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Board overrules SFPD denial and issues tow‑operator permit after due‑process debate
Summary
The Board of Appeals overruled the police department and issued a tow‑operator permit for Nelson's Tow, finding that the department failed to present sufficient evidence of a disqualifying conviction at the hearing and that procedural due‑process errors occurred during the revocation process. Vote: 3–1.
The San Francisco Board of Appeals on Nov. 7 overruled a police‑department denial and issued a tow‑operator permit for an applicant who had been previously denied. The Board’s action followed contested testimony about procedural errors and whether a 2009 conviction disqualified the applicant under the municipal code.
Appellant Henry Johnson told the Board he had provided DMV records and other…
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