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Board of Appeals Grants Jurisdiction in Taxi‑Medallion Appeal After Notice Dispute
Summary
The San Francisco Board of Appeals voted 4‑0 on March 3, 2010, to grant a jurisdiction request in an appeal over an SFMTA decision that denied a taxi medallion, reopening a 15‑day appeal period after the appellant’s attorney argued the driver did not receive actual or constructive notice.
The San Francisco Board of Appeals voted unanimously to take jurisdiction over a late appeal from Kalesilasi Ghebresilasi, whose application for a taxi medallion was denied by the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency. President Tanya Peterson moved to grant the jurisdiction request after attorney Ray Alexander told the board that his client did not receive actual notice of the agency’s decision and therefore was deprived of meaningful appellate rights.
Alexander argued the documents mailed to…
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