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Extra, Extra: Uber And Lyft May Be The New Waitressing For Actors

By  Jean Trinh
Published Nov 7, 2015 12:00 AM
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Dia de los Muertos Joker (Photo by Rinzi Ruiz via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr)
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