Tag: United Taxi Workers of San Diego
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Healthcare issues explored by Fern Street Circus
Fern Street Circus: Community Collaboration Fern Street Circus performed their latest production at Colina Park on October 28 as part of their Neighborhood Tour 2018. For this date they partnered with United Taxi Workers of San Diego and Somali Bantu Association of America who were hosting a community health fair focusing on the area’s East…
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San Diego Cabbies Oppose Downtown Shuttle
By Megan Burks Taxis have had to compete with rideshare companies for some time now. And they could soon face a new competitor: a publicly funded downtown shuttle. The city-owned nonprofit, Civic San Diego, wants to spend $1 million on an on-demand shuttle that would pick up residents and visitors for short trips at little…
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Cab Company Owners Fear City Might Stop Underground Market for Taxi Permits
By Amita Sharma Owners of cab companies are banding together to block transferring regulation of the taxi industry back to the city of San Diego. A memo circulating among San Diego cab company owners states that the city’s taxi industry is facing an adversarial environment. The memo accuses cab workers’ group of trying to “grab…
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Murdered Taxi Driver’s Daughter Advocates for Cab Cameras
Driving a taxi is a notoriously dangerous profession. It’s been a little over a year since two taxi drivers in the San Diego region were killed in robberies. Yet, in that time progress on safety improvements for cabs has stalled. KPBS Metro Reporter Katie Orr looks at why, and what’s happening now. | Video Credit:…