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Tax fighter Howard Jarvis, author of Proposition 13

Prop. 15 Split Roll Will Eventually Cancel Prop. 13

August 7, 2020 7:10 amAugust 7, 2020 11:10 am

It was elderly widows who were being thrown out of their homes for unpaid property taxes in 1975 before Proposition 13. Now with Proposition 15 it will be mom and pop businesses in leased buildings, and Uber drivers who own...

Uber Begins to Allow Drivers to Set Their Own Fares in Newest AB 5 Changes

January 21, 2020 5:09 pmJanuary 22, 2020 8:31 am

Uber began testing driver-set fares in three California cities on Tuesday in the latest change the rideshare company has made in the wake of AB 5. Tests in Sacramento, Santa Barbara, and Palm Springs Rideshare passengers using Uber in the...

Uber Changes App to Comply with AB 5

January 9, 2020 5:02 pmJanuary 10, 2020 8:09 am

Uber made major changes to its app in California on Wednesday to make the rideshare company more compliant with the new AB 5 law. New changes with Uber The new service changes include removing set prices for trips. Instead, single...

Uber and Postmates File Suit Against California Over Imminent AB 5 Law

December 31, 2019 2:37 pm

Uber and Postmates teamed up with Uber driver Lydia Olson and Postmates driver Miguel Perez to file a lawsuit against the state of California over AB 5 on Monday. Exemptions and unconstitutional statutes The suit claims that AB 5, the...

Gov. Newsom: AB 5 ‘Landmark Legislation’ for ‘Workers and Our Economy’

September 27, 2019 9:24 amSeptember 27, 2019 12:19 pm

California Governor Gavin Newsom signed legislation that makes it more difficult for companies to classify workers as independent contractors so they can skirt labor laws that cover official employees. The law, AB5, says that “a person providing labor or services...