State to L.A.: Hands off Uber, Lyft, Sidecar and InstantCab
California Public Utilities Commission Chairman Michael R. Peevey sent a not-so-subtle message to the Los Angeles City Council on Tuesday: Hands off Uber, Lyft and Sidecar.
View ArticleMake room for Airbnb
The right approach isn't to ban the online rental service but to forbid uses that pose a real threat to the local quality of life.The right approach isn't to ban the online rental service but to forbid...
View ArticleThe Uber insurance gap
An accident in San Francisco highlights gaps in the insurance coverage that ride-sharing services, their drivers and state regulators can't ignore.An accident in San Francisco highlights gaps in the...
View ArticleDon't let the economy fool you -- college is still critical
Colleague Don Lee wrote a piece in Tuesday's L.A. Times about a new Pew Research Center study, "The Rising Cost of Not Going to College," that finds getting a college education is still the best path...
View ArticleNew York has bike sharing. So does Chicago. So why doesn't L.A.?
After fits and starts, it looks like Los Angeles County is getting closer to building a bike sharing system. New York, Chicago, Denver and San Francisco all have established bike share programs, in...
View ArticleC'mon millennials: Let's flex our political muscle and demand economic justice
This week, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi indicated that Democrats would attempt to pass a proposed federal minimum wage hike using an obscure House parliamentary procedure.
View ArticleThe white-collar exemption
Pro-business groups say Obama's order to revise rules on overtime could lead to layoffs. That's hardly a defense for intentionally redefining a worker's status to deprive that person of the extra...
View ArticlePaul Ryan the anti-Robin Hood: Robbing the poor to help the rich
No, Paul Ryan isn’t Ebenezer Scrooge. But give him time; he’s young. And he shows such promise.
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