Ridesharing Apps/companies under regulatory attack
 

You'd think that in CA of all places, the tree-huggers would defend ridesharing:

While The California PUC Cracks Down On Ride-Sharing, Sidecar And Lyft Commit To Staying On The Road | TechCrunch

Why do people accept that taxis need to be "regulated" anyway?

Don't they see that the set prices is price-fixing? What if some FOB immigrant wants to drive his own taxi and offer lower prices?