https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/jul/02/los-angeles-mansion-sales-homelessness-increase Extremely bad optics for them right now. This will probably embolden the politicians.
In the times we lives in, flaunting wealth may not be the best strategy when you are in a regulated business.
Not when the drivers are fighting for higher wages and trying to unionize etc., then it's a really stupid move. Almost the exact same thing the main character did in Billions LOL.