Alameda Just Became the Latest City to Cap Fees on Third-Party Delivery Apps Like UberEats
Across the country, fee caps for third-party delivery services like DoorDash and UberEats increased during the pandemic as cities looked for ways to limit financial pressures from using these services at a time when restaurants were already struggling. More recently, these cities have been forced to reconsider their stance on these restrictions and renegotiate what third-party delivery service rates will be if they continue beyond the pandemic. For example, in 2021, San Francisco became the first city in the country to make its fee cap permanent — although the city later renegotiated its contract with delivery companies to allow higher fees in certain circumstances.
Now, the city of Alameda has proposed reintroducing a cap on delivery fees that would extend its 15 percent cap on service fees for third-party delivery apps by two more years, SFGATE reports. UberEats, in particular, told the news outlet that if the regulation were passed, it could be forced to “suspend delivery to residents of the city of Alameda.” Big words, but let’s see if they have the courage to follow through: City Council passed the ordinance at its Tuesday, March 21 meeting.
Sure, let’s do another food hall, this time by the former Uber executive/co-founder
Speaking of Uber, former Uber CEO and co-founder Travis Kalanick wants to open a new food hall, this time in downtown San Jose Merkur News reports. A Kalanick-controlled real estate company bought the building in 2018 for $7.3 million, and more details are now available on proposed plans for the space: There’s an estimated 1,000-square-foot dine-in restaurant, coffee bar, and more 26 kitchens on site.
[DJ Khalid voice] One more thing! by Back of the House Inc.
Chef Adriano Paganini is about to add another restaurant to his local restaurant empire, this time at Hotel G, Union Square San Francisco business hours reports. The place was L’Costa last, but like that business hours noted was a rotating door of cooks who couldn’t stick.
Do we want chicken without chicken? Well it happens.
Eat Just is on track to bring a “lab-grown chicken product” to the masses after recently getting the green light from the Food and Drug Administration to proceed with its project, reports the San Francisco Standard. The Alameda-based company is also known for its vegan eggs and mayonnaise.
Meet Filipino American dessert maker Abi Balingit
Maimu: Filipino-American desserts remixed is the debut book by writer Abi Balingit. It’s part memoir, part cookbook centered on adaptations of Filipino desserts. Balingit will be present at two San Francisco author events this weekend: Omnivore Books at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, March 25 and the Excelsior branch of the San Francisco Public Library on Sunday, March 26.