Tag: Taxi Permits
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More Cabbies — And New Apps — Enter San Diego Market
Cabdriver Adane Anjulo thanks San Diego Councilwoman Marti Emerald on July 14, 2015 for her work reforming the taxi industry. | Photo Credit: Megan Burks By Megan Burks It’s been six months since San Diego began issuing new taxi permits and so far, it isn’t the deluge of new drivers critics forewarned. After years of…
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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…
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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…