As regulation looms, Uber goes mafioso with ad campaign

As regulation looms, Uber goes mafioso with ad campaign

For about two years, Uber has been operating its alleged “ride sharing” service illegally throughout Miami-Dade, picking  passengers up and taking business from taxis and causing a ruckus at County Hall. And now that there is going to be a serious consideration of rules they might have to adhere to, the company has launched a […]

Mayor Carlos Gimenez’s Uber draft ‘not ready for primetime’

Mayor Carlos Gimenez’s Uber draft ‘not ready for primetime’

The much ballyhooed ghost legislation that Mayor Carlos Gimenez had his staff write to legalize Uber and Lyft is not going anywhere. Not anytime soon, anyway. But it’s not because Commission Chairman Jean Monestime has been stalling, like Gimenez and his people have been saying on TV and radio shows for the past couple of […]

Miami-Dade should give medallion money back to cabbies

Miami-Dade should give medallion money back to cabbies

It’s fraud. Or extortion. Or both. Miami-Dade County sold six taxi medallions at auction for about $2.4 million dollars in 2012, an average of $400,000 each. This is on top of the 20 medallions awarded to taxi drivers through a lottery every year from 1999 to 2011– at $20,000 a pop. Folks paid those prices […]

Double standard: Miami-Dade lets Lyft, Uber run over rules

Double standard: Miami-Dade lets Lyft, Uber run over rules

Uber, the popular app-driven black car service that has been a controversial addition to the traffic landscape in Miami-Dade, has been booted from Broward County as of last week. And Uber drivers are getting citations in Key West — where at least one driver was arrested for driving without a license. And where do you […]