Thousands of livery cab drivers and their supporters attended an organized rally in front of City Hall to protest again a plan proposed by the Bloomberg administration and the Taxi and Limousine Commission this past Mon., June 6th. more>

"We are all excluded here," said Cira Angeles, owner of LA Riverside Car Service, who spoke on behalf of a broad coalition of livery cab bases and drivers. "This plan has been designed around the yellow cab industry, not us. We have not been taken into account."  more>

After the city shut 29 senior centers earlier this year and cut a number of other services, including an elder-abuse program and a healthy aging initiative, many advocates for seniors are alarmed that these measures create isolating and potentially dangerous circumstances for the elderly. more>