September 4, 2024 CA Companies Wrote Landmark Gig Worker Law, but No One Is Enforcing It By Levi Sumagaysay Prop. 22 promised improved pay and benefits for California gig workers. But when companies fail to deliver, the state isn’t doing much to help push back. Read More 0
July 25, 2024 CA Supreme Court Allows Uber, Lyft, DoorDash Workers To Remain Contractors By Levi Sumagaysay State’s highest court refuses to overturn voter-backed Prop. 22, a law written by the gig industry allowing some independent contractors. Read More 0
May 2, 2021 California Is Awash in Cash, Thanks to a Booming Market By Matt Phillips The stock market has soared to new heights, prompting a record number of Silicon Valley companies to go public. Read More 5
March 11, 2021 Companies That Rode Pandemic Boom Get a Reality Check By Steve Lohr Investors, who flocked to companies like Zoom as the virus spread, have started to look elsewhere. Read More 0
February 24, 2021 For Better or Worse, Prop. 22 Could Become a Model for U.S. By Sonya Herrera The new law didn’t fulfill promises of change, some say. Now the measure is starting to having ripple effects across the state. Read More 14
February 3, 2021 Food Halls’ Draw Has Always Been Foot Traffic, But Coronavirus Changed That By Grace Stetson The South Bay’s food halls have seen better days—but there may be some hope on the horizon. Read More 0
December 16, 2020 San Jose, Santa Clara County Cap Fees for Food-Delivery Apps By Silicon Valley Newsroom The ordinances limit how much money food-delivery apps can charge mom-and-pop restaurants struggling to survive the pandemic. Read More 4
December 10, 2020 Small Businesses Applaud San Jose’s Proposed Delivery-Fee Cap By Emanuel Lee If San Jose approves the fee cap, it would last through next June, at which point the City Council may choose to extend or suspend it. Read More 4
December 7, 2020 Santa Clara County Proposes a New Cap on Food Delivery Fees By Emanuel Lee Local leaders will consider regulating one of restaurants’ major costs when on-site dining isn’t allowed: third-party delivery charges. Read More 0
December 3, 2020 Delivery Fee Caps, Cocktails To-Go, Free Parking Considered to Spur Downtown SJ Recovery By Emanuel Lee The Greater Downtown San Jose Economic Recovery Task Force has handed down a slate of proposals to sustain the city’s core. Read More 3
November 6, 2020 After Prop. 22 Win in California, Labor Groups Vow Challenges By Lauren Hepler, CalMatters Now, with the presidential race still undecided, the state’s war over gig work could also sway the national conversation over the future of work. Read More 5
October 28, 2020 Lawsuits and Labor Backlash: Prop. 22’s Cutthroat Final Days By Lauren Hepler, CalMatters Gig companies embark on a last-minute spending blitz after labor groups question campaign tactics. Read More 2
October 16, 2020 Op-Ed: Support California Youth When Voting on Ballot Measures By Rohin Ghosh Young Californians have been at the forefront of fighting back against the injustices and shortcomings that the pandemic has intensified. Read More 8
October 1, 2020 Op-Ed: Prop. 22 an Assault on Democracy, Human Rights By Diego Aguilar-Canabal Proposition 22 is a heist in plain sight orchestrated by some of the wealthiest liars and thieves of our modern Gilded Age. Read More 13
September 2, 2020 Santa Clara Caps Delivery App Fees to Help Local Restaurants By Silicon Valley Newsroom Courier apps such as GrubHub and DoorDash can charge Mission City restaurants no more than 15 percent under a new temporary ordinance. Read More 1
May 10, 2020 Postmates Couriers Demand Sick Pay, Protective Gear, Fair Wages By Emanuel Lee The #GuacOff campaign is the latest initiative supporting gig workers as they play an increasingly important role in the economy. Read More 3