San Francisco auto insurance company Metromile received a PPP loan of $5 million to $10 million in April, the same month it laid off 100 employees. The company said that from mid-March to early April, the number of miles driven by its customers dropped by 58%, majorly impacting its business. “We furloughed insurance operations roles like claims and customer service because our customers’ needs changed,” said Rick Chen, a spokesman for the company. Metromile has rehired about a dozen employees it laid off, and plans to hire more for new roles, Chen said. … [Read more...] about These Bay Area companies got the biggest PPP loans
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Coronavirus started as a ‘great equalizer.’ Now it is defined by disparities in income and race, Bay Area data show
“We went into COVID with people marginally housed, homeless, in overcrowding living situations, with no living wage, no paid leave, no sick leave,” Watkins-Tartt said. “It’s not one thing, it’s not two things, it’s a lot of things all coming together to make this a very difficult thing to prevent in some communities, and also difficult to recover from in those same communities.” … [Read more...] about Coronavirus started as a ‘great equalizer.’ Now it is defined by disparities in income and race, Bay Area data show
Welcome to the Throughline: A new series about the Bay Area of tomorrow
Over the last four months, our lives have been fundamentally altered. Sheltering in place. Processing the uncertainty of the pandemic. Watching what may be the largest protest movement in U.S. history raise the volume on demands for change and equality. We don’t always recognize history-making moments while we’re in them, but right now it’s clear. … [Read more...] about Welcome to the Throughline: A new series about the Bay Area of tomorrow
Uber’s name-your-price feature for drivers hits Bay Area
When you summon an Uber, if the driver decides to charge more than Uber’s set rate, the app will now notify you, just as it does when surge pricing is in effect during periods of high demand. If you don’t want to pay the higher price, you can decline that ride and wait for one at a price you’re willing to pay. … [Read more...] about Uber’s name-your-price feature for drivers hits Bay Area
Coronavirus housing and eviction rules: What Bay Area renters and landlords need to know
A: While rents have dropped about 12% in the city, they will have to go down a lot more before San Francisco qualifies as affordable. Through May, rents in in the city had fallen 9.2% compared to a year ago. in June they dipped another 2.6% to $3,280 a month . So far Cupertino leads the Bay Area’s decline, year over year, with rents dropping 15.7% to $2,680. … [Read more...] about Coronavirus housing and eviction rules: What Bay Area renters and landlords need to know
