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Ben Hueso's taxi cab conflict
I am a permit holder of 1 taxicab in San Diego. I purchased it nearly 2 years ago for $130,000 and I bought a nice car and prepared it for the road for approximately $10,000. I had a grand total of $117,000 to my name. This was all the money for my family. I borrowed the rest, $23,000, to complete the purchase and have my car on the road working. My net return is $500 per week. Approximately $25,000 per year. I also manage 10 taxicabs. In all I manage around 40 people because most of these cabs have 3 to 5 drivers. EACH AND EVERYONE OF THEM MAKE MORE THAN $500 PER WEEK ON AVERAGE. I purchase, repair, replace, register, and pay ALL fees for the cars. My brother bought a permit last week. His driver made $450 on Friday night alone. The taxi union should teach its drivers to make more than $4.5o per hour instead of teaching them to stick their hands out for free housing allowance ($1,100 per person), free welfare, and now they want to receive a taxicab permit from the city for $3,000. A study, which cost taxpayers $100,000 just two short years ago, was independent, and it concluded that there were too many taxicabs on the road. Now, two years later, Mr. Filner and the San Diego City Council just approved another $100,000 study for the purpose of releasing more permits. There is less work now than there was two years ago, isn't there? Drivers are "supposedly" making $4.50 per hour, right? What do you think more taxicabs will do to the earnings of cabbies? STOP LYING AND CHEATING AND LEARN HOW TO MAKE A LIVING. Create repeat customers. Stay off of your phones while driving passengers around! Stop taking tourists the wrong way to their destinations! My drivers tell me every day about customers complaining about these issues. KPBS, PLEASE DO A STUDY ABOUT WELFARE AND HOUSING ALLOWANCE. COMPARE THOSE WHO ARE CHEATING THE SYSTEM TO THOSE WHO ARE REQUESTING MEDALLIONS FROM THE CITY. BE FAIR— June 19, 2013 2:38 a.m.
Study finds unfair, unsafe working conditions for San Diego taxi drivers
I am a permit holder of 1 taxicab in San Diego. I purchased it nearly 2 years ago for $130,000 and I bought a nice car and prepared it for the road for approximately $10,000. I had a grand total of $117,000 to my name. This was all the money for my family. I borrowed the rest, $23,000, to complete the purchase and have my car on the road working. My net return is $500 per week. Approximately $25,000 per year. I also manage 10 taxicabs. In all I manage around 40 people because most of these cabs have 3 to 5 drivers. EACH AND EVERYONE OF THEM MAKE MORE THAN $500 PER WEEK ON AVERAGE. I purchase, repair, replace, register, and pay ALL fees for the cars. My brother bought a permit last week. His driver made $450 on Friday night alone. The taxi union should teach its drivers to make more than $4.5o per hour instead of teaching them to stick their hands out for free housing allowance ($1,100 per person), free welfare, and now they want to receive a taxicab permit from the city for $3,000. A study, which cost taxpayers $100,000 just two short years ago, was independent, and it concluded that there were too many taxicabs on the road. Now, two years later, Mr. Filner and the San Diego City Council just approved another $100,000 study for the purpose of releasing more permits. There is less work now than there was two years ago, isn't there? Drivers are "supposedly" making $4.50 per hour, right? What do you think more taxicabs will do to the earnings of cabbies? STOP LYING AND CHEATING AND LEARN HOW TO MAKE A LIVING. Create repeat customers. Stay off of your phones while driving passengers around! Stop taking tourists the wrong way to their destinations! My drivers tell me every day about customers complaining about these issues. KPBS, PLEASE DO A STUDY ABOUT WELFARE AND HOUSING ALLOWANCE. COMPARE THOSE WHO ARE CHEATING THE SYSTEM TO THOSE WHO ARE REQUESTING MEDALLIONS FROM THE CITY. BE FAIR.— June 19, 2013 2:37 a.m.