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Day Around The Bay: Lyft Settles Class Action Suit, Drivers Remain Contractors
SF News /Caleb Pershan

Day Around The Bay: Lyft Settles Class Action Suit, Drivers Remain Contractors

Published Jan 27, 2016 · 10:00 AM PST



  • Lyft just settled a class action lawsuit for $12.25 million. The result: Its drivers won’t be employees. [Wired]
  • Is Apple expanding to San Jose? San Jose sure hopes so. [Business Times]
  • 140 New Montgomery in San Francisco up for sale, and it could fetch as much as $1,000 per square foot. [Business Times]
  • Mayor Lee appears to duck campaign scandal questions and Super Bowl 50 questions. [Ex, 48 Hills]
  • The City's lawsuit to get rid of cash bail might be over before it's begun. [Chron]
  • Oh boy, this man robbed an SF Wells Fargo, then deposited money in his own Wells Fargo account at a different branch. [CBSSF]
  • UCSF study says caffeine is fine for your heart and doesn't contribute to heart palpitations or give you extra heartbeats. So wait, what's the point again? [CBSSF]
  • Remember when someone tried to mug Scott Wiener and he like tricked them or whatever? Now a second arrest has been made. [Ex]
  • The Association of National Advertisers files suit against SF’s sugary drinks advertising law, citing free speech. [Adage]
  • San Francisco Public Utilities Commission actually says it's not OK for SF General to flush pills down the toilet as they've reportedly been doing. The hospital is now going to be made to stop doing this. [SFMag]
  • Are the Supes about to shut down tech shuttles? Not exactly, but fewer stops are one possibility. [48 Hills, Ex]

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