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Supervisors press SFMTA on scooters after 440 Davis fire; committee refers matter to audit committee
Summary
Supervisors pressed SFMTA staff and scooter companies on enforcement, labor‑harmony compliance and a recent 440 Davis Street fire; SFMTA said it has not found evidence the three permitted companies were involved. The committee duplicated the file and voted to refer the matter to the Government Audit & Oversight Committee for further investigation.
San Francisco supervisors pressed the Municipal Transportation Agency on Nov. 30 over safety, labor and enforcement in the city’s electric‑scooter permit program, and moved to send the matter to the Government Audit & Oversight (GAO) Committee for deeper review.
Vice Chair Asha Safaei convened the hearing and said she wanted a status update before a planned RFP process next year. The hearing focused on three issues: whether permitted companies were involved in a recent fire at 440 Davis Street, whether companies comply with labor‑harmony rules, and whether enforcement and distribution requirements are effectively protecting equity and accessibility goals.
Chair Aaron Peskin said the fire at Golden Gateway (440 Davis) involved five scooters found on an eleventh‑floor unit and demanded that permitted companies say whether their devices were among them. Representatives from Scoot and Spin told the committee their fleets were not charged at that private…
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