Last-minute California ruling means Uber and Lyft won't shut down today:
A California judge has granted Uber and Lyft an emergency reprieve from an order requiring them to treat their drivers as employees. The companies were facing a Thursday deadline to comply with the order. Earlier today, Lyft announced that it would be forced to shut down in the state at midnight tonight.
[...] Uber had warned that it was likely to do the same if the courts didn't delay enforcement of the law.
[...] The judge's emergency stay means that Lyft and Uber will be able to keep operating under their current model while they continue litigating whether the new law applies to them.
Previously:
California Judge Rules Uber and Lyft to Immediately Classify Drivers as Employees
(Score: 2) by Phoenix666 on Saturday August 22 2020, @12:34AM
My understanding is that besides out-competing regular taxis, Uber and Lyft were quite heavily used by Millennials who eschewed car ownership.
Of course the Bay Area has BART, CalTrain, Muni, cable cars, buses, and some ferries that connect Oakland and SF to Marin County. When I lived there twenty years ago it was feasible to get around without a car, but Soylentils who live there can better chime in on how it is now.
Washington DC delenda est.