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Transportation

Court blocks Oakland airport from using new name that violates San Francisco’s registered trademark

January 28, 2025November 12, 2024 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
City Attorney David Chiu
Court issues order prohibiting the use of Oakland Airport’s new infringing name and finds it is likely to imply an affiliation with San Francisco International Airport®

Categories News, Transportation

San Francisco sues Oakland over airport renaming that infringes on SFO’s trademark

January 28, 2025April 18, 2024 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
City Attorney David Chiu
Attempts to collaborate with Oakland and avoid litigation have gone ignored forcing San Francisco to take legal action to protect SFO’s trademark and prevent widespread traveler confusion

Categories News, Transportation

Proposed Oakland International Airport renaming infringes on SFO’s trademark

January 28, 2025April 8, 2024 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
City Attorney will take legal action if Oakland International Airport does not abandon ill-conceived renaming plan that will cause traveler confusion and infringe on SFO’s trademark

Categories News, Transportation

City Attorney secures appellate victory in taxi medallion lawsuit

January 28, 2025March 1, 2024 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
City Attorney David Chiu
Appeal Court affirms trial court verdict that City did not breach its contract with credit union in taxi medallion case

Categories News, Transportation

City Attorney statement on DMV suspension of Cruise autonomous vehicles in San Francisco due to safety concerns

January 28, 2025October 24, 2023 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
City Attorney David Chiu
City Attorney applauds DMV decision and reiterates call on CPUC to reverse unlimited expansion of AVs

Categories News, Public Safety, Transportation

San Francisco seeks reprieve from CPUC decision allowing unfettered autonomous vehicle expansion

January 28, 2025August 17, 2023 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
City Attorney David Chiu
CPUC decision allowed unlimited expansion of AVs despite multiple high profile incidents of poor AV performance impeding first responders and impacting public safety

Categories News, Public Safety, Transportation

Herrera statement on victory over bank that sued seeking a taxpayer bailout

October 4, 2021 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
‘This case was always about a bank bailout, plain and simple. None of that money would have gone to taxi medallion holders. We’re pleased the jury saw through the disinformation being put out by the other side.’

Categories Defending Public Funds, News, Transportation

Herrera statement on court order denying Turo’s petition for writ of mandate

June 17, 2021 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
Web-based car company ruled a rental car company under California law

Categories Defending S.F. Laws, News, Transportation

Herrera sues JustFly and FlightHub over hidden fees and other predatory scams

September 19, 2019 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
‘JustFly is not in the travel business. They’re in the hidden fee business.’

Categories Consumer Protection, News, Transportation

Hertz & ATS cut fees, to pay $3.65M to settle Golden Gate Bridge toll case

February 19, 2019February 19, 2019 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
Herrera lawsuit saves consumers millions of dollars and establishes industry-leading disclosures regarding PlatePass toll service

Categories Consumer Protection, News, Transportation

San Francisco announces next steps in regulating shared, powered scooters

June 5, 2018May 23, 2018 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
New city law halting unpermitted scooter operations in effect June 4, scooter permitting system now activated

Categories News, Public Safety, Transportation

Herrera takes Turo to court for cheating their competition and SFO

January 24, 2018 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
Web-based rental car company refuses to get permit, pay fees, or follow traffic congestion rules, unlike all other ‘off-airport’ rental car companies operating at SFO

Categories Consumer Protection, News, Transportation

Herrera orders Uber, Lyft to provide data on driver practices, accessibility and service

June 21, 2017June 5, 2017 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
Herrera issues subpoenas to companies and requests records from state regulator to investigate issues of discrimination, disability access and public safety

Categories News, Transportation, Uber and Lyft

Herrera takes Uber to court to comply with Treasurer’s subpoena

June 21, 2017May 11, 2017 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
Ride-hailing company refusing to obey a law that every other business in San Francisco has to follow

Categories News, Transportation, Uber and Lyft

Herrera sues Hertz for bilking customers with hidden Golden Gate Bridge ‘toll service’ fees

February 7, 2019March 1, 2017 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
Thousands of unwitting Hertz customers routinely charged $32.25 for a single bridge crossing. Case brought to counter long-standing problem and compensate victims.   

Categories Consumer Protection, News, Transportation

Moot Google suit booted

May 3, 2016April 28, 2016 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
Dismissing legal challenge to SFMTA’s pilot bus shuttle program as moot, S.F. Superior Court judge observes that plaintiffs would have failed anyway

Categories Defending S.F. Laws, Environment, News, Transportation

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