Who’s sending mystery Uber Eats orders to LA neighbourhoods? The plot thickens


An order from McDonald’s delivered by Uber Eats sits in front of a home in Highland Park, California, on Feb. 28. The resident did not order the food. — Courtesy of Morgan Currier/TNS

LOS ANGELES: Separated by about 16 miles of traffic-snarled L.A. roads – and an income bracket or two – Westwood Hills and Highland Park may not seem like they have a lot in common.

But earlier this year, the neighbourhoods were bound by a strange phenomenon: Days and days of unwanted food deliveries from Uber Eats.

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