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Board grants appeal, reverses Public Works revocation of vendor permit over notice issues
Summary
The Board of Appeals granted Ruzbel Malas Andrango’s appeal of a Public Works revocation, finding the department’s order did not adequately list the violations supporting revocation; the board granted the appeal 4–0 and directed Public Works to clarify its record and provide logs for future proceedings.
The San Francisco Board of Appeals on Nov. 5 granted an appeal by street vendor Ruzbel Malas Andrango and overturned Public Works’ revocation of his permit (24VDR149), finding the department’s revocation order lacked sufficient specificity about the violations that would support a revocation penalty.
Public Works staff (Gregory P. Slocum) and Port security manager Kyle Thomas presented the department’s enforcement history: they described a three‑year effort to transition vending on port property into a regulated program, said they had conducted numerous outreach and correction notices, and recorded 11 documented engagements with the vendor including four formal notices of violation (NOVs) within a 12‑month window. Those NOVs were described…
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