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California Requiring Masks On Public Transportation
CALIFORNIA—As of October 8, individuals getting rides within the state of California are expected to wear masks while utilizing Lyft and Uber.“Wearing a mask...
Lawsuit Filed Against Uber Alleges Sexual Assault
BEVERLY HILLS—A new lawsuit was filed against Uber Technologies that alleges a driver sexually assaulted a passenger after she fell asleep in the back...
Uber’s 911 Integration Expands Further Into LA County
BEVERLY HILLS—The popular ride share company, Uber, has decided to expand a 911 integration with its mobile app to cities, like Santa Monica and...
Chief Security Officer Of Uber Charged With Obstructing Justice
CALIFORNIA—A criminal complaint was filed in federal court on Tuesday, August 11 charging Joseph Sullivan, Uber’s Chief Security Officer, with obstruction of justice and...
California Attorney General Defends Law Proposal For Uber, LYFT Drivers
UNITED STATES—UBER and Lyft are some of the biggest ride-hailing companies in the world. With hundreds of thousands of drivers and millions of users...
Uber Layoffs, Co-Founder Buys $43.3 Million Mansion
BEL AIR—On Friday, May 8, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported that Travis Kalanick, co-founder and former CEO of the ride-hailing company Uber, is...
Uber Sued Over Battery And Assault Allegations
LOS FELIZ—Uber, the transportation network, is being sued by a Burbank resident for an alleged attack he endured as a result of one of...
Uber’s Electric Scooter Launches In Santa Monica
SANTA MONICA—Uber recently launched its new electric scooters in the city of Santa Monica. Uber purchased JUMP which is a bike-sharing program that utilizes...
Bird, Lime Call For Protest Following Snub
SANTA MONICA—Motorized scooter customers gathered outside Santa Monica City Hall in response to the city's recommendation of Lyft and Uber-owned Jump over Bird and...
Woman Stabbed On La Brea
WEST HOLLYWOOD—Officials from the West Hollywood Sheriff's Department deputies arrested a man on Thursday, March 22 for stabbing one woman and throwing a knife...
WeHo Hosting Launch Of ‘The Drop’
WEST HOLLYWOOD—The City of West Hollywood will host a celebration for the launch of the new evening and nighttime curb zones called The Drop....
Uber Express Pool Coming To Los Angeles
CALIFORNIA—Uber's newest service, Uber Express Pool, has launched in the city of Los Angeles. Riders will now be able to carpool to their destination...
Uber Plans To Bring Flying Cars To Los Angeles By 2020
LOS ANGELES—Uber’s head of product development Jeff Holden announced on Wednesday, November 8 that it would be adding Los Angeles to the list of...
Man Posing As Uber Driver Arrested For Sexual Assault
BEVERLY HILLS—A Los Angeles man posing as a ride share driver was arrested and charged with sexually assaulting a woman in Beverly Hills on May...
Uber, Lyft Rates Expected To Rise On New Year’s
LOS ANGELES—Customers looking to utilize a driving service to get home safely during New Year's festivities could see a typical fare increase by 200 percent.
Share-riding companies,...
Uber Suspends Self-Driving Cars, Mistakes Reported
SAN FRANCISCO—The online public transportation network Uber Technologies Inc. was ordered by the state of California to remove its self-driving cars from the streets...
Taxi Driver Killed in Three-Car Crash In West Hollywood
WEST HOLLYWOOD—On Saturday, August 13, a West Hollywood taxi driver was killed in a suspected DUI collision. According to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department,...
Uber Driver Being Sued By Family Of Davoud Dayani
BEVERLY HILLS—The family of an 85-year-old Beverly Hills man who was struck and killed last year by a car driven by an Uber employee...
Uber Driver Charged For Assaulting Passenger
SHERMAN OAKS—Phillip Reid Bagwell, 46, of Sherman Oaks, a former Uber driver was arraigned in court on Thursday, January 28 to stand trial on...
UCLA’s Ishmael Adams Arrested For Robbery
WESTWOOD—UCLA starting cornerback Ishmael Adams was released on bail Tuesday, September 1 at 6:24 a.m., a day after being arrested on suspicion of felony...
