Vice Mayor Sophie Hahn said via email that even with the cap, she will continue to encourage diners to order directly from restaurants, or use restaurants’ own delivery services if available, to curb the expense of using delivery apps, a cost that is often not readily evident to consumers when they place an order. … [Read more...] about Berkeley caps delivery commission fees at 15% as pressure on apps heats up
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Uber’s name-your-price feature for drivers hits Bay Area
Uber and Lyft are battling driver reclassification in the courts, where California has sued them; with their state regulator, the California Public Utilities Commission; and via a November ballot initiative they are paying tens of millions to promote. Proposition 22 asks voters to keep gig drivers and couriers as contractors but give them earnings floors and some benefits. … [Read more...] about Uber’s name-your-price feature for drivers hits Bay Area
Giants try to get serious in a ballgame that features homers by Sandoval, Pence
“I think we just see Alyssa as an especially effective coach,” he said. “She’s ingrained in our culture and so ingrained as a member of the coaching staff. She’s just making the players and staff members better. That’s how I see it when I see her out there.” … [Read more...] about Giants try to get serious in a ballgame that features homers by Sandoval, Pence
Fire Destroys Much of 249-year-old Church in California
"Whereas the California Catholic Conference of Bishops reminds us that the historical truth is that St. Serra repeatedly pressed the Spanish authorities for better treatment of the Native American community, we recognize and understand that for some he has become a symbol of the dehumanization of the Native American community," said the church's pastor, Father John Molyneux, said in a statement. … [Read more...] about Fire Destroys Much of 249-year-old Church in California
