The FeedBak Podcast is BAK!! We had talk about the ACL line-up with Festival Expert Micco. Attorney and TNC Guru Jeff Kirk breaks down Prop 1 and its outcome:

• Micco covers the ACL Line-up:
  • C3 Presents
  • The switch from 1 weekend to 2 weekends
  • Percentages of acts by genre
  • Local acts vs national/international acts
  • Differences between Weekend 1 and Weekend 2
• Jeff Kirk attorney and writer for Medium.com breaks down Prop 1:
  • The pilot ordinance of 2014
  • The influence of the taxi lobby
  • The situation in Austin vs Houston
  • Uber and Lyft’s failed $9 Million campaign
  • Background checks for taxi drivers vs Uber/Lyft background checks
  • Is the debate really about a public safety issue?
  • The alternative solutions and their incentive problems: GetMe, Ztrip, taxi cabs
  • Statewide legislature to get involved in 2017
  • Unregulated corporations vs government involvement
  • How viable are optional fingerprint background checks?

“11% of the line-up is from Austin.” – Micco

“One of my main specialties was consumer law. I was there as a proxy looking out for the needs of the Austin citizenry and drivers, taxis and TNC drivers.” – Jeff Kirk