Earlier this month, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti announced what sounded like a pretty smart idea. (I know… I was shocked too.) Working through the non-profit Mayor’s Fund, ridesharing giant Uber was donating half a million dollars to set up a system whereby anyone with an appointment to get a vaccination could get a free ride to and from the pod by summoning an Uber. One of the many complaints with the vaccine rollout in the City of Angels was that impoverished, underserved communities weren’t receiving enough opportunities for vaccinations, sometimes because people simply couldn’t afford to travel to get...
