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Sent: Wednesday, May 25, 2016 2:29 PM
To: Brisbin, Alessia
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Subject: Tomorrow's Lane Partners Uber Development Private Walking Tour
Good Afternoon Alessia,
Thank you for confirming your private walking tour for tomorrow, May 26th at 4:30 PM. We are excited to host Council President
McElhaney and her staff for tomorrow's tour. The tour will be brief, lasting roughly 45 minutes. Hard hats, masks, and googles will
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Water and a small treat will be provided.
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or concerns, you may contact Shonda at (510) 760-9244 at anytime. Additionally, please confirm how many attendees will be
present for a final head count (I recall in our last email correspondence, 2 staff members were confirmed). We thank you for your
participation, and look forward to seeing you tomorrow!
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Brisbin, Alessia
Wednesday, February 24, 2016 5:02 PM
Damien Hooper-Campbell; Kellyn Blossom
Cook, Brigitte; McElhaney, Lynette
Re: [SCHEDULING REQUEST] Uber & the Community

Hi Damien and Kellyn,

I hope this finds you both well. As the Council President has a very busy schedule I wanted to offer you some dates that I have
reserved on the calendar for you to meet. I have held the following dates:
Tuesday March 8th @ 11:45AM
Friday March 10th @ 1:30PM
Please select the date that works best for you by the end of business tomorrow. If none of these dates are possible, then I will offer
some more dates for late March/early April.
Best regards,
Alessia B

From: Damien Hooper-Campbell <damienhc@uber.com>

Sent: Tuesday, February 23, 2016 7:15 AM
To: McElhaney, Lynette
Cc: Brisbin, Alessia; Cook, Brigitte; Kellyn Blossom
Subject: [SCHEDULING REQUEST] Uber & the Community
+Kellyn Blossom (Uber Policy Team)
Hi Lynette,
Wonderful to hear from you. I am honored to have been a very small part of the village that has been able to send you positive
energy and support during this unfortunate moment. Thank you for allowing it. I continue to keep you and your family in my prayers.
I am looking forward to a brainstorm with you and Brigitte. I've cc'd Kellyn Blossom from our Policy team. She and I are co-leading
Uber's community engagement efforts for Oakland and she's a great thought partner.
@Alessia: nice to meet you and thanks in advance for helping to lock a meeting in. I will sync with Kellyn and circle back with you this
week with some potential dates if that works for you.
Enjoy the day,
Damien
On Saturday, February 20, 2016, McElhaney, Lynette <lmcelhaney@oaklandnet.com> wrote:
Damian,
I hope this note finds you well. "Thank you" does little to convert how deeply appreciative I am of your presence and support during
my time of bereavement. My family has been comforted by the amazing grace of this community and you've stepped right up.
Thank you.
I am writing to follow up on my desire to connect with you about Oakland, District 3 and how we can partner on the issues that
matter most.
Alessia Brisbin, my assistant, is cc'd to find an hour or so in the near future for the first of what I hope to be many meetings. Brigitte
Cook, who I believe you've met, is my Director of Constituency Services, is also included in this message. Brigitte is absolutely
brilliant and will add tremendous value to our brainstorm.
I believe in divine purpose and in that vein I believe that we have all been chosen to lead in such a time as this.

Please reply with date/time options that work best for you OR provide guidance on how you'd like Alessia to proceed - either phone,
email or working through an assistant.
I am genuinely excited by the possibilities and looking forward to meeting with you at your earliest convenience.
Blessings & peace, Lynette
Sent by Council President Lynette Gibson McElhaney from my iPad

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Damien Hooper-Campbell <damienhc@uber.com>

Wednesday, March 02, 2016 9:44 AM
Brisbin, Alessia
McElhaney, Lynette
Re: Scheduling request

@Alessia: Hi and thanks for circling back. Will touch base with the team and come back with dates.
@Lynette: Good to see you over the weekend. Look forward to connecting on this. Safe travels!
Best,
Damien
On Wed, Mar 2, 2016 at 9:41 AM, Brisbin, Alessia <ABrisbin@oaklandnet.com> wrote:
Hi Damien,
The Council President is out of state for that entire week. Please send some dates for either the week before or after that week that
works for both of you.
Best,
Alessia
From: Damien Hooper-Campbell [mailto:damienhc@uber.com]
Sent: Tuesday, March 01, 2016 6:57 PM
To: Brisbin, Alessia
Subject: Re: Scheduling request
Hi Alessia,
Unfortunately, neither of those days/times work for both Kellyn and me (one works for her and the other for me). How do 3/14 or
3/16 around lunch time look for Lynette? If not, please let me know what works for the week of 3/14. Thanks!
-Damien

On Tue, Mar 1, 2016 at 5:17 PM, Damien Hooper-Campbell <damienhc@uber.com> wrote:

Hi Alessia,
Will confirm shortly.
Thanks,
Damien

On Tue, Mar 1, 2016 at 4:56 PM, Brisbin, Alessia <ABrisbin@oaklandnet.com> wrote:

Hi Damien,
Are you able to confirm either of the following dates?
March 8th @11:45AM
March 10th @ 2:00PM
I can hold these until EOD tomorrow.
Best,
Alessia Brisbin
Assistant to Council President Lynette Gibson McElhaney
ABrisbin@Oaklandnet.com
(510)238-7575
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Drew Haydel <drew@lane-partners.com>

Saturday, May 28, 2016 9:19 PM
McElhaney, Lynette
Re: Thank you for your time....

#BOO-YAH!
Andrew D. Haydel
Principal
Lane Partners, LLC
O: 650-838-0100
M: 415-341-2464
Drew@lane-partners.com
On May 28, 2016, at 8:34 AM, McElhaney, Lynette <lmcelhaney@oaklandnet.com> wrote:
Adony & Team Uber
Thank you for your commitment to partnership and authentic consideration of the community's concerns and needs. We too look
forward to the next discussion.
Ever forward, Lynette
#GoWarriors #Game6
Sent by Oakland City Council President Lynette Gibson McElhaney from my iPad
Representing #LoveLife in the Heart & Soul of the Town - District 3
Information contained herein is confidential and proprietary
For scheduling, please contact Alessia Brisbin (510) 2387575, ABrisbin@Oaklandnet.com

On May 27, 2016, at 12:55 PM, Adony Beniares <adony@uber.com> wrote:

...and excellent idea sharing on our Uptown project. The team will take the comments and come back with some revisions to show
and add continue to iterate on a great design. We absolutely want to continue down the path that has been successful to date;
working together on developing a great Oakland HQ for us. As there will be a lot of emails, let's me add on three of our
designers who you met yesterday:
Angellica Baccon @ SHoP architects - aet@shoparc.com
Garth Priber @ SHoP architects - gzp@shoparc.com
Liz Guerrero @ Assembly Design - liz@assemblydesign.com
Also adding in Denise Cherry, out other other partner at Assembly, who couldn't attend yesterday. Denise is at denise@assemblydesign.com
Looking forward to our next review and the ongoing planning.
Adony
p.s. Great game, let's get one more in Oakland this year.
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Wald, Zachary
Sunday, May 22, 2016 7:55 PM
Damien Hooper-Campbell; McElhaney, Lynette; Brisbin, Alessia
Kellyn Blossom
Re: Thank you

Thank you Damien and Kellyn - let's keep the conversation going...
Zac
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On Sun, May 22, 2016 at 6:27 PM -0700, "Damien Hooper-Campbell" <damienhc@uber.com>

wrote:
Lynette, Zach and Alessia,
Thank you again for taking the time to meet with us on Friday. We enjoyed learning and sharing and look forward to hearing back
from you regarding the arts/non-profit ideas you offered.
Also, thank you for connecting us with C.J. at Fairyland. We'll follow-up on that thread this week.
Best,
Damien & Kellyn

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Scott Smithers <scott@lane-partners.com>

Friday, May 20, 2016 11:28 AM
Wald, Zachary
McElhaney, Lynette; Brisbin, Alessia
RE: Uber at Uptown Station

Alessia:
Thank you for trying to schedule this, if possible anytime Wednesday the 25th after 1:00 pm would be perfect.
Best,
Scott
SCOTT L. SMITHERS | Managing Principal
644 Menlo Avenue 2nd Floor, Menlo Park, CA 94025
t 650 838 0100 c 650 223 4496
LANE-PARTNERS.COM

From: Wald, Zachary [mailto:ZWald@oaklandnet.com]

Sent: Thursday, May 19, 2016 4:48 PM
To: Scott Smithers
Cc: McElhaney, Lynette; Brisbin, Alessia
Subject: Re: Uber at Uptown Station
Scott Thanks for reaching out. Alessia will try to get you on Lynette's scheduler next Wed. Thanks!
Zac
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On Thu, May 19, 2016 at 2:55 PM -0700, "Scott Smithers" <scott@lane-partners.com> wrote:
Zach:
Hope all is well. I wanted to see if you and Lynette have some time Wednesday afternoon ( the 25th ) to meet with us and some
Uber folks ? We want to share some preliminary design ideas with you which we think will really enhance the retail experience.
Please let me know if that will work .

Best,
Scott

SCOTT L. SMITHERS | Managing Principal

644 Menlo Avenue 2nd Floor, Menlo Park, CA 94025
t 650 838 0100 c 650 223 4496
LANE-PARTNERS.COM
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From: Rebecca Hopkins <rebecca@oaklandedfund.org>

Sent:
Wednesday, November 11, 2015 10:08 PM
To:
McElhaney, Lynette
Cc:
Damien Hooper-Campbell; Broyard, Erika
Subject: Re: Virtual Introduction: Uber
Attachments:
OPEF-GALA-INVITE-2015-FINAL.pdf; Ed Fund 2015 Gala Luncheon
Menu.pdf
Council President McElhaney, thank you so much for the introduction!
Damien, I believe you may have met our Executive Director, Brian Stanley, at the recent happy hour for the Mayor's Director of
Education David Silver. We're hosting a luncheon to benefit all Oakland public schools on Friday at the Claremont Hotel. I've
attached an invitation with all the details. The whole group of us will be there in full force -- Council President McElhaney, the
Mayor and her Office, the Superintendent and the Oakland Unified School District Board of Education, and the Ed Fund.
We'd really love this chance to introduce Uber to the Oakland Community as a supporter of Oakland public schools. I have a handful
of seats left, and if you and/or any members of your team could join us, we would be honored. I know this is short notice, but
Oakland has been in an uproar about your upcoming move, and we feel this is an amazing chance to show that Uber will be a boost
to our community and help build resources for our young people -- especially those of our students who need the most support,
which is what the Ed Fund is all about.
Let me know what you think! I look forward to building a partnership with you.
My thanks,
Rebecca

On Tue, Nov 10, 2015 at 4:31 PM, McElhaney, Lynette <lmcelhaney@oaklandnet.com> wrote:
Damien,
I am pleased to introduce you to Rebecca Hopkins and the Oakland Ed Fund. The Ed Fund's annual event is this Friday and they'd
like to extend an official invitation for Uber to attend and be introduced to the community.
Rebecca, please meet Damien Hooper-Campbell of Uber. I regret that I do not have Damien's office number on hand but thought to
extend this message to you as quickly as possible.
Hope the two of you connect.
Best, Lynette
Sent by Council President Lynette Gibson McElhaney from my iPad
-Rebecca Browning Hopkins
Deputy Director, Oakland Public Education Fund
415-902-2396 (cell)
www.oaklandedfund.org
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360 Total Concept Consulting <shonda@360tcpr.com>

Friday, March 25, 2016 11:40 AM
McElhaney, Lynette
Sneak Peak-Private Tour of Lane Partners' Development Future Home of UBER

Lane Partners Development Site Walking Tour

You and your staff are cordially invited to participate in a private walking tour of the Lane Partners' Uptown Station Development,
the future home of UBER. Join us for a firsthand look at the project's progress and construction updates.
Please click on the link below for date options that work best for your team.
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We appreciate your cooperation, and look forward to seeing you on the tour!
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From: Doug Bloch <doug@teamjc7.org>

Sent:
Wednesday, March 16, 2016 11:03 AM
To:
Schaaf, Libby; Kalb, Dan; Guillen, Abel; McElhaney, Lynette; Campbell
Washington, Annie; Gallo, Noel; Brooks, Desley; Reid, Larry; Kaplan,
Rebecca
Cc:
Nosakhare, Shereda; Marqusee, Alexander G.; Bolotina, Olga; Jones,
Andre
Subject: Teamsters object to $12.25m Lyft drivers deal that falls short of
employee status

Dear Mayor and Council Members,

With Uber moving into Oakland, we thought you should be aware of some recent developments. Below, please stories
about our effort to address the misclassification of ride-sharing drivers as independent contractors instead of employees.
This issue is being litigated and challenged by several California agencies including the Department of Labor Standards
Enforcement and the Employment Development Department.
No doubt that the ride-sharing companies provide a convenient service that is driven by consumer demand. And we are
sure there are some drivers who enjoy the flexible work schedule and part-time income supplements. However, eve
spoken with many drivers who feel differently. And companies like Uber are aggressively pursuing core Teamster industries
including package delivery, paratransit and public transit, where they compete with Teamster employers whose drivers and
commercial vehicles undergo stringent background checks, vehicle inspections, and more. Furthermore, our employers pay
living wages, payroll taxes, social security, workers compensation, and provide health insurance all things that ride
sharing companies are exempt from under independent contractor business model. As such, they enjoy a strong
competitive advantage over good employers.
The issues around the independent contractor model are not new to us. Weve been challenging this in the trucking
industry since deregulation in the 1980s. The only thing new to us is the app.
The issue around TNCs loom large before us and include legislative responses pushed by Teamsters in Seattle to give
independent contractors the right to organize and collectively bargain. Similar legislation is being introduced by
Assemblymember Lorena Gonzalez. We are supportive in concept. In the meantime, we are pushing forward to challenge
any legal settlement on behalf of Lyft or Uber drivers that does not raise the questions around misclassification.
I am happy to discuss this further with you. We wanted you to be aware of this latest development.
Thanks,
Doug
http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/mar/15/teamsters-union-objectlyft-drivers-deal-employee-status
Teamsters object to $12.25m Lyft drivers deal that falls short of employee status
The union contends that the proposed class-action settlement, which has yet to be approved by a judge, still treats drivers
as independent contractors
Cars drive down Lombard Street in San Francisco. Lyft drivers are treated as independent contractors rather than
employees. Photograph: David Wall/Alamy
The Teamsters union and several drivers for the ride-hailing company Lyft are charging that the $12.25m settlement
reached in a class-action lawsuit over the employment classification of drivers is not good enough.
On Tuesday morning, the union is set to file an objection in US district court to the proposed settlement between the San
Francisco-based startup and the plaintiffs attorney, Shannon Liss-Riordan.

We want to continue fighting for employee status for the drivers, said Rome Aloise, president of Teamsters Joint Council
7. This settlement will leave Lyfts business model intact, allowing Lyft to continue to treat its current and future drivers as
independent contractors, and avoid properly paying them under California law.
Under the terms of the proposed agreement, which was reached on 26 January 2016 and is still subject to the approval of a
judge, Lyft would pay $12.25m to the drivers in the class and would only be allowed to fire drivers for certain, enumerated
reasons.
But the settlement, which had sought to conclude a two-and-a-half-year legal battle, did not achieve its primary goal: the
reclassification of Lyft drivers from independent contractors to employees. That distinction has been a key factor in the
business model of many on-demand economy startups, including Lyfts main competitor, Uber.
Independent contractors are not eligible for a number of worker protections, including the minimum wage, overtime pay,
workers compensation and the reimbursement of expenses, such as the cost of gas for drivers.
Liss-Riordan is also representing California Uber drivers in a class-action lawsuit over employment classification. That case is
scheduled to go before a jury in June.
The objections to the proposed settlement were filed on behalf of five Lyft drivers, all members of the class of
approximately 100,000 drivers covered by the suit. The filing argues that the monetary settlement is inadequate and
that the consequences of allowing Lyft to continue to classify drivers as independent contractors are damaging to drivers
and to the general public.
The Teamsters hope that the objections will convince the judge to reject the settlement and force Lyft and the plaintiffs to
continue negotiating.
According to court documents filed on 10 March, Lyft drivers who worked more than 30 hours a week for at least 50% of
the weeks they worked would receive an average of $676.19 in the settlement. Other drivers most of whom worked
significantly less amounts of time would receive an average of $53.02.
The court questioned why it should approve a settlement that resulted in drivers ending up closer to independent
contractor status than before, a result that is contrary to the original goal of the lawsuit.
The plaintiffs argued that the third way settlement was the best option, given the difficulty the class would have
prevailing in a trial.
Aloise questioned the motives of the plaintiffs attorney in settling. Frankly, these class-action law suits are more beneficial
to the lawyers than to the members of the class, he said. Somebodys got to stand up for the workers that doesnt have a
financial incentive in the case.
Aloise suggested that the Teamsters, if called upon, would be willing to take over the suit and continue to litigate.
We would prefer seeing drivers classified as employees as well, Liss-Riordan said on Tuesday, in response to the
objection. She explained that she did not believe the class action had a good chance of winning in court due to the
strength of Lyfts arbitration agreement.
The settlement agreement provides significant benefits that Lyft drivers do not currently have, and nothing in the
agreement precludes a future challenge if Lyft continues to classify its drivers as independent contractors, she added.
Lyft declined to comment on the objection.
The settlement money isnt that big of a deal. I would rather be classified as an employee, Kelsey Tilander, one of the
objecting drivers, said in a statement. Were not covered for unemployment, workers compensation or social security. I
worked 48 hours last week for Lyft, but somehow Im not an employee?
http://money.cnn.com/2016/03/16/technology/lyft-lawsuit-teamsters-employees/
Unions fight to reclassify Lyft drivers as employees by Heather Kelly @heatherkellyMarch 16, 2016: 2:59 AM ET

The battle over whether Lyft drivers are employees or contractors is going another round. The Teamsters union and five
Lyft drivers have objected to a proposed class-action settlement that does not force the company to reclassify drivers as
employees. Drivers would split $12.25 million under a proposed settlement agreement, which also adds new benefits such
as termination protection. But it would not reclassify drivers as employees, a key demand made in the original complaint.
Related: Lyft agrees to $12.25 million driver lawsuit settlement .The settlement, struck in January, still needs to be
approved by a judge in San Francisco federal court.
In addition to the objection filed Tuesday in federal court, the Teamsters have also filed an unfair labor practice complaint
against Lyft with the National Labor Relations Board, claiming the contractor status deprives drivers of legal rights
such as joining a union.
There is a similar class action pending against Uber, which will go to court this summer. The cases could have far reaching
implications for other on-demand startups that depend on inexpensive contract labor.
Many drivers think that being classified as employees is more important than a large financial settlement. "That would
empower them to organize and collectively bargain over their rates and company policies, including what happens when a
worker gets terminated," said Dough Bloch, political director for the Teamsters Joint Council 7.
Related: Uber isn't the only on-demand firm being sued. The attorneys who brought the class action against Lyft said they
would have also liked to get employment status. However, they decided to settle after analyzing their chance of success.
The same firm is leading the suit against Uber.
"Unfortunately, the Supreme Court has allowed companies to avoid employment-related and other class actions through
the use of arbitration agreements, and in this case (unlike the Uber case) we believe our odds of overcoming the arbitration
agreement were slim," said attorney Shannon Liss-Riordan. The Teamsters disagree.
"We wouldn't be filing objections to the settlement if we didn't think more could be done," said Bloch.
CNNMoney (San Francisco) First published March 16, 2016: 2:59 AM ET
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