Barry Korengold, president of the San Francisco
Cab Drivers Association, has been driving for hire around the Bay
Area for 35 years. These days, he’s none too happy. Over the past
year or so, revenues have plunged 50 percent, Korengold and other
local drivers say. What happened? Along came Danetta, a bookkeeper
who has been driving passengers around San Francisco for competing
services like UberX, Sidecar, and Lyft. Brian Doherty dives into
the battle between taxi companies trying to maintain their control
over the marketplace, and the less-regulated challenge presented by
new ride services.
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