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Board upholds SFMTA revocation of S permit by default after split vote
Summary
After hearing arguments about whether SFMTA may revoke an S permit issued in error, the Board recorded a 2–2 split on a motion to overturn the revocation; because four votes are required to overturn a departmental action under the city charter, the agency’s revocation stands by operation of law.
The Board of Appeals heard an extended appeal on June 24 from Adnan Atala, who challenged the Municipal Transportation Agency’s (SFMTA) revocation of S Permit S‑1129. Appellant counsel Heidi Mach argued the agency issued the permit in error and that equitable estoppel should bar revocation because Atala reasonably relied on SFMTA approval and invested in operating the permit.
Jarvis Murray, enforcement and legal affairs manager at SFMTA, and…
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