CPUC Regulators Still Hashing Out More Rules for Uber and Lyft

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Michael Picker (shown in a 2011 photo), president of the California Public Utilities Commission, told a Senate committee that no other state agency wants to regulate Uber and Lyft. Creative Commons image by Flickr user

By Bryan Goebel, KQED News Fix/The California Report
The California Public Utilities Commission met Thursday to talk about the latest phase of regulations for ride services, just two days after its president told a state Senate committee hearing that no state agency — including his, apparently — wants to oversee Uber and Lyft.

The commissioners were scheduled to vote Thursday on tightening ride-service guidelines, but postponed the decision until April 7 so that regulators could clear up some issues over leased vehicles, get more input on fingerprint background checks and clarify rules for transporting unaccompanied minors. 

Read the complete story at KQED News Fix/The California Report.

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