Tag: Taxi

  • Shadow Market for Taxi Permits Lucrative for Some, Hardship for Others

    Part 1: The Shadow Market (See Part 2 below) | Video Credit: Nicholas McVicker By Amita Sharma Fred, who is short, 40ish and East African, makes a lot of money in the taxi business in San Diego. And it’s not just from driving a cab. He’s exploited what Mayor Bob Filner calls the “black market”…

  • City Considers Taxi Industry Overhaul Amid Reports Of Low Wages, Unsafe Cabs

    By Megan Burks and Claire Trageser The city will not renew its five-year contract with the Metropolitan Transit System for regulating San Diego’s taxi industry when it expires in June, but will extend it by one year to study other options. The decision comes as drivers ramp up complaints about poor working conditions, driver and…

  • 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:…