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Board upholds Taxi Commission; denies Cyril Matarazzo’s medallion appeal
Summary
The Board of Appeals upheld the Taxi Commission’s removal of Cyril Matarazzo from the medallion waiting list, finding he failed to meet progressive driving-hour requirements and repeatedly relied on time waivers, while commissioners acknowledged clerical gaps in older records.
The San Francisco Board of Appeals on March 14 upheld the Taxi Commission’s decision to remove Cyril Matarazzo from the medallion waiting list, rejecting his appeal that clerical errors and lost files dating to 1999–2000 unfairly deprived him of an opportunity to qualify.
Heidi Machin, executive director of the Taxi Commission, told the board the commission’s decision rests on the straightforward application of police-code driving-experience rules and a 2005 letter sent to waiting-list applicants that clarified the requirements. Machin said Matarazzo did not meet the…
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