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Appeals court grants a stay on injunction, after Lyft announces rideshare operations would be suspended in California at 11:59 PM tonight

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  1. [2]
    MimicSquid
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    Oh no! Unless we let Lyft exploit workers, they won't let those workers drive us around! How terrible. Sarcasm aside, this is a blatant ploy to attempt to push their customers into voting for Prop...

    Oh no! Unless we let Lyft exploit workers, they won't let those workers drive us around!

    How terrible.

    Sarcasm aside, this is a blatant ploy to attempt to push their customers into voting for Prop 22 in order to get their service back. It'll be interesting to see if Uber backs their play and also suspends service, or simply absorbs their market share.

    6 votes
    1. Deimos
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      In The Verge's article about this, they say that Uber had previously said they would stop service too, but it hasn't been officially confirmed and a spokesperson wouldn't commit to it today (yet?):

      In The Verge's article about this, they say that Uber had previously said they would stop service too, but it hasn't been officially confirmed and a spokesperson wouldn't commit to it today (yet?):

      Uber has also said it will cease operations in California at the end of the day, though it has yet to officially confirm it. A spokesperson for the company declined to comment, but shared a link to a Medium article arguing that Uber has been an essential transportation service during the pandemic.

      1 vote
  2. [4]
    Deimos
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    An appeals court has granted a stay on the injunction now, so they'll be able to continue operating. Not sure if we should update the overall topic link/title, or if it would be better to have a...

    An appeals court has granted a stay on the injunction now, so they'll be able to continue operating.

    Not sure if we should update the overall topic link/title, or if it would be better to have a separate submission or anything. That ruling is very recent so there doesn't seem to be much info out there yet.

    5 votes
    1. [3]
      ali
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      I would add a quick note that it’s temporarily not suspended instead of a whole new post splitting the discussion

      I would add a quick note that it’s temporarily not suspended instead of a whole new post splitting the discussion

      2 votes
      1. [2]
        skybrian
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        Apparently it's too late for me to edit anything. Why is that?

        Apparently it's too late for me to edit anything. Why is that?

        1 vote
        1. Deimos
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          Users can only edit the titles of their posts for the first 5 minutes by default (to fix typos and similar), but some users have the ability to edit at any time. I updated the title, but I'll give...

          Users can only edit the titles of their posts for the first 5 minutes by default (to fix typos and similar), but some users have the ability to edit at any time. I updated the title, but I'll give you that permission as well.

          4 votes
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    stu2b50
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    I know this is a post from Lyft, but this got a laugh out of me Under Prop 22, a bunch of hypothetical side effects that lyft thinks will happen and none of the actual policy. In fact, after...

    I know this is a post from Lyft, but this got a laugh out of me

    In this new model that politicians are pushing:

    *Passengers would experience reduced service, especially in suburban and rural areas

    *80% of drivers would lose work and the rest would have scheduled shifts, and capped hourly earnings.

    *Lower-income riders trying to make it to essential jobs and medical appointments would be faced with unaffordable prices (38% of Lyft rides in California begin or end in low-income areas that have few transit options already).

    Under Prop 22, a bunch of hypothetical side effects that lyft thinks will happen and none of the actual policy.

    In fact, after reading the whole thing, it never actually mentions what Prop 22 does.

    4 votes
    1. skybrian
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      They link to this website which says a little more and links to the proposition itself. But I linked to ballotpedia below because I thought it was a better summary.

      They link to this website which says a little more and links to the proposition itself.

      But I linked to ballotpedia below because I thought it was a better summary.

      1 vote
  4. skybrian
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    Here's a description of Prop 22 which is on the ballot in November. This page (by a company I'm not familiar with) seems to show some voter support, but it's early:

    Here's a description of Prop 22 which is on the ballot in November.

    This page (by a company I'm not familiar with) seems to show some voter support, but it's early:

    It is important to note the significant number of respondents selecting ‘Don’t Know’ in response to our voting intention question. Only 34% of California respondents said they were aware of Proposition 22 prior to this poll, with the majority (66%) saying they were not aware of the proposition. Interestingly, a greater proportion of likely Trump voters (43%) were aware of it than likely Biden voters (33%). A high proportion of those who have driven for Uber or Lyft or another ride-sharing service are aware of the ballot measure.

    2 votes