5ber’s change of plans is unfair to drivers
Regarding “Uber may stop letting drivers see destinations and name prices” ºApril 5»b I was upset after reading the recent article regarding Uber potentially blocking the ability for drivers to see destinations and prices when picking up a rider.
This is unfair to drivers as they should have the choice to accept or decline trips if they deem it not worth their time or inconvenient. Since they are independent contractors, they do not receive a base or hourly salary. Whatever amount they make from fares in an hour is all they get paid for that hour, so they shouldn’t be forced to automatically settle for the first trip that comes their way.
Our state should impose a regulation on Uber that forces them to continue displaying fare and destination information to the driver. If not addressed, these changes could lead to fewer drivers, which would mean longer wait times and higher fares for passengers. If Uber continues through with these harmful changes, we as a state should find alternatives to its platform in competitors that offer transparency and flexibility to their independent drivers.
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losures discriminate
Regarding “Make park roads accessible for senior citizens” ºLetters, April 3»b I highly support the letter to the editor. I am a disabled senior citizen and I can only walk short distances. San Francisco used to care for the elderly and disabled, however now there is an element that wants all the rights for themselves by closing streets to automobile traffic.
This is discrimination. There have been more parking spaces eliminated over the past years to make way forb Restaurant parklets ºneeded for the pandemic, but are not necessary for the future», quiet streets ºrarely used, except one or two days a week», bus and bicycle full street lanes ºmake driving conditions confusing and hazardous» and installations of bicycle rentals ºnot used to full capacity, e.g., Church Street and 29th Street, which removed a disabled parking meter». The city should
consider everybody’s need to enjoy all places of our great city. Please do not close down access by cars, but come to a reasonable solution to accommodate the needs all citizens of San Francisco. We have a good public transportation system, however it is not always reliable and consistent.
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Stop destroying forests
Regarding “Ban clearcutting” ºLetters, April 3»b The letter mentions the critical value of extensive forests for absorbing carbon dioxide. For those not familiar with clearcutting, it means stripping all trees and brush from 20acre tracts using heavy dieselfueled vehicles that compact the usually porous forest earth prior to planting firevulnerable saplings for a tree farm.
In addition to carbon dioxide released to the atmosphere by that ecologically destructive action, those mature trees removed had formed a windbreak that could limit lightningset fires, had produced much oxygen, had stored rain, snow or hail in their soil for the bulk of our state’s primary water supply, and had sheltered untold numbers of wildlife.
=es, by all means, tell the governor, your legislators and California Board of Forestry and Fire Protection that clearcutting must be replaced with sensible, selective sustainable timber harvest.
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Don’t hate Salesforce
Regarding “Salesforce paid zero federal tax in 2020 despite making $2.6 billion” ºBusiness, April 6»b As the bit of wisdom goes, don’t hate the player, hate the game. I’m pissed off that Salesforce didn’t pay taxes last year. I get it. I suppose they play the game that all the big companies play. If they didn’t, they’d perish in competition against their rivals. But Marc Benioff, if you’re going to be a champion of corporate responsibility to society, at least lobby for changing the tax code, instead of not taking a position on the federal tax cuts and lobbying on two minor items.