because just last week one shift i picked 2 uber calls still waiting for uber they asked me if i was uber i said no they got in my cab and cancelled the uber the other thing about the insurance takes me 2 hundred to 3 hundred a month for insurance. la has a million dollars orange county and they pay only 500 dollars and i'm wondering i pay right now 140 dollars for liability and 2 hundred for you know for the full cover and also i'm paying 250 dollars for worker's comp and although i'm a driver but i'm not covered because of that i own a medallion would you guys please do some study on that too? i have asked for many years and nobody is following this. that's it. >> thank you, sir. applause. good afternoon i've been a cab driver since 1994 and right now the business is so bad because of all the apps anybody can get in their own car and pick up people. 2 things to compete with that a city wide app that calls any cab in the city to come to their house we can do it you will have better service everything is better than them and innocent enforce the rules and go after those companies ins

the same thing happens with uber, side bar is to ignore all rules. now we are presented with a more complicated system that has the earmarks of an expensive boondoggle. please excuse us if luxor is not the first to comply when experienced has taught is that this thing is likely to be kicked down the road indefinitely and the early adopters will again be the dummies. would suggest you take it down the road now and save as a headache of duplicating the excellent taxi magic ehail system that we already have. if you want apps in all the cabs why don't you just require apps? off-the-shelf technologies. if you want more reliable data the one thing you can do is to get uber out of our taxis. the whole system is opaque from start to finish and nothing in the recorded data even hints that uber has discussed the order, process the payment, added extra charges and then allow discriminatory reading system between drivers and customers. get better legal system out of san francisco taxis and you will have improved data right away. (applause) thank you. >> marcela

uber there is no one. thank you very much. >> we'll go to about 3 and take a short break at that point. >> mr. chair man at this point rather than continuing to read names i'm going to ask people in this room just to speak up step forward stand upstate your name and we'll just go with that. >> hi what's your name sir? >> the state of california is full of communists and terrorists corruption and -- >> excuse me: >> the current situation calls for new taxes and medallion demand and supply created this business. the evolvement -- san francisco minimum wage and inexperienced drivers are hurting the cities respect ability the city as lost the america's can cup share of the anticipated refer revenue. there is an event tonight. the airport and streets are not able to afford and maintain a lot of what government and employees want for the city the investment isn't there the milking is tell your constituents to pay for the luxuries taxi cabs are a luxury as evidence by demand. if everyone made as much as 10 years

please don't drive for uber so just think about that thank you very much. applause. >> good afternoon. liz brad ly you called me twice. not much has changed except you charged a thousand dollars for my cab license. now we got the pink mustache that's un insured and you guys sit there like fat cats and say i think i'll take a limo tonight i have no problem with limos but these guys come right to my taxi stand right to my nightclub to my restaurant and pull up in front of me and say you need a ride? that's all they can say because they are not smart enough to say anything else so and you guys are just so ignorant you are ignoring what they are doing to our livelihood you know we could have handled the cabs. i bet every one of you guys have been in a limo i'll bet. >> thank you. next speaker. >> my name is ali i had drivers they drive for me i have no drivers. i guess i have to do it. so i got i went a few days ago have to pay 4 dollars now fifty cents i can't have water i can't have coffee the question is i just had baby 2 weeks old baby the name is lal achlt

you guys have to stop the uber and the limosine they steal all our business. we came fifty miles from the city to work. thank you very much. >> next speaker please. >> peter jacob followed by -- >> good afternoon mr. jacobs. >> good afternoon. i wish to say that when it comes to the re distribution -- i think they should absolutely be redistributed on even basis to all full service cab companies and only to the cab companies that are willing to provide healthcare to the drivers and the mta should be helpful in reducing the payment for those so that we can afford to do that. 50/50 and we're submitting a proposal to you and we're going to do a more comprehensive in the coming days. >> thank you look forward to seeing it. >> bill mo u.n. dsey. >> good afternoon directors taxi drivers. the train has left. it's brakes have failed. it's going at fullest speed and will crash somewhere. nobody can stop it. she is a liar. she has constantly abuses her power. she continues to give misstatement at each level she's working on a contingent contingency basis not reality. wh

i called uber. uber shows up. what is my fare? uber will go home. and i will take over. thank you very much. >> (calling names) >> good afternoon board of directors. we need an app, a universal app for all the cabs on the same app. some of them have flywheel; some taxi magic; some uber, whatever there is something they are doing. when the mca to come up; existing hardware is already in in half the cabs, the software mounted. i have a phone in my cab with flywheel; it works great. if i get to matters and no one is there, my cell phone is programmed into the app, rings with the customer on the other end, you're on 4th avenue, not 4th street. whatever. it works great. even when it doesn't. we need this technology because right now flywheel isn't 700 cabs on that app, i asked people, how long did you wait for this ride, saturday night? 9-10 minutes. it can imagine with 1700 we are going to solve a big demand issue assuming you want to solve the demand issue; you don't want to just throw medallions of the problem. this is a holistic approach, a way to solve the demand issue.

this business is out of control with uber you know nothing about these people nothing and they thrive there's even people picking up people in their private cars now. i see them stop and ask them where they want to go nothing is done nothing and we myself i am making less than half the money i used to make a year or two ago less than half. applause. and it's less than minimum wage. are you guys going to make up the money? no. you are not going to do anything you really don't care. listen to the cab drivers. they know. i'm up from medallion i can buy one in the next month i don't know if i'm going to buy one i'm not going to make enough money to pay for it unless something is done about this. if i can't buy one -- i'll have to start working for somebody else that can't find drivers. they would rather drive for uber because they can make more money i know somebody right now who has a cab medalion and an limosene please pay attention i know you really don't care none of you. you don't care what we say. you are going to do what you want to do. it's un believable the way you treat cab driv

the third element is enforcement; we heard a lot of calls about enforcement for uber and sidecar. we also heard complaints about taxi zones, hotels owns, illegal town cars. it is in our jurisdiction to enforce. i'm glad to hear there are four more inspectors. (applause) but today, i think the best thing we can do is let people know that there is a cap system out there that is less expensive than these other situations and we are going to make it more efficient and reliable. i am happy to second it. i will end my pontificating. i will give my congratulations to director reiskin and haiashi to push it through. >> chairman nolan: all those in favor? opposed? >> motion to conduct a close session. >> item 13, >> chairman nolan: we are back from the closed session. >> it is appropriate to have a motion to disclose or not disclose. >> chairman nolan: all those in favor? opposed? we have a motion not to disclose. thank you very much. >> the garden contains plants referred to by william shakespeare's plays and poems. located near the academy of sciences, shakespeare's garden was designed i

first you have to solve the problem with uber, side car and mustache and other kinds of companies. they are operating as illegal because they don't have any regulations. thank you. >> thank you. >> calling names. >> i used to drive also 10, 12 years ago then the last 4 years since you guys takeover the taxi business i see it's a big operation between taxi drivers and mta i think you should find a way to work together with the driver's drivers because every decision you guys are taking benefit goes to city and taxi company owners. you want to charge the city of san francisco and our people and our drivers we got the insurance taking people as a taxi drivers while you guys waiting for some guys getting hurt and what are you going to tell the whole world? one of the mustache or regular people drives their own cars? so i think you should consider fixing some problems and dealing with the taxi drivers and get together with the taxi drivers thanks. >> thank you sir applause. >> is kenny wake here kenny? calling names. >> yeah please. >> hi everyone my name is kenny and today i have a few

>> they are criticizing uber as not being fully regulated. >> there are different regulations at the state level and city level, taxis can live hail from the street. nothing -- lyft or uber can't do that. >> a short time ago you got a cease and desist from the public utilities commission. you got fined $20,000. then all of a sudden they are fine with you. >> you gave a lot of free rides or something? >> you were encouraged to expand into los angeles, in fact. what transition happened there? >> back in august this past year, we did receive a cease and did he sis and followed up with that $20,000 fine. we mainly reached out to them and said, can we come in and talk to you and explain what we're doing. do you have questions? what are your concerns? the major concern they told us about was safety. >> we said, okay, we understand that. safety is our top priority. here what is we're doing on safety. we do criminal background checks and have a strict criteria. no one with a violent crime or theft in their background would be approved to drive on the platform. >> you're insured or bonded up

that stands out. >> uber expects to add as many as 10,000 customers from being here. and start ups and fortune 500 companies are here. for nightly business report, i'm julia. >> and finally tonight, a judge struck down a proposed new york city ban on the sale of high sugar sodas and other sugary drinks larger than 16 ounces. the judge ruled that it only arbitrarily applies to some businesses and drinks. bloomberg has been tough on a lot of issues but this one -- >> got so many people inflamed. >> he and city council they they will appeal the decision of the judge. >> that's it for us. this is the time of year your public television station seeks your support. and that's support that makes programs like this possible. >> and on behalf of your public television station, thank you. we will see you back here tomorrow night.

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uber updated it's an droid app.tudios in san francisco, carolyn, dan, back to you. >> thank you. california's unemployment rate remains just below 10% but that may remain lower b a thousand jobs being offered at the california job journal. 14 companies were there looking for workers. next job journal abc 7 event will be on april 23 in silicon valley. and go from noon until 4:00 at embassy suites in milpitas. more information on abc 7 news.com so check that out. >> we have a lovely spring day out there. >> maybe inching towards record temperatures today. >> started off on the cool side. temperatures take a look at live doppler 7. you can see mainly clear skies now. almost nudging in the way of precipitation. but we do have spots of moisture showing up well north there. north of clover dale. it's possible there could be a chance of sprinkles overnight tonight, and tomorrow. and looks like a good chance of rain. the blow thought us clouds overnight has pushed inland now. it continues eastward push you notice clear skie

is also uber and side car. they're so far unregulated and therefore, spared dus and fees paid by cabs. the state p.u.c. is deciding whether they can be regulated and by whom. taxi drivers want the mta to wait before deciding about more cabs. >> i can't see how to go forward with any kind of a decision until we know what is going to happen with uber, side car and lift. >> mta says it appears there is a need for more cabs. >> based on information from our customers, from around stit we understand there is more need to make sure we provide service. >> and side war says it's a ride sharing application not a taxi company. meeting needs of people who want more options. >> coming up next, side street named for a labor hero. >> what he says... that has a >> what he says... that has a lot of peopleoman) 3 days of wag to give a breast cancer survivor a lifetime-- that's definitely a fair trade. it was such a beautiful experience. (jessica lee) ♪ and it's beautiful (woman) why walk 60 miles in the boldest breast cancer ev

these are taxi alternatives and uber and side car.ted and therefore spared from the fees paid by cabs. state utilities commission wants to find if they can be regulated and by whom. taxi drivers wanted to decide about more cabs. >> i can't see how you can go forward at this point with any kind of a coherent decision until we know what is going to happen with uber and side car and lift. >> mlt a says with the unregulated services there appears there is a need for more cabs. >> base on information from our customers, we understand there is a need for more taxi service, more taxicabs on city streets. >> and side car says it is a ride sharing application, into the taxi company, meeting the needs of people that want more transportation options. heather ishimaru, "abc 7 news". >> dan: san francisco city attorney dennis herrara is stepping up a campaign against energy drinks. he is urging the fda to protect children from the dangers of those highly caffeinated drinks. deaths of 18 people are linked to the consumption of drinks made by monste

the past i have not been in favor of universal taxi access but that decision has made for us with uber; to get on a level playing field we are going to have to go with this sort of universal information for an app, and i urge you to pass it. thank you very much. >> next speaker please. >> catherine dominguez.

. >> i do find it ironic that uber which is running around saying you have to prearrange a limo the only body out there that accepts prearrangements are taxi cabs and i find that a little bit of an irony. i think you can tell by the mood in the room -- implementing this process in the near future will not help this industry at this time so i would urge you to go slow and proceed very carefully with this particular issue and that's basically what i have to say i think the suggestions -- you need to get data gathering if you feel this is important to get a volunteer group or a reliable sample would be a really good way to go at this point in time. >> anyone else? i got laid off from my job 3 times i don't think i can handle another layoff so please think about that. >> anyone else final call okay seeing none the public comment period is over. i began with an, apology we all get the bulletin that comes out and i saw and read that and i know it was too late to change that we did what we could to get the word out we do want to make sure i think today has been a thoughtful afternoon a lot of e

the powerful thing in uber is the uber rating. very quickly we know if a driver is 4.8, 4.9, 5.0. ratings. we also have the drivers rate the customers. you basically can see if someone is a 4.5 or 4.4 they're going to be out of the system at some point. >> invested in some of the biggest tech companies or social media companies. you started a new company. >> sherpa. >> not an incubator, i'm told. >> no. >> so, tell us what it is. >> scott sanford and i from goldman sachs, he led the internet practice there, did facebook and linkdin. we haven't announced all the details, but we're basically trying to build a new kind of investment platform. >> is this a venture firm? >> no. >> this is for individuals. give us a little bit of -- >> a little bit is what we already talked about. there's going to be actual corporate members who are investors. there's going to be actual entrepreneurs who are members. and there's going to be a lot of interesting things happening between them in terms of ideas and assets and resources. >> i'm still not getting it. you're partnering with big companies. tec