have Proposition 103 and the factors for personal auto are pretty limited: mileage driven and experience. If you extrapolate a little bit from that, how do you figure out a guy that may turn (the app) on for a good two hours a day? He goes in and out from personal to commercial. There are challenges trying to assess the risk, but there’s definitely an incentive for companies ... to provide the product.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While those who dislike hiding their TNC status from insurers may welcome coverage written specifically for their occupation, they may find it is going to add to the cost of doing business, a cost that was invisible to them because it was not factored into their personal policies. The coverage is almost certainly going to be more expensive than plain personal insurance.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"That’s a valid assumption,\" Feliciano said. \"When you turn on that app, it’s our position that you do engage in a rather riskier behavior. You are going to places like a beerfest, or you may be driving a little faster because you want to catch that fare. So that risk is going to be a little higher, and therefore it’s going to be priced differently.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Closing an Insurance Gap\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The bill also stipulates TNC drivers must be insured during the time they have their app open but have yet to accept a call (known as Period 1 in the biz). The coverage during this period must be at least $50,000 per individual, $100,000 total per incident for bodily injury, and $30,000 for property damage. An additional $200,000 in excess coverage is required.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Insurance coverage during Period 1 became a very big deal on Dec. 31, 2013, when UberX driver Syed Muzaffar ran into a family in a San Francisco crosswalk, killing 6-year-old Sofia Liu and seriously injuring her mother and brother just before 8 p.m. It soon emerged that Uber did not consider Muzzafar to be insured under its state-mandated $1 million liability policy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Although Muzaffar had his app open and was awaiting a call, Uber said, he had yet to actually accept a fare and was thus not yet engaged in \"providing TNC services,\" the point at which the California Public Utilities Commission requires TNC insurance to kick in. Uber's narrow definition of when TNC services began relegated coverage of the fatal accident to Muzaffar's personal insurance, which provided only a fraction of the amount to cover costs that could hit seven figures. (Sofia Liu's family is suing Uber over the incident.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In March, in the wake of negative press coverage over the issue, as well as \u003ca href=\"http://www.insurance.ca.gov/0250-insurers/0300-insurers/0200-bulletins/bulletin-notices-commiss-opinion/TransNetwkDrvrs.cfm\" target=\"_blank\">warnings from various state governments\u003c/a> -- including California's Department of Insurance about insurance gaps inherent in driving for TNCs -- Uber and Lyft \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2014/03/14/uber-lyft-insurance/\" target=\"_blank\">expanded their insurance\u003c/a>, including coverage for Period 1. That coverage, however, was significantly lower than it was for the post-Period 1 time, when drivers are on a call.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And as the CPUC floated a proposal to require TNCs to extend their $1 million insurance to Period 1, Uber and Lyft argued against it, claiming that interval is fraught with ambiguity: What if a driver isn't really working and just turns the app on in order to qualify for the insurance? What if a driver who uses apps from different TNCs gets into an accident? Which company would have to cover that?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the face of of Uber and Lyft's resistance, both AB2293 and the CPUC's proposal came down significantly in terms of the final amount of coverage for Period 1.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Drivers also take note: AB2293 says either TNCs or drivers can pay for Period 1 coverage -- it doesn't have to come from the companies.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"That could become a point of competitiveness in terms of attracting drivers, the decision of who will pay what,\" said Bonilla.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I asked Uber who would pay for the new insurance, the driver or the company? Spokeswoman Eva Behrend did not answer the question directly, but said, \"The legislation does not take effect until July 2015 and intentionally leaves the option open for either the driver or the TNC to carry the insurance. This gives the insurance industry time to develop a hybrid product.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Clarity: Personal Insurance Does Not Cover TNC Accidents\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_105050\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 300px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-105050\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2013/07/UberCar.jpg\" alt=\"Uber car\" width=\"300\" height=\"175\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">An Uber car drives in San Francisco. (Adam Fagen/Flickr)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>AB2293 also clears up once and for all that personal insurance will not cover TNC accidents. As noted, Uber and Lyft do currently provide insurance that covers Period 1. But that coverage is contingent on \"a driver’s personal insurance policy (being) found not to cover an accident during this period.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The California Department of Insurance, insurance companies and TNC opponents such as the taxi industry scoffed at this qualification, taking the position that the TNCs' reliance on personal insurance to cover a commercial activity was based on a fiction, contingent on the erroneous view that drivers’ personal insurers would pay claims for individuals who drive commercially for TNCs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Insurers say this shifts the cost of covering commercial activity by TNCs onto the personal insurance market.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>AB2293 makes it clear that a driver's personal insurance will have no responsibility for covering TNC accidents, unless that insurance has been \"specifically written to cover the driver's use of a vehicle in connection with a transportation network company's online-enabled application or platform.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>CPUC Could Require More Coverage (But it Doesn't Look Likely)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The latest proposal on TNC insurance by the California Public Utilities Commission calls for slightly greater amounts of Period 1 coverage than does AB2293. The plan calls for at least $100,000 per individual and $300,000 total per incident for bodily injury and $50,000 for property damage, in an excess insurance policy, instead of AB2293's 50,000/100,000/30,000 coverage. The commission next meets on Sept. 11 and could vote on the proposal then.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bonilla said there is nothing in her bill that would preclude the CPUC from requiring greater amounts and even additional types of coverage than are specified in AB2293; the amounts written into the bill are minimums. The CPUC, however, appears to be moving in the opposite direction. While a provision of AB2293 requires at least $1 million in uninsured/underinsured motorist coverage for TNCs, the latest CPUC proposal does not. (AB 2293's stipulations would supercede the CPUC on this.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Previous versions of the proposal from the CPUC required collision, comprehensive, and medical payments coverage from TNCs. Those requirements have been dropped, with the commission writing that, \"We are concerned ... that imposing these additional coverage requirements may make it difficult for TNCs to satisfy these requirements through the existing insurance market, thus inhibiting the creative environment that has allowed the TNC industry to flourish in California for the benefit of California residents who wish to avail themselves of TNC services.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Since AB2293 does not require collision, comprehensive or medical payments, these appear to be off the table for now.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Both Uber and Lyft, however, do offer some of these coverages. Uber and Lyft currently offer comprehensive and collision coverage, but only if drivers have purchased similar coverage on their personal policies. (And they do not offer this coverage for Period 1.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Uber said it has no plans to drop this coverage. Lyft did not respond to a request for comment.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Not Everyone Happy\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While the insurance industry, Uber and Lyft, and Bonilla all hailed the legislation's passage, which was the subject of some \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/matier-ross/article/Uber-takes-turn-toward-old-school-politics-5725738.php\">hardball political tactics by Uber\u003c/a>, not everyone is on board. Bonilla's original proposal called for $750,000 in liability coverage for Period 1, considerably more than what finally got passed. Sen. Bill Monning (D-Carmel), chairman of the Senate Insurance Committee, was quoted as saying the bill, sold as a compromise, \"compromises the public health and safety.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bonilla said she wished she could have gotten more through. \"I would have rather had a higher number,\" she told me. \"My author’s amendments on Monday put the number at $500,000, and I believe I could have moved the bill. The problem is we didn’t have agreement from the administration, and it took negotiation to make the governor feel comfortable. As you know, it’s not enough to get a bill to the governor's desk; it’s his signature.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As for the taxi industry, its preferred bill, AB612, which would have basically treated TNC vehicles like cabs in terms of insurance and safety requirements, died a quiet death in committee.\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Those policies were written with the understanding that the vehicles would be used for everyday use, not operating as a de facto cab.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some in the taxi industry even claimed a wave of insurance cancellations for TNC drivers was on the way. The San Francisco Cab Drivers Association claimed to have compiled a database of thousands of TNC vehicle license plate numbers that it was making available to insurers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Though mass cancellations never occurred, at least \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2014/01/20/ride-sharing-insurance-lyft-uberx-sidecar/\" target=\"_blank\">two cancellations were reported\u003c/a>, and many drivers consider it a fact of life that they have to keep their status as commercial drivers hidden. No one was ever able to find an insurance company who would cover TNC work, with either a personal or a commercial policy. For instance, when we talked to two San Francisco cab drivers who wanted to buy their own cars so they could drive for UberX, \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2014/01/20/ride-sharing-insurance-lyft-uberx-sidecar/\" target=\"_blank\">they hit a brick wall\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I couldn’t find anybody who would insure an UberX vehicle,” said longtime cab driver John Han. “When I talked to my personal insurance company ... I said I had just been approved for a car loan but wanted to work for UberX. They said they can’t insure that. You can’t really insure a car as both a personal vehicle and commercial at the same time. The only way I can do UberX would be to lie to my insurance company.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Many insurers don’t know their customers are involved in these kinds of programs,” said Pete Moraga of the Insurance Information Network of California. “If these drivers aren’t telling their insurers, there’s no way for them to know.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Drivers have fared no better trying to get commercial insurance. \"They had never heard of TNCs,” said Luxor cab driver Bill Clark of commercial insurers. Musing about his quest to leave the taxi business and drive for UberX, Clark said, “I could get a brand-new Prius, drive any time I wanted to and just make money. That’s like a dream; too good to be true. In fact, it was too good to be true. You can’t get insurance on them.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Policy to be Designed For TNC Drivers\u003cbr>\n\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Well that could very well change, according to Bonilla, sponsor of \u003ca href=\"http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201320140AB2293\" target=\"_blank\">AB2293\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"pullquote alignleft\">'This is going to be a brand-new policy for TNC drivers that will cover them for both personal and for their commercial activities.'\n\u003cp>--Assemblywoman Susan Bonilla\u003c/p>\n\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>\"For an innovative business there will be an innovative insurance product,\" said Bonilla. \"It doesn't currently exist now. This is going to be a brand-new policy for TNC drivers that will cover them for both personal and for their commercial activities.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Armand Feliciano, vice president for the Association of California Insurance Companies, said he's confident insurers will create the new policies by the July 1, 2015, deadline.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I know of at least one company that’s been actively working with Lyft on a product,\" he said. \"This is something (companies) want to write, they are interested in writing. It’s a challenge here in California; we have Proposition 103 and the factors for personal auto are pretty limited: mileage driven and experience. If you extrapolate a little bit from that, how do you figure out a guy that may turn (the app) on for a good two hours a day? He goes in and out from personal to commercial. There are challenges trying to assess the risk, but there’s definitely an incentive for companies ... to provide the product.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While those who dislike hiding their TNC status from insurers may welcome coverage written specifically for their occupation, they may find it is going to add to the cost of doing business, a cost that was invisible to them because it was not factored into their personal policies. The coverage is almost certainly going to be more expensive than plain personal insurance.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"That’s a valid assumption,\" Feliciano said. \"When you turn on that app, it’s our position that you do engage in a rather riskier behavior. You are going to places like a beerfest, or you may be driving a little faster because you want to catch that fare. So that risk is going to be a little higher, and therefore it’s going to be priced differently.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Closing an Insurance Gap\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The bill also stipulates TNC drivers must be insured during the time they have their app open but have yet to accept a call (known as Period 1 in the biz). The coverage during this period must be at least $50,000 per individual, $100,000 total per incident for bodily injury, and $30,000 for property damage. An additional $200,000 in excess coverage is required.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Insurance coverage during Period 1 became a very big deal on Dec. 31, 2013, when UberX driver Syed Muzaffar ran into a family in a San Francisco crosswalk, killing 6-year-old Sofia Liu and seriously injuring her mother and brother just before 8 p.m. It soon emerged that Uber did not consider Muzzafar to be insured under its state-mandated $1 million liability policy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Although Muzaffar had his app open and was awaiting a call, Uber said, he had yet to actually accept a fare and was thus not yet engaged in \"providing TNC services,\" the point at which the California Public Utilities Commission requires TNC insurance to kick in. Uber's narrow definition of when TNC services began relegated coverage of the fatal accident to Muzaffar's personal insurance, which provided only a fraction of the amount to cover costs that could hit seven figures. (Sofia Liu's family is suing Uber over the incident.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In March, in the wake of negative press coverage over the issue, as well as \u003ca href=\"http://www.insurance.ca.gov/0250-insurers/0300-insurers/0200-bulletins/bulletin-notices-commiss-opinion/TransNetwkDrvrs.cfm\" target=\"_blank\">warnings from various state governments\u003c/a> -- including California's Department of Insurance about insurance gaps inherent in driving for TNCs -- Uber and Lyft \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2014/03/14/uber-lyft-insurance/\" target=\"_blank\">expanded their insurance\u003c/a>, including coverage for Period 1. That coverage, however, was significantly lower than it was for the post-Period 1 time, when drivers are on a call.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And as the CPUC floated a proposal to require TNCs to extend their $1 million insurance to Period 1, Uber and Lyft argued against it, claiming that interval is fraught with ambiguity: What if a driver isn't really working and just turns the app on in order to qualify for the insurance? What if a driver who uses apps from different TNCs gets into an accident? Which company would have to cover that?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the face of of Uber and Lyft's resistance, both AB2293 and the CPUC's proposal came down significantly in terms of the final amount of coverage for Period 1.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Drivers also take note: AB2293 says either TNCs or drivers can pay for Period 1 coverage -- it doesn't have to come from the companies.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"That could become a point of competitiveness in terms of attracting drivers, the decision of who will pay what,\" said Bonilla.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I asked Uber who would pay for the new insurance, the driver or the company? Spokeswoman Eva Behrend did not answer the question directly, but said, \"The legislation does not take effect until July 2015 and intentionally leaves the option open for either the driver or the TNC to carry the insurance. This gives the insurance industry time to develop a hybrid product.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Clarity: Personal Insurance Does Not Cover TNC Accidents\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_105050\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 300px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-105050\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2013/07/UberCar.jpg\" alt=\"Uber car\" width=\"300\" height=\"175\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">An Uber car drives in San Francisco. (Adam Fagen/Flickr)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>AB2293 also clears up once and for all that personal insurance will not cover TNC accidents. As noted, Uber and Lyft do currently provide insurance that covers Period 1. But that coverage is contingent on \"a driver’s personal insurance policy (being) found not to cover an accident during this period.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The California Department of Insurance, insurance companies and TNC opponents such as the taxi industry scoffed at this qualification, taking the position that the TNCs' reliance on personal insurance to cover a commercial activity was based on a fiction, contingent on the erroneous view that drivers’ personal insurers would pay claims for individuals who drive commercially for TNCs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Insurers say this shifts the cost of covering commercial activity by TNCs onto the personal insurance market.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>AB2293 makes it clear that a driver's personal insurance will have no responsibility for covering TNC accidents, unless that insurance has been \"specifically written to cover the driver's use of a vehicle in connection with a transportation network company's online-enabled application or platform.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>CPUC Could Require More Coverage (But it Doesn't Look Likely)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The latest proposal on TNC insurance by the California Public Utilities Commission calls for slightly greater amounts of Period 1 coverage than does AB2293. The plan calls for at least $100,000 per individual and $300,000 total per incident for bodily injury and $50,000 for property damage, in an excess insurance policy, instead of AB2293's 50,000/100,000/30,000 coverage. The commission next meets on Sept. 11 and could vote on the proposal then.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bonilla said there is nothing in her bill that would preclude the CPUC from requiring greater amounts and even additional types of coverage than are specified in AB2293; the amounts written into the bill are minimums. The CPUC, however, appears to be moving in the opposite direction. While a provision of AB2293 requires at least $1 million in uninsured/underinsured motorist coverage for TNCs, the latest CPUC proposal does not. (AB 2293's stipulations would supercede the CPUC on this.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Previous versions of the proposal from the CPUC required collision, comprehensive, and medical payments coverage from TNCs. Those requirements have been dropped, with the commission writing that, \"We are concerned ... that imposing these additional coverage requirements may make it difficult for TNCs to satisfy these requirements through the existing insurance market, thus inhibiting the creative environment that has allowed the TNC industry to flourish in California for the benefit of California residents who wish to avail themselves of TNC services.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Since AB2293 does not require collision, comprehensive or medical payments, these appear to be off the table for now.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Both Uber and Lyft, however, do offer some of these coverages. Uber and Lyft currently offer comprehensive and collision coverage, but only if drivers have purchased similar coverage on their personal policies. (And they do not offer this coverage for Period 1.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Uber said it has no plans to drop this coverage. Lyft did not respond to a request for comment.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Not Everyone Happy\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While the insurance industry, Uber and Lyft, and Bonilla all hailed the legislation's passage, which was the subject of some \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/matier-ross/article/Uber-takes-turn-toward-old-school-politics-5725738.php\">hardball political tactics by Uber\u003c/a>, not everyone is on board. Bonilla's original proposal called for $750,000 in liability coverage for Period 1, considerably more than what finally got passed. Sen. Bill Monning (D-Carmel), chairman of the Senate Insurance Committee, was quoted as saying the bill, sold as a compromise, \"compromises the public health and safety.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bonilla said she wished she could have gotten more through. \"I would have rather had a higher number,\" she told me. \"My author’s amendments on Monday put the number at $500,000, and I believe I could have moved the bill. The problem is we didn’t have agreement from the administration, and it took negotiation to make the governor feel comfortable. As you know, it’s not enough to get a bill to the governor's desk; it’s his signature.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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(Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>In what one Bay Area analyst calls a marriage between Silicon Valley innovation and Beltway power politics, ride-service firm Uber has hired David Plouffe, an architect of President Obama's 2008 and 2012 victories, to lead its campaign to win over legislators and regulators in states and cities across the country.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In \u003ca href=\"http://blog.uber.com/davidplouffe\" target=\"_blank\">their announcement Tuesday\u003c/a>, both Plouffe and Uber CEO Travis Kalanick cast the move as part of the company's fight against a \"Big Taxi cartel\" that's trying to deny consumers choice in transportation services. Wrote Plouffe:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>Uber has the chance to be a once in a decade if not a once in a generation company. Of course, that poses a threat to some, and I’ve watched as the taxi industry cartel has tried to stand in the way of technology and big change. Ultimately, that approach is unwinnable. But I look forward to doing what I can right now to ensure drivers and riders are not denied their opportunity for choice in transportation due to those who want to maintain a monopoly and play the inside game to deny opportunity to those on the outside.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>Professor David McCuan, a political scientist at Sonoma State University, said via email that Uber's new hire represents \"Silicon Valley ingenuity joining with traditional Washington politics in a show of real strength.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>McCuan said that in addition to being a political \"heavy hitter,\" Plouffe brings a crucial skill set to the company.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"His sophisticated use of analytical tools combined with advanced communication techniques will be needed as Uber navigates challenging terrain moving forward,\" McCuan said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Eric Goldman, director of the High Tech Law Institute at Santa Clara University, said the company's move is part of a strategic shift throughout the technology industry.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"For a long time, tech companies had the attitude that they would ignore government and hope that government ignores them,\" Goldman said. \"But we're seeing the emergence of a class of companies that can't ignore government. They have to navigate through a regulatory minefield.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Here's The New York Times' brief review of Plouffe's resume:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>A pioneer in the art of using technology and multiple sources of data to target messages to voters, Mr. Plouffe has deep and longstanding ties to President Obama; he managed his 2008 campaign for the White House and served in his White House from 2011 until early 2013. Even from outside the West Wing, Mr. Plouffe has remained one of Mr. Obama’s closest confidants, dispensing advice on a wide range of issues.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mr. Plouffe also has experience in the private sector. After the 2008 campaign, he advised companies including Boeing and General Electric and gave paid speeches to groups and companies around the globe.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He was summoned back to the White House in 2011 to serve as Mr. Obama’s chief political adviser as the president retooled to face a divided Congress and geared up for his re-election bid. Since leaving the administration last year, Mr. Plouffe has served as a commentator on Bloomberg TV and ABC News.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>In his statement, Kalanick said, \"I’ve come to realize we are in the middle of a political campaign\" against the taxi industry.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That campaign has surfaced in battles with regulators in many cities across the country, including San Francisco, and in California and many other states. Uber and ride-service competitors Lyft and Sidecar have been increasingly active in Sacramento as the Legislature considers a series of bills that would impact their operations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>California Secretary of State records show the three companies have reported spending a total of $480,000 in lobbying since the beginning of 2013. Most of that spending is going to defeat a series of measures that would impose new operating conditions on the ride services, which have been defined as \"transportation network companies\" by the California Public Utilities Commission.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Among the measures targeted: \u003ca href=\"http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov:80/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201320140AB612\" target=\"_blank\">AB612\u003c/a>, which would set new requirements for driver background checks, among other provisions, and \u003ca href=\"http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201320140AB2293\" target=\"_blank\">AB2293\u003c/a>, which would impose more stringent insurance requirements on Uber and competitors. Both bills are currently under consideration in the state Senate.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The ride-service industry's spending appears to far outstrip what the \"Big Taxi cartel\" has spent since the beginning of last year. The Taxicab Paratransit Association, a persistent critic of what it has called lack of regulation for the ride-service companies, has spent about $32,000 on lobbying during the last 20 months, according to filings with the secretary of state. LiftPAC, the association's political action committee, reports donating about $25,000 to a total of 15 legislators since June 2013.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One stat we haven't pried out of the secretary of state's database yet: How much personal injury lawyers and the insurance industry, which have a stake in AB2293, might have spent on lobbying on the bill. We'll update this report when we have that information.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>KQED's Ted Goldberg contributed to this post. \u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_118115\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-118115\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/11/lyft.jpg\" alt=\"Two agents from the same insurance company gave TNC driver different answers on whether they could provide coverage. (Deborah Svoboda/KQED)\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A Lyft vehicle on the streets of San Francisco. (Deborah Svoboda/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 4.6875em;float: left;line-height: 0.733em;padding: 0.05em 0.1em 0 0;font-family: times, serif, georgia\">I\u003c/span>n November we reported on the \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2013/11/14/who-pays-when-ride-share-driver-crashes\" target=\"_blank\">widespread confusion over insurance\u003c/a> for ride-share drivers who work for companies such as Lyft, Sidecar and UberX. These companies use smartphone apps to connect ordinary car owners with those seeking a ride. The growing industry has \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2013/11/07/taxis-lyft-ride-service-war-on-streets-of-san-francisco\" target=\"_blank\">given the taxi industry fits\u003c/a>, siphoning off both customers and drivers. In San Francisco, where it has long been notoriously hard to find a cab, the transportation network companies, or TNCs for short, have stepped in to fill the gap.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One downside for both passengers and riders, however, is uncertainty over insurance coverage if a TNC driver gets into an accident, as several have in the past few weeks. Here's what we found:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Ride-service companies like Lyft and Sidecar say drivers’ personal insurance policies will cover some claims. But the insurance industry says the policies won’t provide any coverage.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>The insurance industry says ride-service drivers will have to buy commercial insurance to be covered when they’re driving for hire and maybe even when they’re not.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>At least some ride-service drivers are keeping their status secret from their insurance companies because they’re afraid of losing coverage.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>These issues might take on increasing urgency as more and more drivers sign up and accidents occur. A \u003ca href=\"http://blogs.sfweekly.com/thesnitch/2014/01/elderly_pedestrian_hit_by_car.php\" target=\"_blank\">Lyft driver was involved in an accident\u003c/a> in San Francisco on Friday, and an UberX driver \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2014/01/02/122446/\" target=\"_blank\">struck and killed a 6-year-old girl\u003c/a> on New Year's Eve.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[contextly_sidebar id=\"bc1da10c030fd708c761553593624a03\"]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One question we posed in the past: \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2013/11/14/can-lyft-uberx-drivers-lose-their-insurance\" target=\"_blank\">Are ride-service drivers at risk of losing their insurance?\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Last week on the Lyft Lounge, a Facebook meeting area for drivers, one member posted a cancellation notice she received from Geico. The termination was for \"commercial use of your 2012 Toyota Prius.\" The posting has sparked a long online discussion among Lyft drivers. Wrote one fellow Lyft driver in response:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"No one, I mean no one told me my insurance would have a problem with it. What's Lyft's response to the fact that serving for them may end up with us losing insurance and possibly our livelihood?\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Last year, journalist Josh Wolf, \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfbg.com/2013/08/06/driven-take-risks\" target=\"_blank\">writing for the San Francisco Bay Guardian\u003c/a>, reported on a similar cancellation of a Lyft driver's insurance.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lyft has not gotten back to us with a response.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Keeping TNC Status a Secret\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Because of the fear over such cancellations, at least some ride-service drivers have kept their status a secret from their insurance companies. Several Lyft drivers we spoke to previously said they did not want their names used for this reason.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I have heard about people being denied coverage because it was discovered they were driving for Lyft, and therefore their personal insurance policy would not be renewed, or canceled,\" Lyft driver Dan told us.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Said another driver: \"I don’t think I should let my insurance company know because I’ll probably get dropped.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And another: “I figure the less they know the better.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I spoke Monday to yet another Lyft driver about the issue, and again he would talk only on the condition of anonymity out of fear of having his insurance canceled. This driver said he noted one bit of advice on the Lyft Lounge recently: If you get into an accident, end your ride immediately and turn off your app, so you cannot be identified as a ride-service driver.\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"pullquote alignleft\">'No one, I mean no one told me my insurance would have a problem with it.'\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>He also said he displays the famous pink mustache that identifies Lyft vehicles only when picking up a passenger, then throws it in the back seat, against both Lyft rules and state regulations. He does this to lessen the risk of being identified as a TNC driver and also because he does not want to get \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2013/11/07/taxis-lyft-ride-service-war-on-streets-of-san-francisco\" target=\"_blank\">hassled by taxi drivers\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There does seem to be a distinct feeling among some TNC drivers that it is bad practice to go public with your professional driver status. On the Reddit Uber Drivers subgroup, someone recently put up a post titled: \"\u003ca href=\"http://www.reddit.com/r/uberdrivers/comments/1v0lwd/do_not_mention_your_work_as_an_uber_driver_on_any/\" target=\"_blank\">Do not mention your work as an Uber Driver on any social media. Good way to get coverage denied in the case of an accident\u003c/a>.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Can You Get Insurance for TNC Work?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Under \u003ca href=\"http://docs.cpuc.ca.gov/PublishedDocs/Published/G000/M077/K192/77192335.PDF\" target=\"_blank\">rules adopted last September\u003c/a>, the California Public Utilities Commission requires ride-service companies to carry at least $1 million in liability insurance for their drivers. But it remains unclear just when that insurance is in effect.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Graham Archer, the attorney for Syed Muzaffar, the UberX driver involved in the fatal accident on New Year’s Eve, says his client had driven to San Francisco with the express intent of serving UberX users and had already completed one trip.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But although Muzaffar was logged in and awaiting another customer, he wasn’t on a call at the moment of the accident, so UberX does not consider him covered under its policy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The companies' commercial insurance won't cover the personal use of a TNC vehicle — for instance, when a driver is running personal errands or going on a road trip. There is a real question as to whether ride-service drivers can obtain personal insurance if they tell insurance companies the true nature of their intended use of the vehicle. During my reporting last year, I contacted the American Automobile Association and Allstate to see if they’d insure me for the personal use of my car if I also wanted to use it for transporting paying passengers as a TNC. Both said they wouldn't.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If they discover that your car’s being used that way, then that’s going to raise the red flag for any claim,” an Allstate broker told me. “Tracking if accidents have occurred involving such vehicles is difficult, as the insurer will not always have the knowledge that the passenger paid for transport.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The recent experiences of two taxi drivers who wanted to switch to UberX also shows how hard it is for TNC drivers to get insurance coverage. Each uses Uber Taxi, a service that connects passengers with regular cabs. Each said they considered driving for UberX after learning Uber offers financing for that service's drivers to buy new vehicles. But each said their plans hit a roadblock when they found they couldn't get insurance for the new cars.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One of those drivers was John Han, who drives for Yellow Cab in San Francisco.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I couldn't find anybody who would insure an UberX vehicle,\" he says. \"When I talked to my personal insurance company, I was trying to be very honest. I said I had just been approved for a car loan but wanted to work for UberX. They said they can’t insure that.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Han says he was referred to a company that provides limousine insurance, but the broker said she couldn't find anyone to cover an UberX vehicle.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"You can’t really insure a car as both a personal vehicle and commercial at the same time,\" says Han, who has written about taxi issues for his own blog. \"Someone might create that kind of package. But it doesn't exist now. The insurance industry is under no obligation to insure something just because the CPUC says it’s OK.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"The only way I can do UberX would be to lie to my insurance company. I didn't want to do it that way.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"pullquote alignleft\">'You can see my dilemma. It seems to me the only way to comply with Uber by getting personal insurance would be to misrepresent my use of the vehicle.'\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>Bill Clark drives for Luxor Cab and was also ready to try driving for UberX. He says he was part of a group of about 25 cab drivers that Uber was encouraging to convert to its ride-service platform. He says he was turned down for insurance when he tried to buy a new car for his planned UberX work.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I went to Geico, filled out an application and told them I was going to transport people,\" he says. \"The application was declined as 'undesirable.'\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Like Han, he then tried to get commercial insurance, going through a broker, and couldn't find anyone to insure a TNC vehicle. \"They had never heard of TNCs,\" he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>No Answer to Request for Advice\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Clark then emailed the following to a contact at Uber complaining that he couldn't obtain insurance:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>I would like to discuss some concerns that have come up in researching the insurance for TNCs. According to the law the requirements to operate a TNC vehicle are: The California PUC requires personal insurance from the driver and excess liability insurance from the TNC (UBER). However when I applied for personal insurance from Geico and I truthfully represented the use of the vehicle, they declined, stating that my use was commercial. It also seems they do not offer the type of commercial insurance I would need.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can see my dilemma. It seems to me the only way to comply with Uber by getting personal insurance would be to misrepresent my use of the vehicle, which I do not feel comfortable with. My conclusion from this indicates that if there were claims against a TNC driver and the insurance company found out that the true use of the vehicle was falsified, they would deny coverage.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>The Uber rep told Clark he would see what he could do. Clark then wrote a followup email saying he was still excited about working for Uber, but that the insurance matter needed to be resolved.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He says he never got any answers and he now assumes the other cab drivers in his group who obtained insurance for TNC work told insurance companies their new cars were for personal use.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Musing about his quest to leave the taxi business, Clark says, \"I could get a brand-new Prius, drive any time I wanted to, and just make money. That’s like a dream; too good to be true. In fact, it was too good to be true. You can’t get insurance on them.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Obviously, many people are obtaining insurance on vehicles for TNC use. But it's unclear how many insurers, if any, know about the insured's ride-service work and would balk at coverage if they found out. Almost all personal insurance policies contain an exclusion for commercial use of vehicles.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Many insurers don’t know their customers are involved in these kinds of program,\" says Pete Moraga of the Insurance Information Network of California. \"If these drivers aren’t telling their insurers, there’s no way for them to know.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Meanwhile, the California Department of Insurance has \u003ca href=\"http://www.insurance.ca.gov/0250-insurers/0300-insurers/0200-bulletins/bulletin-notices-commiss-opinion/TransNetwkDrvrs.cfm\" target=\"_blank\">issued a warning to TNC drivers\u003c/a> about possible gaps in insurance coverage.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I sent Uber a number of questions about insurance, including one asking the company if it could name any personal insurers who were willing to insure a TNC vehicle. The company would not answer any of those questions on the record.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Update Jan 22:\u003c/strong> Uber now tells us it did respond to Clark in a phone conversation. Clark, however, says that while an Uber rep did call him, he merely listened to Clark's concerns, saying he would get back to him with a response. But Clark never heard back with any answers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Update 2: \u003c/strong>Kara Cross, general counsel for the Personal Insurance Federation of California, an industry group made up of State Farm, Farmers', Progressive, Allstate, Liberty Mutual, and Mercury, contacted us with some insurance implications for TNC passengers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Cross says that if you are injured as a result of riding in a TNC vehicle, you can draw on the $1 million-per-incident coverage TNCs are required to have, but only if the TNC driver is judged to be at fault. If the other vehicle is judged to be at fault, you will have to rely on that driver's insurance, which will very likely cover a much lower amount than $1 million if it is a private vehicle.\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Last week on the Lyft Lounge, a Facebook meeting area for drivers, one member posted a cancellation notice she received from Geico. The termination was for \"commercial use of your 2012 Toyota Prius.\" The posting has sparked a long online discussion among Lyft drivers. Wrote one fellow Lyft driver in response:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"No one, I mean no one told me my insurance would have a problem with it. What's Lyft's response to the fact that serving for them may end up with us losing insurance and possibly our livelihood?\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Last year, journalist Josh Wolf, \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfbg.com/2013/08/06/driven-take-risks\" target=\"_blank\">writing for the San Francisco Bay Guardian\u003c/a>, reported on a similar cancellation of a Lyft driver's insurance.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lyft has not gotten back to us with a response.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Keeping TNC Status a Secret\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Because of the fear over such cancellations, at least some ride-service drivers have kept their status a secret from their insurance companies. Several Lyft drivers we spoke to previously said they did not want their names used for this reason.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I have heard about people being denied coverage because it was discovered they were driving for Lyft, and therefore their personal insurance policy would not be renewed, or canceled,\" Lyft driver Dan told us.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Said another driver: \"I don’t think I should let my insurance company know because I’ll probably get dropped.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And another: “I figure the less they know the better.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I spoke Monday to yet another Lyft driver about the issue, and again he would talk only on the condition of anonymity out of fear of having his insurance canceled. This driver said he noted one bit of advice on the Lyft Lounge recently: If you get into an accident, end your ride immediately and turn off your app, so you cannot be identified as a ride-service driver.\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"pullquote alignleft\">'No one, I mean no one told me my insurance would have a problem with it.'\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>He also said he displays the famous pink mustache that identifies Lyft vehicles only when picking up a passenger, then throws it in the back seat, against both Lyft rules and state regulations. He does this to lessen the risk of being identified as a TNC driver and also because he does not want to get \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2013/11/07/taxis-lyft-ride-service-war-on-streets-of-san-francisco\" target=\"_blank\">hassled by taxi drivers\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There does seem to be a distinct feeling among some TNC drivers that it is bad practice to go public with your professional driver status. On the Reddit Uber Drivers subgroup, someone recently put up a post titled: \"\u003ca href=\"http://www.reddit.com/r/uberdrivers/comments/1v0lwd/do_not_mention_your_work_as_an_uber_driver_on_any/\" target=\"_blank\">Do not mention your work as an Uber Driver on any social media. Good way to get coverage denied in the case of an accident\u003c/a>.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Can You Get Insurance for TNC Work?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Under \u003ca href=\"http://docs.cpuc.ca.gov/PublishedDocs/Published/G000/M077/K192/77192335.PDF\" target=\"_blank\">rules adopted last September\u003c/a>, the California Public Utilities Commission requires ride-service companies to carry at least $1 million in liability insurance for their drivers. 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During my reporting last year, I contacted the American Automobile Association and Allstate to see if they’d insure me for the personal use of my car if I also wanted to use it for transporting paying passengers as a TNC. Both said they wouldn't.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If they discover that your car’s being used that way, then that’s going to raise the red flag for any claim,” an Allstate broker told me. “Tracking if accidents have occurred involving such vehicles is difficult, as the insurer will not always have the knowledge that the passenger paid for transport.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The recent experiences of two taxi drivers who wanted to switch to UberX also shows how hard it is for TNC drivers to get insurance coverage. Each uses Uber Taxi, a service that connects passengers with regular cabs. Each said they considered driving for UberX after learning Uber offers financing for that service's drivers to buy new vehicles. 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The insurance industry is under no obligation to insure something just because the CPUC says it’s OK.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"The only way I can do UberX would be to lie to my insurance company. I didn't want to do it that way.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"pullquote alignleft\">'You can see my dilemma. It seems to me the only way to comply with Uber by getting personal insurance would be to misrepresent my use of the vehicle.'\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>Bill Clark drives for Luxor Cab and was also ready to try driving for UberX. He says he was part of a group of about 25 cab drivers that Uber was encouraging to convert to its ride-service platform. 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However when I applied for personal insurance from Geico and I truthfully represented the use of the vehicle, they declined, stating that my use was commercial. It also seems they do not offer the type of commercial insurance I would need.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can see my dilemma. It seems to me the only way to comply with Uber by getting personal insurance would be to misrepresent my use of the vehicle, which I do not feel comfortable with. My conclusion from this indicates that if there were claims against a TNC driver and the insurance company found out that the true use of the vehicle was falsified, they would deny coverage.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>The Uber rep told Clark he would see what he could do. 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