Michael's Lyft Story

I asked for your Lyft story submissions to add to the Keep LA Lyft Alive blog and today I received Michael's story. Oh, and you may have seen Michael last week on HuffPost Live in a panel discussion regarding the cease and desist placed on Lyft by taxi regulators at LADOT.  If not, you can watch it here.  Now without further adieu, below is Michael's story. Thanks for sharing with...

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Calling all LA Lyfters

How much do I love Lyft? Let me count the ways... 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6.....ah, forget it! It would take forever to count that high. Not only did I start a blog to help keep Lyft alive in LA, I wrote a letter to key city officials! Are you an LA Lyfter? How much do you love Lyft? Do you want to keep Lyft in our beloved city? Click here to read more about what's going on with Lyft in LA and how you...

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My Lyftiversary

Next Wednesday, July 3rd, will mark exactly three months I have been using Lyft in LA. Happy Lyftiversary to meeeee! When I say I use Lyft a lot, I mean, I use Lyft A LOT. I have used Lyft several times in one day on more than one occasion. I'm so thankful I was introduced to Lyft and I tell everyone I can about how much my quality of life has improved since I met the pink mustache. In honor...

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My First Lyft

The same weekend I got the Lyft link text from my friend, I set up my Lyft account. I was still unsure as to what Lyft was, but was curious enough and coupled with the simple fact I was SO OVER the repeatedly rude treatment I got from LA cab drivers, it was worth a shot to at least set up an account on my phone. It took just a few minutes and voila! A cute little floating balloon icon was now on...

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Introduction

During dinner, I shared the horrible cab incident with a friend of mine along with some other recent LA cab horror stories I encountered. She nonchalantly said, "I don't know why you just don't use Lyft." I looked at her quizzically, "Lyft?" She glanced down at her phone, typed away like a mad scientist for a second, looked up and said, "There you go. You're all set. Just click the link....

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Taxing

It's a Saturday night. March 30, 2013, to be exact. With my hair and makeup completed in old Hollywood style, I put on a fitted, stylish black dress (think Sophia Loren at Romanoff's, circa 1957)  and a pair of 6" Louboutin peep-toe pumps. I was excited. Due to work, travel and personal preference, there's months I don't go out much at all. On this particular Saturday though, I was meeting...

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