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Today on Your Call: Will ride-sharing services mean the end of the taxicab?

On today’s Your Call, we’ll have a conversation about the explosion of Lyft, SideCar, Uber and other tech-enabled ride share companies. California recently became the first state in the country to legalize and regulate ride-sharing services. How are they competing with taxis and how are they affecting taxi drivers? Do you call for a cab or use your Smartphone app to get a ride? Join the conversation and call in with your questions on the next Your Call, with Rose Aguilar, and you.

Guests:

Barry Korengold, San Francisco taxi driver and president of the San Francisco Cab Drivers Association

Lisa Gansky, environmentalist and an entrepreneur. She is author of The Mesh: Why the Future of Business is Sharing

Web Resources:

Lisa Gansky

San Francisco Business Times: San Francisco taxi drivers turn up heat on Lyft, Uber, SideCar

USA Today: Uber Lyft: Car services target

Huffington Post: California's New Car-Sharing Regulations Create A New Category For Businesses Like Lyft, Uber