In 2019, Uber and Lyft both supported Prop D, a per-ride tax on rideshare companies that generates millions annually for public transit and is set to increase in 2025. San Francisco already makes it difficult for businesses to thrive, with gross receipts and business taxes far higher than those of other cities in the Bay Area and around the country. 

Prop L’s additional new tax fails to improve Muni’s reliability and safety or include any protections against mismanagement. Uber and Lyft have demonstrated that they are willing to contribute to public transit, but we can’t keep punishing businesses for the failures of our government.

The real impact of Prop L will be on the vulnerable residents, including seniors, people with disabilities, and rideshare drivers, who rely on rideshares for their basic needs and livelihoods. Prop L only makes these essential rideshares more expensive without improving Muni as a transit option for San Franciscans.