Union Tribune | Council OKs $100K for new taxi study by Chris Nichols  “Mayor Bob Filner’s plan to rework San Diego’s taxi industry sped forward this week with an assist from the City Council. Despite opposition from taxicab owners and the city’s Independent Budget Analyst, the council on Monday approved the mayor’s proposal to spend $100,000 on a study examining how best […]

San Diego News 6: Study – San Diego Taxi Drivers Overworked, Underpaid SAN DIEGO (CNS) – Taxi drivers in San Diego work a median of 70 hours a week to cover the costs of leasing their vehicles and other expenses, and earn a median salary of $4.45 an hour including tips, according to a study released Thursday. The study, conducted […]

UT San Diego:  Report –  Improve Conditions for Taxi Drivers By Chris Nichols 12:47p.m. May 23, 2013 Should San Diego shake up how taxis are managed in the city? It could keep using an outside contractor to regulate the industry, with or without any revised rules, or go with direct city supervision. The discussion about those and other choices will likely grow […]