Jeff Brandes and Matt Gaetz make their case for ‘inevitable’ Uber, as taxi and limo drivers picket
State Sen. Jeff Brandes of St. Petersburg and Shalimar state Rep. Matt Gaetz held a joint conference with representatives from Uber Technologies late this morning. Their message: Uber is here to stay in Florida’s streets and in state statute. “On the other side of this issue, though,” said Brandes, “you’ve got municipalities who, be it through crony capitalism or collusive capitalism, continue to throw up regulations to stop the free market. But I will fight with anyone who will fight with me to make…