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Board of Appeals overturns three medallion revocations, cites equity and procedural errors
Summary
On Nov. 16 the Board of Appeals granted three appeals by aging or disabled taxi medallion holders and reversed SFMTA revocations, citing equitable estoppel (reliance on SFMTA staff statements) and, in two cases, procedural problems with hearing‑officer reconsiderations.
The San Francisco Board of Appeals on Nov. 16 overturned SFMTA revocations for three taxi medallion holders, finding that appellants reasonably relied on prior statements from agency staff and that procedural errors affected adjudications in two cases.
The three appeals — involving medallion holders Robert Scribe (medallion 878), George Horrible (1303) and James Cortezos (753) — were each the subject of multiple prior administrative proceedings. In each case SFMTA had issued a notice of nonrenewal because the permit holder lacked an active California driver’s license and the associated “A‑card” required for post‑Proposition K medallions; the Transportation Code conditions continued possession on meeting the full‑time driving / A‑card requirement.
SFMTA representatives told the Board that the transportation code requires post‑K medallion holders to maintain an active A‑card and that the agency’s position was to uphold nonrenewal when the A‑card is not active. Philip Grama, SFMTA enforcement and legal affairs manager, said the agency asked the board to uphold the hearing…
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