Tech Bloc has cultivated a trusted adviser relationship with local government officials and employees. Mayor Ivy Taylor previously voted in support of mandated fingerprinting for ride-sharing companies — a move Uber and Lyft stated would prompt them to leave, if passed. Months later, she rolled up to City Hall for a press conference in a car driven for Lyft Inc. on its first day back. Nearly all City Council members have followed that trajectory and curled up to the techies.
TECH BLOC’S INFLUENCE EVIDENT IN LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL DECISIONS
