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Ben Hueso's taxi cab conflict
Driver working conditions DO need to be improved, change needs to come in some aspects, but with a comprehensive analisys of the industry and not under a hidden political agenda based on votes from a disenfranchised constituency and the delivering of empty promises. what is disgraceful is the malicious manipulation of immigrant drivers who are given empty promises in return for their union dues, donations in other to fund unscrupolous and racketering individuals. The FBI should look closely on the financial records of these groups as we can assure you drivers are being ripped off under the excuse of labor changes.— May 20, 2013 10:30 a.m.
Ben Hueso's taxi cab conflict
Good Morning; although changes in the taxicab industry, as in any other industry are needed, due to the different circumstances in recent economic times, it is important to expose the fallacies of unscrupolous and deceitful "taxi advocate leaders" like Mr.Seifu and Mikail Hussein. These individuals often go unchallenged in their biased and unobjective comments, Why?. It would be convenient to know the financial amounts these individuals receive as "pseudo advocates" for being the leaders and founders of their own driver advocacy groups. Shame on these individuals for taking advantage of hard working taxi drivers, most of them recent immigrants who lack the proper knowledge to understand the complex laws and regulations that govern the taxicab industry. Shame on these individuals for willfully misleading and deceitfully promising these hard working drivers that, and of course, after the proper membership fees that go right in Husseins and Seifu's pockets, that drivers will get their own taxi permit, which currently impossible to obtain. Seifu's and Husseins arguments, although partially corect in the sense that there needs to be change in some aspects, are complete biased, false and malicious. For example: Seifu claims that the reasons for this so called "black market" in reference to the issuing of taxi permits is due to MTS being corrupt and irresponsible. When in fact, MTS was recently awarded the "best transportation system in America" and MTS Taxi Administration is recognized internationallly by the IATR (international assosiation of transportation regulators) as one of the best administrative programs in North America. Hard to believe for being "irresponsible and corrupt" Seifu knows, but maliciouslly chooses not to inform that MTS ONLY acts as an administrator to SD City Council policy which is the main and only governing guideline pertaining to the issuing of TAxi permits. Seifu and Hussein claim Taxi drivers receive "poverty wages" due to the lack of trip revenue and high lease prices, but yet lobby and advocate for the additional issuance of Hundreds of new taxi permits, Which in turn would overflow the supply for taxicabs and in turn would make the drivers earn less. Quite interesting to find out that Seifu and Hussein, whithin their respective groups have appointed themselves to "administer" these new permits if there ever issued. Seifu has presented a lucrative "business" radio service program to the city and has collected hundreds of thousands of dollars from drivers to fund his own business plan, arguing that "the city" would obtain revenue by adopting his selfish business idea. Seifu does not inform, either by ignorance or ommission, that State law mandates that these type of transportation oversite regulatory program operate only on a "cost and recovery basis"— May 20, 2013 10:29 a.m.