Uber stops upfront ride pricing in response to California worker law

Re:Uber stops upfront ride pricing in response to California... by gnicholas on Saturday January 11, 2020 @07:23PM (#22023461)

> the same way all other laws do, passed by the legislature and signed by the governor

In CA, there are also a fair number of propositions that are voted on by the general public. It would be interesting if there were some sort of mechanism through which a pending law could be put on hold until after a popular vote, say, if enough voter signatures were gathered within a certain timeframe.

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Re:Uber stops upfront ride pricing in response to California... by colejohnson66 on Saturday January 11, 2020 @09:48PM (#22024126)

There is. A proposition could be filed to stop the law, get enough signatures, and then get voted on during the next election.

If what you’re asking is for an “emergency proposition” where everyone votes now, that’ll never happen.

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Re:Uber stops upfront ride pricing in response to California... by gnicholas on Monday January 13, 2020 @12:04AM (#22031971)

I'm asking for something in the middle — basically pause a new law from coming into effect because enough residents have given signatures for a proposition that would invalidate it. What I think you're describing is invalidating it after it comes into effect. It would seem reasonable to have an avenue for pre-empting a very unpopular law (passed by legislators and signed by the governor) from coming into effect, given that the proposition system already gives residents a way to later overturn it.

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