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Board committee approves gate increase, sets April deadline for Taxi Commission health plan
Summary
After a long public-comment session, the Budget & Finance Committee amended the taxi gate cap to $91.50, added a $0.25 fuel/flag‑drop surcharge and required the Taxi Commission to submit a health‑care proposal by April 1, 2007; a competing proposal was tabled.
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors Budget & Finance Committee on Sept. 26 voted to amend a controller recommendation on taxi fares, setting the gate cap at $91.50 and adding a 25‑cent fuel surcharge to the flag drop, raising that drop from $2.85 to $3.10.
The committee’s action came after more than three hours of public comment and extended debate among supervisors, taxi‑industry representatives and driver advocates. Chair Supervisor Chris Daley said the committee wanted to balance “the realities of rising operating costs” with the city’s goal of finding a durable health‑care mechanism for drivers. “We’ve asked the Taxi Commission to provide a menu of options,” Mayor‑appointed Taxi Commission Executive Director Heidi Machen said, committing the commission to deliver a formal proposal by April 1, 2007.
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