joseph okpaku is vp of public policy for lyft. he said the city counci will disproportionately affect people living in traditionally underserved areas of n york, in particular, people of color. >> we are really concerned it will have a detrimental impacr not only on iver community but also on our passenger community. especially in the outer borough areas and in communities of color. >> sreenivasan: is there a way moving forward over these next 12 months to figure out how to increase the efficiency of theke services to ure that drivers are picking up more passengers? >> well, as a starting point, we disagree a little bit th the numbers that the city was relying on for that part of the study, but we're always trying to make sure that our driver base is being utilized as efficiently as possible. and our shared option, which, in thcities where it operates we have around one-third of our rides being shar rides where two strangers or more are actually carrying one car to a similar destination. so issues like that we think weren't taken

she eventually escaped the car and ordered another lyft. >> i am thankful the secondary lyft driver was a respectable individual. i told him what happened to me and he very apologetically -- he made sure i got home safety. >> we thpolice department never -- the police department never got back to us. they said they are investigating the claims. in a statement a spokesperson for lyft says we reached out to the passenger to extend our full support and the driver has been permanently banned from the lyft platform. >>> a new ride share company kateers to women who -- caters to women who prefer female drivers. they said it is a respon sexual assaults involving ride share drivers. >>> thieves took $32,000 worth of iphones and mac packs from the apple -- books from the apple store. they got got aaway a -- away in a black mercedes suv. police did not say if it is connected to last week's robbery. >>> the raiders are stepping up to help save oakland high school sports. kpix 5's christin ayers on the last minute gift that could prevent some drastic cuts. >> reporter: the raiders to the rescue. th

so lyft has decided it's no longer going to pick people up in this area. you've seen it a dozen times, uber and lyft drivers pulled over on the side of the roadblocking the bike lane. this is the exact situation the san francisco bike coalition wants to prevent. >> the fewer illegal pickups and dropoffs that occur on a busy bike route like valencia street, the safer people biking will be. >> reporter: after two years of requests lyft is changing its ways. the ride share company will start geofencing or creating a virtual perimeter around valencia street between 16th and 17th. if you click in the app, you will notice you cannot get lyft to pick you up here. you have to walk to a side street. >> within the app they can see where you are on the map and tell you to go around the corner to pick up your ride instead. >> reporter: lyft launched this pilot in january. brian weedenmeyer pushed for the change and said it's already made riding safer. between 16th and 17th and also in the maria on chestnut -- marina between fillmore and scott streets will also be ackn

lyft or uber.nd "bloomberg technology" a streaming live on twitter and be sure to check out our network on twitter, tictoc. emily: the race for ride hailer's to go public is kicking off. bloomberg learned that lyft has hired an ideal advisor in an effort to beat uber to the public markets. fake hired classified group for a targeted march or april 2019 debut. the company is planning to take pitches from banks as soon as september. for here -- here with more is eric newcomer. >> it's an interesting strategic question if you are the smaller company. lyft was last i'll you that 15.1 billion and $76 million for uber. people are hoping for this generational ipo. if you are the smaller company, what do you do? we are reporting their strategic choice seems to be let's get ahead of uber. emily: why does that strategy make sense to them? >> it means you probably have more options with bankers. if uber does the huge ipo, even if you are not the lead banker or second bank, you might still work with uber and th

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peggy: tomar un uber o lyft en nueva york muy pronto podrÍa ser mÁs caro y difÍcil.i amarillos, hay carros suficientes y demÁs. peggy: los chÓferes de taxis amarillos celebran la noticia, porque dicen que diferencia de uber y lyft, ellos pagan por un permiso o medallÓn que estuvo a logrado en mÁs de 1 millÓn de dÓlares y que ahora vendrÍa cerca de 130,000. han endeudado a muchos, seis taxistas se han suicidado recientemente. >> el taxista no estÁ siendo la cantidad de dinero necesaria y tienen un compromiso enorme de pagar una gran cantidad de sus gastos diarios y un medallÓn que le cobra aproximadamente, de alquiler, de 200 y pico de dÓlares diarios. peggy: como parte del plan tambiÉn se estableciÓ una tasa de plazo mÍnimo para los conductores de uber. pedro acosta dice que era necesario. >> nosotros cometemos muchas horas de trabajo y cogemos muchos pasajeros. pero al ser tan barato, el dinero que nos llevamos para la casa es muy poco. peggy: por otra parte, una vocera de uber dice que la medida perjudicarÁ sobre todo a las minorÍas que viven en sectores alojados y

if you click on the app, you'll notice you cannot get lyft to pick you up here. you have to walk to a side street. >> within the app they can see where you are on the map and tell you to go around the corner to pick up your ride instead. >> reporter: lyft launched this pilot in january. brian weedenmeyer, executive director of the san francisco bike coalition, pushed for the change and said it's already made valencia street safer. a lyft spokesperson tells kpix5 in addition to the geofencing on valencia street between 16th and 17th , they're also geofencing and diverting pickups on chestnut street in the marina between fillmore and scott streets. lyft also diverts pickups around busy events like concerts and sporting events. brian says this is a great first step. next he wants to see drivers off their phones. >> currently uber and lyft's platform and apps encourage drivers to do just that. the next step we're looking for is limiting access to using apps while the cars are in motion. >> reporter: this is a dangerous area for cyclists. there have been 268 bike cras

unsure of where she was, britney ordered another lyft at 2:30 a.m. to take her home. >> you don't know how you're going to react until these situations happen to you. >> reporter: she filed a police report with oakland p.d. and has been in touch with lyft, who says in part, we've reached out to the passenger to extend our full support and the driver has been permanently banned from the lyft platform. amanda wood is britney's roommate and is a lyft driver. >> as a female driver there's been times where i've started to question, am i safe? my comfortable with this passenger? >> reporter: to improve rideshare safety the women started a petition asking lyft and uber the option of requesting a female driver. abc 7 ran a story about another rideshare company called safe ever, offering the choice of a female driver, and gives drivers more say about who they pick up. kate larsen, abc 7 news. >>> there are no more warnings in place for hawaii as tropical storm lane moves away from the state. lane had been a category 5 hurricane but weakened as it neared the i

both uber and lyft issued statements.ber says it is pleased to reach an agreement to bring dedicated transportation funding. lyft recognizes the importance of reliable transportation in san francisco. again, what this means in the interim, we're trying to get clarification on how this is going to affect the cause of taking an uber or lyft here in the city. we do know there will now be a between one and a half to 3% tax on the revenues made by lyft and uber rides here in san francisco. live in san francisco, allie rasmus, ktvu, fox 2 news. >>> facebook is working with the fbi, the work uncovers 32 fake pages and accounts designed to interfere with the midterm elections. facebook discovered the accounts two weeks ago. some were created as far back as march of last year. executives called the pages and profiles sophisticated and coordinated attempts to mislead users. the fake accounts had 300,000 followers. the phoney pages created a political protest planned in washington for next week. >> it hasn't been clearly linked to r

city to cap ride hailing services like uber and lyft. it's thursday, august the, 2018.x" begins right now. ♪ >> live from new york where business never sleeps, this is "squawk box." >>> good morning welcome to "squawk box." i'm andrew ross sorkin along with joe kernen. michelle caruso-cabrera is here with us today hanging out. becky is off look at u.s. equity futures this morning. let's try to show you what's going on dow jones looks like it would open off 7 points. the nasdaq up 0.21 points. yields are hovering under 3% 2.959. also show you what's happening overnight in asia. shanghai composite up 1.85%. hang seng up nearly 1% nikkei off marginally. european equities right no

she ordered another lyft at 2:30 a.m. her home. >> i feel like you don't know how you're going to react in these situations until they happen to you. >> reporter: she filed a police report with oakland pd. lyft has released a statement which says in part, we have reached out to the passenger to extend our support and the driver has been permanently banned. amanda wood is brittney's roommate and happens to be a lyft driver. >> as a female driver, there's been times where i've started to question, like am i safe, am i comfortable with this passenger. >> reporter: in an effort to improve ride share safety, the women have started a petition to ask lyft and uber to give passengers the option of a woman driver. a new sapp, safer, gives passengers more say about what kind of driver picks them up. >>> an alert for b.a.r.t. passengers, trains are not running between west oakland and 19th street and lake merritt stations this weekend. you're going to have to ride the free bus bridge to link up between those stations. it's all part

unsure of where she was, brittney ordered another lyft at 2:30 a.m. to take her home. >> you don't know how you're going to react until these situations until they happen to you. >> reporter: she filed a police report with oakland p.d. and has been in touch with lyft, who released a statement saying in part, we've reached out to the passenger to extend our full support and the driver has been permanently banned from the lyft platform. >> i've heard of other incidences like this. >> reporter: amanda wood is brittney's roommate and a lift driver. >> as a female driver there's been times where i've started to question, am i safe? my comfortable with this passenger? >> reporter: in an effort to improve ride share safety, the women started a petition asking lyft and uber the option of requesting a female driver. just this week abc 7 ran a story about another ride share company coming to san francisco this fall called safer. the app offers the choice of a female driver, and gives drivers more say about who they pick up. kate larsen, abc 7 news. >>> a key li

lyft is beefing up its car rental program for drivers. >>> and a woman with cerebral palsy is turnedway from a manicure salon, and a good samaritan steps in. >> and the sea >>> all right lake and mend assigno counties and points to our east is where the poor air quality is right now. good news for us, the sea breeze is kicking in and bringing us clean air. everybody has good to moderate air. that's the way it should remain the rest of the day. if some places get bad air quality, it will be places like tracy, like we had yesterday. >> after months of eruptions, the la kilauea may be slowing down. take look at this photo. here's what one of the volcanic craters looks like before it erupted and then three months later. since early may, the florida crater has dropped almost 1500 feet. hawaii's civil defense agency has lava has destroyed 577 buildings. >> rental car company avis has signed a deal with lyft to let drivers rent cars to pick up riders. both companies say the partnership will allow lyft to respond to changing attitudes about car ownership. lyft still wants to give drivers who

uber and lyft issued statements in response. uber said, quote it is pleased to reach an agreement that will bring dedicated transportation funding to san francisco while lyft says it recognizes the importance of reliable transportation in san francisco. we've reached out to aaron pestin's office for clarification about this measure and how it could impact the cost for passengers to take an uber or lyft. our calls and e-mails have not been returned but an assembly a lot o in sanllie rasmus, ktvu, fox 2 news. >> staying in san francisco, a supervisor there wants to know why muni is experiencing significant slow downs. supervisor valerie brown is calling for a hearing on delay that's have reportedly affected 30 routes across the state. the examiner is reporting supervisor brown wants details on an operator shortage that has led to gaps in muni service and wants to know more about training procedures, hiring practices and retention of current operators. supervisor brown's request came at last night's board meeting which is the last

this is a geo fence, basically an area that is fenced off within the lyft app.cia between 16th and 19th streets is now under that fence. a pilot program was apparently run pretty well between march and june, so they decided to extend this permanently. lyft customers are now being directed to specific pickup points that are now on the side streets. >>> food, drinks, good music, we're going to show you the fund-raiser that brought hundreds of people together. including mike >>> hundreds after people opening their wallets to support the taylor foundation. so there was food, music, the kids. this was the annual day in the park event. the foundation sends kids with chronic conditions and life threatening conditions to camp arroyo in livermore. and sue hall, there's me and my husband phil. this is my third year going, you've been going for how many years now? >> 10. >> nice. >> it all started with sheryl jennings 28 years ago when it t was just a pediatric aids event or try to bring awareness to paediatric aids and now it's spread and there's so many kids each year go

it's a major bump in the road for ride share companies and both uber and lyft shot back. in statements uber said in part, "the city's 12 month pause on new vehicle licenses will threaten one of the few reliable transportation options while doing nothing to fix the subways or ease congestion." this statement from lyft, "these sweeping cuts in transportation will bring new yorkers back to an era of struggling to get a ride, particularly for communities of color and in the outer boroughs. we will never stop working to insure new yorkers have access to reliable and affordable transportation in every borough." borough." the news traveled quickly to san francisco. >> i think it's fantastic because congestion is really bad of what we're experiencing in san francisco and the impact on the income of the cab drivers and the fact that their medallions have now become so devalued. >> reporter: new york city's taxi commission will study the impact on ride share companies for one year and then decide on changes. san francisco taxi drivers like what's happening out east but feel it's no

i think it is a great move for uber and lyft and the city. we have very large transportation infrastructure needs. we need to bring in more people who are working here as well. on the way to do that is to move around to public transit. >> will you talk about the millions of dollars that are expected to be brought in due to this proposed tax? specifically, how will the money be spent and how will it address the issue of congestion on the streets of san francisco ? which is bad right now.>> a great question. that will be determined by the ballot measure, as well as the legislation from the board of supervisors. those details have not been completely ironed out. the idea is the money would go to help alleviate congestion. on the way to do that is to bulk up our infrastructure on bike lanes, sidewalks and making sure there is space to walk, bike and take public transit. we cannot grow to the one . two million people we project to grow to during the next decade.>> a lot of folks who use uber and lyft may hear this and think, if rider companies are

riders can enter location based to the lyft app to access. lyft will offer free rides to people under served communities. those will be provided through nonprofit groups >>> proctor and gamble wants to trademark the letters that you use in your texting like lol or wtf, fml, we can't say it on the air for nbd for use on soap and cleaning products. this has me rofl. board member blasted the company for failure to capture the millennial market. nothing says buy me like lol. >> 4:42 right now. coming up next, look at that forecast. a little cooler this morning. >> we'll be cooler today. we start out this morning. it will be cloudy and we'll see temperatures heading into the upper 60s today. we'll get a look at that and the micro climates coming up next. >>> traffic moving very smoothly. expect a late start for the friday commute. we have been seeing a few cars on the roads the last couple of weeks. jose >>> and it is friday morning. taking a live look outside in san jose as we get started for the last day of the workweek. it is 4:45 for you right

a bay area woman reveals what happened during a frightening lyft ride. >> plus, a kindergartner walks over two miles home alone. now his parents are demanding answers from a bay area school. after school program. kpix 5's juliette goodrich reports: the child's parent s manding answer s alonof being taken to an after-school program. kpix 5's juliette goodrich reports, the child's parents are demanding answers. >> i thought he would be safe at school but he wasn't. >>> reporter: on jackson's first day of kindergarten his mother gets a phone call not from the school but from jackson more than an hour after school ended. >> he said, mommy, i made it home. i was like, jackson, you're supposed to be at school. why did you take your phone? i thought he took his phone to school. he said, no, mommy, i'm at home. i said, who brought you home? he said, nobody. i walked. >> reporter: walked 2.6 miles home. his parents mapped the route from fairview elementary school, which winds through downtown hayward to home. >> just thinking of what could have happened to my son on his way by his self. >> rep

unsure of where she was, brittney ordered another lyft at 2:30 a.m. to take her home. >> you don't know how you're going to react until these situations until they happen to you. >> reporter: she filed a police report with oakland p.d. and has been in touch with lyft, who released a statement saying in part, we've reached out to the passenger to extend our full support and the driver has been permanently banned from the lyft platform. >> i've heard of other incidences like this. >> reporter: amanda wood is brittney's roommate and a lift driver. >> as a female driver there's been times where i've started to question, am i safe? my comfortable with this passenger? >> reporter: in an effort to improve ride share safety, the women started a petition asking lyft and uber the option of requesting a female driver. just this week abc 7 ran a story about another ride share company coming to san francisco this fall called safer. the app offers the choice of a female driver, and gives drivers more say about who they pick up. kate larsen, abc 7 news. >>> a key li

this statement from lyft. these sweeping cuts in transportation will bring new yorkers back to an era of struggling to get a ride. particularly for communities of color and in the outer boroughs. we will never stop working to ensure new yorkers have access to reliable and affordable transportation in every borough. the news traveled quickly to san francisco. >> i think it's fantastic because of congestion that is really bad and what we are experiencing in san francisco and the impact on the income of the cabdrivers and the fact that their medallions have now become so devalued. >> reporter: new york city taxi commission will study the impact on rideshare companies for one year and then decide on changes. san francisco taxi drivers like what's happening out east, but feel it is unlikely to happen here. >> it's not like they're going to disappear now. it has to be regulated like everything else. >> reporter: rob malcolm, ktvu fox2 news. >>> two teenagers in the central valley have been arrested for attacking a m

the american cancer society is partnering with lyft in ten markets. uber partnering with 100 health care organizations. and ford offering go ride with a fleet of vans in southeast michigan all to help some 3.6 million americans who miss medical appointments because they don't have transportation. those missed appointments costing the health industry $150 billion a year. and ride-sharing services may be associated with fewer emergency calls easing the burden on ambulances. one study finds in more than 700 cities with uber, ambulance usage fell 7%. >> it does free up ambulances for people who are much more sick. you end up having more efficient use that way. >> reporter: a philadelphia survey found such services didn't reduce the number of missed routine appointments. in denver, freedman says other factors such as cost, fear and child care play roles, as well. this is just one piece of the puzzle. >> just one piece. >> reporter: but the key to better health for patients like barbara gomez. anne thompson, nbc news, denver. >>> for the first time in nearl

but there's a special day ahead tth lyft. everyone is goibe able to get a ride at a pretty cheap price. we'll tl you aboutthat. we'll also tell you about what led up to an ambulance crashin into the woods. the most shocking part? who was behind thewheel. that story straight ahead when news today on this saturda 4y >>> lyft wants to help you fete out and vote innovember. they'll offer free and discounted rides across the country so as t get those of you who plan to vote to the polling place during the midterm elections. on november 6th you can enter your location based codesge and your discounted ride. lyft will offer tree rides people in underserved communities. it estimates more than 15 million people did not vote in 2016 because of transportation issues. >>> caught on camera, scary moments for a 13-year-old boy with autism. after police say he stole an ambulance and took it into a ditch, crashed it. look at what ppened. it's on video. it's in rhode island. authoritos were called a sewn to help a mother and son. the boy jump

>> only when i'm really sick. >> reporter: partnering with lyft denver health offers free rides. take riders like gomez to routinecy nonemerg appointments at its hospital and clinics. amy freedman, the chief experience officer, is the concept's driving force. >> i started using it myself and i thought this would be a great way to get our patient's home. it was quick andefficient, rides show up in four minutes. >>eporter: it's gaining speed, the american cancer society is partnering with lyft in ten markets. uber with four health care organizations. all to help some 3.6 million americans who miss medical appointments because they don't have transportation. those missed appointments costing the medical industry $150 billion a year. and ride sharing services may be associated with e fewerrgency calls, easing the burden on ambulances. one study finds in more than 700 cities with uber, ambulance us saj dropped7%. >> you have more efficient use that way. >> but a philadelpa survey iss d such usages didn't routine appointments. they say other costs affect it as well. >> this is one piec

free lyft rides for seniors when normally of transit service is not available. city today hosted a training session to help seniors learn how to use the app in decision 2018, lyft trying to get the vote out this november. it'll offer discounted rides to the polls in the midterm elections. riders can enter location based codes into the lyft app to access those discounts on election day. lyft will also offer free rides to people from underserved communities. >>> we have been telling you about all the fresh new bills sitting on the governor's desk waiting for signature to be law. this is another one having to do with the straws, banning full service restaurants from giving out the straws and asking for one they have to give it to you. violators fined. that bill is supported by restaurant groups and environmentalists. >>> catholic church is rocked by the growing abuse scandal in the u.s. and other countries and this weekend it's all eyes on the pope. when's in ireland for a visit. it's the first papal viz in it 40 years. nbc's bill kneelneely reports f ireland. >> r

now companies like lyft and uber are playing an increasingly strong role in helping some riders stay healthy. >> reporter: thiss more than just a ride for barbara gomez, it is a crucial element on her road to recovery from chronic back pain. how often are you supposed to see the doctor? >> like every three months. >> reporter: how often do you see the doctor? o >>y when i'm really sick. >> reporter: partnering with lyft denver health offers free rides funded by the foundation. drivers take people like gomez without their own reliable transportation to and from routine nonemergency appointments at hospitals and cl ics. the medical center's chief experience officer is the concept's driving force. >> i started usingt myself. i thought this would be a great way to get our patients home. it was quick and efficient. rides show up in less than four minutes. >> reporter: the american cancer society is partnering with lyft in ten markets. uber partnering with 100 health care organizations. and ford oering goide with a fleet of vans in southeast michigan all to help some3.6 million american wh

this statement from lyft.transportation will bring new yorkers back to an era of struggling to get a ride, particularly for communities of color and in the outer boroughs. we will never stop working to ensure new yorkers have access to reliable and affordable transportation in every borough. the news travels quickly to san francisco. >> i think it's fantastic because the congestion is really bad, and what we are experiencing in san francisco and impact on the income of the cabdrivers, and the fact that their medallions have now become so devalued. >> reporter: new york city's taxing commission will study the impact on ride sharing companies for one year and then decide on changes. san francisco taxi drivers like what's happening out east but feel it's not likely to happen here. >> it's not going to disappear. but, it has to be regulated like everything else is regulated. >> reporter: rob malcolm, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> a military space force may soon become a reality. still to come here, the white house's propos

you can strike or put pressure on uber or lyft to pay you more.ow we have the city council picking winners and losers. >> under federal laws drivers cannot unionize because they are independent contractor status. we brought them together as an organization to fight for fair regulations to make a minimum wage. drivers are driving 50-60 hours a week and making less than minimum wage. i think a temporary cap would help them along the way as well. adam: if you can't make enough money driving, find something else to do. >> we have the biggest job market in history for people. it is w for a great many people who do not rely on this for their entire income. what makes me crazy about this this is something to be said for the people who want to earn some money during the day. i think politically this is a bizarre thing for democrats to do. they are going after airbnb too. adam: the city council in new york did not go after netflix to save blockbuster. but part of the rationale is we have seen the price of medallions for a taxi. the price has dropped from a

ride-sharing in uber, lyft and cars like that is being used by people who are abandoning the subways's not just the wealthy in manhattan, it is mainly middle-class workers, they would rather ride-share, have responsibility to fix infrastructure at enormous costs and if people pull away from subways they are going to erode further and i think the city solution has been rather than deal with the reality of the public transportation system failing, they're simply going to suppress uber and lyft. paul: let me put up here the new york post headline on friday this week transit apocalypse, bill de blasio, good socialist, good liberal, why would he care about the taxi cartel? >> they're big donors in city council. paul: break the code. [laughter] paul: so that's the reason he does it, but i guess they want to push everybody into subways as well? >> i think that's exactly right. the last year you had decline in subway users, decline in revenues as well. paul: that's not because of the ride services as much as -- >> they are breaking -- subways are breaking down, 70,000 delays per month and th

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and more effectively, there are 80,000 vehicles in new york city for uber and lyft, they account for 17 million rides a month, in new york city this means those they -- customers have to pay more for the rides and would cap amount to drivers could earn. and to elon musk, the sec, according to sources, they might be looking into elon musk's surprisement i announcement on twitter, thinking about taking company by private. he said it is true he is finishly backed, they are very strinch enisthey could be held r making fall statements and manipulative of the market. >> if you susan. liz: aclu suing trump administration over new rules for refugees, attorney general jeff sessions said that victims ofs of gang violence and domestic abuse do not qualify for refugee status in u.s. new york governor cuomo now pledging to oppose i.c.e. >> i will do nothing cooperatively with i.c.e., i have sense them letters asking for an investigation, i said if they to any criminal actions, which a police force can do, we will take criminal action against i.c.e. because i believe they are politically motivated

the first victims, uber and lyft. what? democrats risk alienating millennial voters with their stupid new regulations in the panel returns next. ♪ ♪ ♪ kennedy: to democrats have a millennial problem? apparently so, because the party's war on the gig economy certainly could cause one. democrats are putting limits on companies that offer freelance work like lyft and uber, and according to liz peek another the hill, this is a sure fire way to lose young voters. lawrence jones, chris bedford and dolph zigler, lawrence, i will start with you. >> millennial. kennedy: yes, you are. you are a smart and sassy young man with your finger on the pulse -- [laughter] and you know that there are bright spots in the economy wheneverren ingenuity and technology meet. great things happen, and statists always have to smother those ideas. >> yeah. i don't even think this is like a trump thing or republican or democrat think. it's just like don't do dumb stuff that's going to make it harder for millennials. they already like it easy. [laughter]

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and lyft gets political.e is at the new >>> this morning, in moneywatch, microsoft is in hot water for its practices in hungary and lyft gets political. wendy gillette reports from the new york stock exchange. >>> microsoft is reportedly under investigation for possible bribery and corruption in hungary. according to a report in the "wall street journal," the tech giant is being scrutinized for its practice of selling discounted software to middlemen. those intermediaries then sold those products to government agencies at nearly their full price. the justice department is said to be looking into whether those middlemen used the difference to pay bribes and kickbacks to government officials. >> reporter: lyft is going to offer half price rides to polling stations on election day. lyft will distribute promo codes to riders through a partnership with groups like vote.org. >>> and starbucks is going to pay some workers to go work somewhere else. a new pilot program at the coffee chain allows employees to spend ha

a statement from lyft: atform."nwhile, there's a new ride- hailing company that caters to wo o prefer female drivers. the company... called safr (safer)... plans to expand to san francisco this fall. onff and weather. <> <> <> >>> a new company caters to women to prefer female drivers. "safer" will expand to san francisco this fall as a new ride hailing company. >>> we have two separate accidents in the east bay on 238. and that's usually what happens when we have one crash and start to see a backup and have a crash in the backup. so both crashes are no longer blocking lanes. but definitely keeping your ride slow and in the red for drivers heading along 238 between 580 and 880. our travel times just went right back down. 4 minutes. usually it takes about a minute. so three-minute delays not as bad as 15-minute delays earlier. so keep that in mind. that's a problem spot this morning so be careful through castro valley this morning. we'll take it at 238 right near lewelling an

uber and lyft need as many drivers as they can.yft said these sweeping cuts to transportation will bring new yorkers back to an era of struggling to get a ride for communities of color and in the outer boroughs so the ride share agencies don't love this but the city wants to look at congestion and wages. >> and the $17 an hour wage is much more a livable wage. still not enough for a lot of people to get by. >> look, the wage thing is importa important. you've seen this move for a $15 wage for restaurant workers in new york city and new york state. so there's been a trend and now they're talking about it for drivers. quick check of the markets because we're close to an all time high for the s&p but i don't know if you'll get it today. the trading ranges have been tight so it doesn't look like a gang buster of a day. strong earnings, strong economy countered by worries of trade wars. >> everyone is on vacation except for us. >> go on vacation, poppy. >> i'm trying. romans, thank you very much. >>> stunningly disturbing details in the

. >>> lyft just announced an area they will not pick up riders. they cannot order a car from the busy portion of valencia street. 15th street to 19th street. this comes after complaints from cyclingists about double parking in the area. lyft says it will drop off riders to area, just no pickups. >>> firefighters hope to have the biggest wild fire in state history fully contained by the the end of the week. firefighters battling the mendocino complex fire says they have gotten help from cooler weather conditions in recent days. the fire scorched more than 450,000 acres so far. that is four times the size of san jose. and at last check, it is 83% contained. >>> state lawmakers are debating whether or not to help pg&e shoulder costs from the deadly wild fires. it could mean bad news for utility customers. insurers are raising pg&e's rates following consecutive wild fires. pg&e says its liability insurance costs have skyrocketed since the october wild fires which could increase customer bills by as much as $150 a year. >> it is a long standing princip

san francisco and rideshare companies including uber and lyft.nning to put a measure on the november ballot to tax rideshares in the city. now the two sides have cut a deal. the city will scrap the local measure and uber and lyft will support a state rideshare tax. that proposal would generate $30 million a year for san francisco transit projects. >> as chair of the county transportation authority, that's a huge step forward. we have billions of dollars in deferred transportation needs in san francisco. this is a big step in the right direction. >> tonight both uber and lyft issued statements in support of this deal. >>> some legendary names in music recordeut now the music has stopped at a well-known reporting student wrote in the east bay. we're talking about the fantasy studios in berkley. the owner says recording technology has changed so much over the past decade that studios like this can no longer survive. fantasy studios opened on 10th street in 1971. who's recorded here? well, creedence clearwater revival, journey, santana, tony bennet a

she lived in oakland and attended school in piedmont during her childhood >>> lyft is going to start using geo fencing to protect bikers in san francisco. we'll explain how that works plus the permanent move the company just made >>> we're getting a new look at the aftermath from hurricane lane. also an update on the local team that flew to hawaii to help. >> and you are never more than seven minutes away from my accuweather forecast. check out hayward unified school district heading back to school today. mainly cloudy, 66 at 7:00. mainly cloudy, 66 at 7:00. delightful >>> you are never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast. >> this is "abc 7 mornings." >> we're about ten minutes after 6:00 on a monday. hi, everybody. 55 right now in menlo park and redwood city. 56 in daly city and foster9 degrees. even 60 in san carlos on the peninsula. emont.ccordnd 57 in san jose. napa san rafael and antioch. lot of cloud cover will keep temperatures comfortable for exercising. beaches typical day, low to mid 60s, on the bay we'll see sunshine and light breezes. the north bay

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lyft will also offer folks free rides to underserved communities in particular. so they can get to the voting places. it is estimated more than 15 million people did note vot in 2016 because of some sort of transportation issue they may have had. >>> elon musk says investors con vibsed him to keep the company public. he had a tweet that sparked an h exge between the commission. uld this be a rival for tesla? a russian gun manufacturer known for its iconic ak 47 rifleil un what they call an electric super car. the company says once the car is in production, it will be able to trave 217 miles on a single charge >>> this next story rather incredible. caught on camera. scary moments for a 13-year-old boy with autism after police say he stoan an b and later crashed it. they have a video to go along with it. it happened in rhode island. authorities say they were called to a scene to help a mother and son. while at the fire station they say the boy jumped into an ambulance and took off. a firefighter tried getting into the vehicle but wound up hanging the boy then slamm

i want to thank assembly member tinge as well as senator wiener and chu as well as the folks at lyft and uber who really, i think, want to turn the page and become a part of the solution and finally, it wouldn't have happened without my chief-of-staff whom i am profoundly thankful and madam president, i would like to make a motion to table item number 37. >> all right. table item 37. >> i'd like to tank my co sponsor kim, ronan, yee, fewer and mandelman. >> it's been seconds by supervisor kim. we'll take that without objection. all right. madam clerk. next item. >> item 38 is an ordinance to amend the planning codes to allow limited non conforming specified zoning districts to operate between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 12:00 a.m. with conditional use and authorization to the determination and to make the appropriate findings. >> madam clerk, on the question of should it be passed call roll. >> item 38, mandelman. >> aye. >> peskin. >> aye. >> supervisor ronan. >> aye. >> safai. >> aye. >> steph. >> tang. >> aye. >> yee. >> aye. >> brown. >> aye. >> cohen. >> aye. >> supervisor fewer