The tech shuttles now appear to be here to stay — and that's okay with the activists, who think they can make the likes of Google, Apple, and Facebook pay for evictions caused by rent spikes near shuttle stops.
A lawsuit going to trial next month — filed by housing activists and public sector employee union Services Employees International Union Local 1021 — could force a lengthy California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) review of the tech shuttles' use of Muni stops. The suit could also force the city to conduct a review of what "displacement" means.
State law forbids the city from charging tech shuttles more than the cost of using a stop. In order to charge higher rates, the city would need to study the gentrification effects of commuter shuttles. Once the impact was quantified, that money could then be added to the cost of administering the shuttle program, litigants say.
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