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Category Archives: Taxicab
My Response to Accusation on Kojo
Listen to Pete’s response to Chairman Linton: [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Tuesday on the Kojo Nnamdi Show on WAMU, taxi chair Ron Linton said I’d made “misrepresentations” in my reporting. The subject that provoked this response was … Continue reading
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TheFightBack Goes On the Air: Taxi Chair Alters Petition
[Audio clip: view full post to listen] Due to techinical difficulties the live program wasn’t recorded. This is a rebroadcast. DC Taxicab Commission Chairman Ron Linton appears to have played a role in crafting and altering what was said to … Continue reading
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City Officials Meet with Taxi Industry’s 1%, Not Drivers: Taxi Chair Has Credibility Problem
Listen to taxi chair Ron Linton here: [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Today, Ward 3 Councilmember Mary Cheh introduced legislation to overhaul DC’s taxi industry. Despite the fact that the proposed changes may jeopardize the livelihood of many … Continue reading
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The Small Business Association of DC Taxicab Drivers Holds Its First General Meeting
Dec. 4, more than 200 drivers gathered at a church in northeast D.C. for the first general meeting of The Small Business Association of DC Taxicab Drivers. As luck would have it, the one-year-old organization was created shortly before the … Continue reading
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Taxi Leader Haimanot Bizuayehu Visits Occupy DC
LISTEN TO HAIMANOT BIZUAYEHU: [Audio clip: view full post to listen] download MP3 “I share their ideas,” D.C. taxi leader Haimanot Bizuayehu told TheFightBack in an Oct. 28 interview at Occupy DC at McPherson Square. Inspired by the occupation of … Continue reading
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Gray Calls for Public Hearing Before Vote on Major Taxi Changes
LISTEN TO HAIMANOT BIZUAYEHU: [Audio clip: view full post to listen] download mp3 We’re not asking a favor. We are asking the Taxicab Commission to abide by the law. – taxi leader Haimanot Bizuayehu “I’m sure at the end of … Continue reading
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The Voice of DC Cab Drivers, August 28, 2011: Drivers in PG and DC focus on petitions
LISTEN TO THE VOICE OF DC CAB DRIVERS, AUG. 28 (Audio only includes the first half-hour of the program): [Audio clip: view full post to listen] download mp3 [In addition to listening to The Voice of DC Cab Drivers live … Continue reading
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A Pattern of Official Misconduct in Prince George’s: Drivers Repeatedly Prevented from Collecting Petition Signatures
Listen to Isidore Asucquo: [Audio clip: view full post to listen] download mp3 “If you’d like to put the clipboard down you’re welcome to stay.” – Bowie Police Chief John Nesky “We came [to Allen Pond Park on National Night … Continue reading
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The Voice of DC Cab Drivers, August 21, 2011: Taxi Chair’s First Extended Interview; PG’s Troubling Pattern
LISTEN TO THE SHOW FROM AUGUST 21: [Audio clip: view full post to listen] download mp3 [In addition to listening to The Voice of DC Cab Drivers live on the radio, you can listen live online at wust1120.com or on … Continue reading
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In Defiance of Mayor, New Taxi Chair Continues with Past Practice
Q&A from Mayor Gray’s weekly press conference 8/17/2011: [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Ron Linton interview 8/18/2011: [Audio clip: view full post to listen] “We don’t intend to pass anything in the dead of night,” Mayor Vincent Gray … Continue reading
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