Uber, the upscale app-based livery service, has had a tumultuous go of it since launching in Washington late last year. In an article today, Fortune takes a look at the simmering feud between the company's founder, Travis Kalanick, and the D.C. Taxicab Commission. more ›

Councilmember Mary Cheh (D-Ward 3) jumped into the fray between the D.C. Taxicab Commission and Uber, defending the upscale livery service as a "convenient, dependable" transportation alternative. more ›

After citing a limo driver affiliated with Uber for operating illegally, D.C. Taxicab Commission Chairman Ron Linton defended his reasons for targeting the upscale livery service. But he's open to meeting with them. more ›

D.C. Taxicab Commission Chairman Ron Linton participated in a sting of high-end livery service Uber this morning, after having called it "illegal" earlier this week. more ›

Uber's CEO responds to D.C. Taxicab Commission Chairman Ron Linton's charges that the luxury sedan-hailing app is operating illegally in Washington. more ›

Surcharges -- riders hate 'em, but drivers say they can't live without 'em. more ›

D.C. Taxicab Commission Chairman Ron Linton says Uber, the smartphone app that hails luxury sedans for users wanting an upscale lift, isn't playing by the city's taxi and limousine rules. more ›

Councilmember Mary Cheh (D-Ward 3) will hold a hearing January 30 on a bill that would overhaul the way the city's taxicabs operate. more ›

Dining and dashing is a well-known problem for many restaurants, but is riding and running a similar problem for cab drivers? That was the question that the D.C. Taxicab Commission discussed today. more ›

The relationship between the District government and taxicab drivers has always been strained. But now, that relationship will be the subject of a lawsuit. more ›

During a D.C. Taxicab Commission meeting in June, two journalists were arrested for reporting on the proceedings, accused of violating a policy against taping. This week, the Commission released a revised open meeting policy. more ›

Over the past week, we've had a couple of readers telling us that taxis around town had been altering notices for the in-place $1 fuel surcharge, replacing the July 26 end date with November 12. A case of rogue cabbies? Nope, it's above-board. more ›

WJLA reports that on Friday authorities decided not to pursue charges against the two journalists who were arrested Tuesday for reporting on a meeting of the D.C. Taxicab Commission. Treatment of the journalists has aroused much concern. Mayor Vince Gray has said he’s looking into the incident. more ›

When two journalists were arrested at a D.C. Taxicab Commission hearing yesterday, many residents, officials and open government advocates were quick to express disgust and question how exactly such heavy-handed actions could take place at a meeting that was otherwise open to the press and public. The questions were even more pressing because it was just two months ago that a strengthened open meetings law went into effect in the District. more ›

If there's any place that probably needs as much sunshine as it can get, it's the D.C. Taxicab Commission. But during a hearing today, two journalists were ejected, handcuffed and detained for a number of hours for doing little more than reporting on the proceedings. more ›

Mayor Vince Gray has reportedly relieved Leon Swain Jr. of his duties as chairman of the D.C. Taxicab Commission. more ›

This is one of those items that's newsworthy because we can't believe it's news: Last night the mayor's office sent around a release announcing that wheelchair accessible taxicabs are coming to D.C. for the first time. more ›

The D.C. Taxicab Commission once again quietly extended the gasoline surcharge last month to last through May 28, 2008. more ›