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Lege TREND. Local Voters Approval for Ride Share Taxes? 4 Opposition Arguments.

Voters in San Francisco in November 2019 can vote wehter to approve a 3,25% tax onn ride share. Thanks to AB 1184 ( 2018 | CA) .

The Heartland Institute offers reasons to oppose a ride sahre tax:

San Francisco cost of living is already high enough
Termites. “Taxes such as this one are like termites: They eat at the foundation of the community,”
Taxes drivers. Drivers may get stuck paying the tax
self-sabotaging regulation

Heartland Institute | SAN FRANCISCO VOTERS TO CONSIDER TAXING UBER

not feasible financially
not feasible politically
its a costly failure, it’d be cheaper if California bought Southwest Airlines and flew Californians around
High Speed Rail project is a net greenhouse gas producer
The questions outweigh the answers, we need tangible gains from the project
let’s ask voters, again

The Port: Port of San Diego

What happened in the ransomware attack?

Administrative systems were held hostage for a certain sum
Port staff shut down other portions of the port’s computer infrastructure
The port continued to operate during the attack on Sept. 25, 2018
Computer systems are not 100% as of 10.11.2018
- no online permitting currently
- no open records requests can be answered

3 Regulatory standards that emerged:

5 High Speed Rail opposition rallies are planned in Texas concerning the “ill-conceived Texas Land Grab Project”:

6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 16 — Truman Kimbro Center, 111 West Trinity Street in Madisonville

•5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 23 —Jewett Civic Center, 111 Robinson Rd. in Jewett

•6:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 8 — Grimes County Expo Center, 5220 FM 3455 in Navasota

•6:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 15 — House Estate, 15743 House Road in Hockley

•6:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 19 — Ellis County Women’s Building,…

A person who:

Opposition rational:

how Texas Central agents treat people
critically flawed Federal Railroad Administration’s Draft Environmental Impact Statement
bad for our natural resources
bad for communitites
no need for the project
no financial viability

In Seattle, Uber is supporting tolling for:

Are they doing this elsewhere? Yes, $10 M committed nationally to support sustainable mobility

Why does ride share support congestion pricing tolls?

In explaining how Texas Commission Environmental Quality should utilize Volkswagen emmissions funds, 3 reasons against the agency proposal:

TCEQ is following the EPA’s favoritism for electic vehicle by offering funding up to 60 percent
- government shouldnt pick winners and losers
Texas should use its own resources to achieve clean air- and that’s natural gas vehicles
“TCEQ should allow grantees to buy a vehicle to scrap”