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Article evaluation
The article I'm evaluating is on the Prop-22 ballot initiative in California.

Everything in the article generally seemed related to the topic, however I did feel some areas portrayed false equivalences. For example, under background I found the two paragraphs mentioning Uber's statistics regarding the effects of Prop-22 in addition to the allusion to the op-ed written by Uber CEO to be not as relevant. If they were to be included, it would be critical to highlight the contentious literature on some of the matters to balance viewpoints. While the claims are accredited to Uber, implicitly indicating some bias to the attentive reader, since there there is no counterweight to the information a reader is left to conclude based on that information solely. Furthermore, some of the sources cited (number 18 referring to an article by the Guardian) are not primary sources for the information - rather, the Guardian article cites another news article which ultimately gets the value from a medium article posted through Uber's account by an Economist at Uber - far from unbiased.

Not much can be found on the Talk page of the article beyond a single comment requesting for clarification on the format to record something. In the history of the article there are some edits taking down portions citing from non-reliable sources. However, the portions drawing from Uber's newsroom mentioned above have not been changed since the article was first created.

Possible articles to work on.
2020 California Proposition 22 : Can improve based on above evaluation, cite a greater range of viewpoints, add proper disclaimers highlighting possible bias

Article I plan to contribute to
The article I plan to contribute to is the one on the Prop-22 ballot initiative in California.

Planned changes:


 * 1) Add new section of article titled Projected Effects, with three subheadings - Driver earnings, Driver benefits, Driver flexibility
 * 2) Add new section of article titled Interpretation

I've added in the draft bibliography to the talk page of the article, will hopefully get some feedback on it

Background
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[From the article in its current form] ...The ride-hail companies, joined by DoorDash and Instacart, supported Proposition 22 for the November 3, 2020, ballot election, which was held one day prior to the extended AB 5 deadline on November 4.

** Remaining portion of background to be shifted around or reworked.**

Driver earnings
[First sentence from existing article] The California Legislative Analyst's Office stated in an analysis of the Proposition: "Most drivers work part time and many drivers only work for a short time or only drive occasionally." and "Most drivers probably make between $11 and $16 per hour, after accounting for waiting time and driving expenses." Separate from this, a highly contentious literature exists on the topic, with estimates for earnings after Prop-22 ranging as low as $5.64/hour to as high as $25.61/hour, on accounting for idle waiting time, wear-and-tear, petrol in both cases. Under a $17.22/hour earning’s standard for NYC app-based drivers, a report found that drivers would reap benefits.