Uber and Lyft Just Bought a Law in California

A daily mix of stories about cities, city life, and our always evolving neighborhoods and skylines. [Curbed]( friday, november 6 getting around [Uber and Lyft Just Bought a Law in California]( The companies spent $200 million to pass Proposition 22, which establishes gig-economy drivers as a new employment class.   Photo: Al Seib/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images   When you vote in California, you get used to wading through a dozen or so state measures at the bottom of each ballot that let the electorate determine the fate of everything from increases in education funding to the future of stem-cell research. Sometimes there’s an industry supporting them, sometimes not. But the push behind Proposition 22, which California voters passed this week, was like nothing I’ve seen before. In all, Uber and Lyft spent almost $200 million to convince voters that paying their drivers a fair wage with benefits would kill their companies. And it worked. [Continue reading »](     Curbed is now at home at New York. [Subscribe today]( for 60% off.     [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( The Latest [We Unearthed the 72 Best Rent Deals in NYC Right Now A rare loft on Bond Street, a three-bedroom in Gramercy Park for $2,500, and several very lovely apartments in Park Slope.]( [Waiting for the Amtrak President, COVID on Staten Island, and Other News Weekly roundup of the important — and unimportant — NYC news you should know about from this week.]( [Your Anti-Anxiety Recommendation Today Is Watching a Guy Unclog Storm Drains Feel your agitation disappear down the pipes.]( [11 NYC Infrastructure Projects a Biden Administration Should Fund Amtrak is just the beginning.]( [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( [Read More From Curbed](       Curbed readers save 60 percent on a subscription to New York. For [unlimited access]( to more great stories — and everything New York — become a digital subscriber!     We value your feedback. Send us a note at engage@nymag.com. [logo]( [facebook logo]( [instagram logo]( [twitter logo]( [unsubscribe](param=curbed)   |   [privacy notice](   |   [update preferences]( This email was sent to {EMAIL}. Was this email forwarded to you? [Sign up now]( to get this newsletter in your inbox. [View this email in your browser.]( You received this email because you have a subscription to New York. Reach the right online audience with us For advertising information on e-mail newsletters please contact AdOps@nymag.com Vox Media, LLC 1201 Connecticut Ave. NW, 11th Floor Washington, DC 20036 Copyright © 2020, All rights reserved