Month: August 2011

Taxicab Advisory Committee (TAC) ELECTIONS!!!

Taxicab Advisory Committee (TAC) ELECTIONS!!!

A little background….. The Taxicab Advisory Committee (TAC) was established in September of 1994 to provide feedback and direction to the Metropolitan Transit System (MTS) board for action on the taxicab industry’s concerns. Since March 2010, UTWSD members and its dedicated staff have pushed to 

Know Your Rights & Responsibilities!

Know Your Rights & Responsibilities!

Rights: Leases: There’s a problem with the leases and we are working to fix it so that they are written with protections for drivers. In the mean time you should ask for a copy of the papers before you sign them in order to consult 

Limited Authorization of Sheriff ID Confiscations

Limited Authorization of Sheriff ID Confiscations

After extensive communication between the San Diego Sheriff’s Department and the UTWSD including our volunteer attorney Monisola Kehinde and the ACLU of San Diego we were able to achieve a policy reform victory that limits the authority of law enforcement officials to confiscate drivers’ Sheriff’s Licenses. We thank the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department for ensuring that a taxi driver’s civil right to due process is protected. Here are the only reasons that the Sheriff’s Department has authorized their taxicab enforcement to confiscate Sheriff’s Licenses:

  1. Sheriff’s Taxi I.D. Card is expired/invalid.
  2. The taxi company vehicle they are driving is not listed on Sheriff’s Taxi I.D.
  3. Driver is arrested/taken into custody while driving a taxi.
  4. Displays a Sheriff’s Taxi I.D. Card that has been altered, tampered, duplicated or belongs to another Taxicab Driver.

The Sheriff Department will review the circumstances surrounding the confiscation and determine whether additional action is warranted per 21.110 of the Uniform Licensing Procedures. Signed by William D. Gore, Sheriff.  June 16, 2011.

Please fill out our Driver’s Grievance Form or Contact Us if your license has been confiscated for any other reason than those listed above.

UTWSD Outreach Efforts!

UTWSD Outreach Efforts!

We Invite Our Current Members to Help Us Build Our Future Membership! We are currently outreaching to ALL San Diego taxi drivers to spread the word about the UTWSD. We will also be conducting a survey to gather data about San Diego taxi drivers and 

Meeting Times/Locations

Meeting Times/Locations

2012 UTWSD Driver Meetings

(4th Monday of every month -additional meeting times and locations coming soon)

Tuesday, January 24, 3:30 p.m.

Tuesday, February 21

Tuesday, March 19

Thank You For Visiting Our Campaigns Page

Thank You For Visiting Our Campaigns Page

Economic Summit for a Better San Diego

Economic Summit for a Better San Diego

Come support the UTWSD and the region’s leading community organizations for a day-long discussion on the economic issues that affect the lives of all San Diegans. When: Saturday, August 27. 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Where: Horace Mann Middle School @ 4345 54th Street This 

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