Local TREND. Council Member Statements. Opposition to Scooters.

Alameda, California, in the bay area is considering banning or regulating scooters and has sparked some new anti- scooter sentiment from council members, including:

• They’re a profit-making business,” Matarrese said, “using our sidewalks to sell their products.”
• “If we are going to have these companies here, we must have the education component, as well as the punishing component,” Spencer said.

What other entity got thrown into this fight? A ban on robot delivery services

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