The entire first row of parking has been repaved
It wasn't actually re-paved, it was just painted over with black paint, and new striping was added. You can still clearly see the old striping. Re-paving is a process that involves removing the old pavement and replacing it with new asphalt - a process that would remove the old pavement stripes.
18. The success of the referendum orga nized by Uber and Lyft to preserve their ex-tremely precarious model in California in 2020 illustrates the limits of an idyllic visionof direct democracy, as well as the need to reconceive a salarial status that makes it pos-sible to reconcile protection and autonomy.
Uber and Lyft both use independent contractors, instead of employees who would likely get more benefits, to staff their services
except that a court ruling recently ruled that Uber employees were not independent contractors but actually employees