Faced with unprecedented threats to Oakland’s diversity and affordability, The Greenlining Institute has joined other Oakland advocates to launch No Uber Oakland. The campaign seeks to...
After weeks of pressure from Oakland nonprofits and community organizations, Uber has agreed to set up a meeting with a small group of local leaders to...
Uber Technologies is teaming with an Oakland-based firm, 360 Total Concept, to host local business outreach events to maximize Oakland business participation as the ride-sharing company...
Dear Mr. Kalanick, When President Obama delivered his State of the Union address on Jan. 12, he said, “Today, technology doesn’t just replace jobs on...
A number of local leaders and nonprofit organizations in Oakland are kicking off a public discussion about how to “pull Uber over to the side of...
A community forum, hosted by the Oakland Post and Greenlining, met on Thursday to begin a discussion on how to ensure that Uber and other large...
By Orson Aguilar, President, Greenlining Institute Uber is a disruptive force and Oakland is a disruptive city, but for innovation to occur, disruption must be...
Miembros de la comunidad que representando a varias organizaciones de activistas culturales realizaron una vigilia, procesión y manifestación cultural en el centro de Oakland la noche...
Community members representing several cultural activist organizations held a vigil, procession and cultural rally in downtown Oakland Monday evening, defending the Black Friday 14 who are...
Dan Rivoli, THE NEW YORK DAILY NEWS NEW YORK (The New York Daily News) — The head of a black business organization wants Mayor de...
(TechCrunch) – Geographic saturation is the key to network effects and profitability in the ridesharing business. The more drivers Uber or Lyft have in a given region, the...
SCOTT MAYEROWITZ, AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Business travelers are bypassing the taxi queue with greater frequency, choosing instead ride-hailing services like Uber Technologies....
(Reuters) – Ride-hailing apps Uber and Lyft failed to persuade separate U.S. judges on Wednesday to rule that their drivers are independent contractors instead of...
(Bloomberg) – David Sutton is looking for the worst possible news about Uber Technologies. An accident in San Francisco, an assault in Boston: Such bad...
Carolyn Said, SAN FRANCISCO GATE (SFGate.com)—Uber and Lyft, the yin and yang of ride-hailing services, seem to have bad news-good news disclosures in tandem. On...
LOS ANGELES (USA Today) — Snapchat, the 3-year-old messaging app with disappearing photos, could become the world’s third-most valuable tech start-up. Snapchat is said to...
(The Register) – Google may be working on an Uber-like service using autonomous vehicles, reports Bloomberg. The financial newswire’s story says Google’s chief legal officer David Drummond,...
BARBARA ORTUTAY, AP Technology Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Uber, Facebook, Instagram — sure, they’ve been all the rage, but as 2014 winds down we’re all...
Uber and Lyft announced their removal of opposition and revealed their support of Assemblywoman Susan Bonilla’s AB 2293 last week. Throughout the process, both companies adamantly...