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App-based gig workers hold demonstration outside Los Angeles City Hall to urge voters to vote no on Proposition 22, a ballot measure that would classify app-based drivers as independent contractors and not employees or agents, in Los Angeles on October 8, 2020. Photo by Mike Blake, REUTERS

Instacart, Lyft back in California political spotlight

by Emily Hoeven April 14, 2022April 14, 2022

The ripple effects of Proposition 22 are still reverberating in California labor politics — and could rear up in this year’s election.

Toyota Prius Hybrid vehicle offering rides for UBER and LYFT in San Francisco Bay Area

California’s gig worker fight is back in the courts

by Dan Walters August 25, 2021August 24, 2021

The California Assembly chamber

Legislative bloodbath as big bills die

by Emily Hoeven May 21, 2021May 21, 2021

Environmental groups, labor advocates and drivers are calling for California regulators to ensure that the companies, not the drivers, cover the costs of Lyft and Uber operators switching to electric cars. Photo by Gene J. Puskar, AP Photo

California approves electric car mandate for Uber and Lyft

by Rachel Becker May 19, 2021May 20, 2021

Grupos ambientalistas, defensores laborales y conductores están pidiendo a los reguladores de California que se aseguren de que las empresas, no los conductores, cubran los costos de los operadores de Lyft y Uber que se cambian a automóviles eléctricos. Foto de Gene J. Puskar, AP Foto

CalMatters en Español

California evalúa el mandato de vehículos eléctricos para Uber y Lyft

by Rachel Becker May 19, 2021May 19, 2021

AB 5

Rely on IRS rules for contract workers, not the ABC test of AB 5

by Guest Commentary March 19, 2021March 18, 2021

ICU nurse Helen Cordova receives the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine as Gov. Gavin Newsom watches at Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center on Dec. 14, 2020. Photo by Jae C. Hong, AP Photo/Pool

The scramble for vaccine priority

by Emily Hoeven December 15, 2020December 15, 2020

Uber and Lyft

Post-Prop. 22: A different approach toward Uber and Lyft – and ride-hailing

by Guest Commentary November 18, 2020November 18, 2020

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CalMatters en Español

Opinión: La iniciativa de voto ciudadano debe pertenecer a los ciudadanos, no a intereses especiales

by Guest Commentary November 10, 2020November 10, 2020

Citizen’s ballot initiative should belong to citizens – not special interests

by Guest Commentary November 10, 2020November 13, 2020