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San Francisco committee forwards ordinance to raise taxi ‘gate fee’ to $110 after divided public comment
Summary
The Audit and Oversight Committee heard an ordinance to increase the gate fee for full‑service taxicab companies from $91.50 to $110, received sharply divided public comment from drivers and company representatives, and voted to send the measure to the full Board of Supervisors without a committee recommendation.
The Audit and Oversight Committee of the City and County of San Francisco on a motion forwarded an ordinance that would amend Police Code section 1137.1 to raise the allowable gate fee for full‑service taxicab companies from $91.50 to $110 and to ratify past gate fees retroactive to January 1. The committee sent the item to the Board of Supervisors without a recommendation after extensive public comment and requests for further documentation.
Supporters representing full‑service companies told the committee the higher cap is needed to preserve dispatch capacity, paratransit service and other citywide operations that those companies provide. "The higher gates are needed to preserve the high levels of service to the public that are provided by the full service cab…
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