Tag: Taxi

  • Judge Denies Injunction On Open Taxi Market In San Diego

    Cabdriver Abdikadir Abdisalan and Institute for Justice Attorney Keith Diggs talk to the press outside of the Hall of Justice, where a judge heard arguments for and against an injunction on the city’s plan to issue more taxi permits, April 28, 2015. | Photo Credit: Megan Burks By Megan Burks A judge has ruled the…

  • San Diego Cabbies Brace for an Open Taxi Market

    San Diego’s taxi industry will no longer have its long-standing cap. KPBS reporter Megan Burks reports on the change and its effects. | Video Credit: Nicholas McVicker By Megan Burks Starting Wednesday, the long-standing cap on the number of taxis allowed in San Diego is history. The city says the change will create opportunity in…

  • Behind Tony Young’s Surprise Appearance at the Taxi Industry Hearing

    Former City Councilman Tony Young | Photo Credit: Sam Hodgson By Megan Burks Taxicab owners and drivers flooded Council Chambers and three overflow rooms last week to leave public comment – nearly four hours of it – on a proposal to open the city’s taxi market. One person who offered comments during the marathon session…

  • Cabbies Who Make Airport Pickups Must Pass the Smell Test – Literally

    Cabdrivers are facing increasing competition from rideshare services like Uber. One reason consumers say they’re converting: they want to avoid that infamous archetype of the taxi industry – the smelly cabbie. The stereotype for predominantly immigrant drivers falls somewhere between playful and racist. But some in the industry say it’s flat-out wrong when it creeps…

  • San Diego Committee Wants Worn-Out Cabs Off the Road

    Taxis lined up in downtown San Diego. | Photo Credit: Sam Hodgson for Voice of San Diego By Megan Burks Of all the days to call a hearing on taxis, the city of San Diego’s public safety committee chose one during Comic-Con, a big moneymaker for cab drivers. But drivers who say they drive unsafe…