CITY BEGINS ILLEGAL CAB CRACKDOWN.Byline: RICK ORLOV Staff Writer The City Council approved a plan Tuesday to crack down on nearly 2,000 illegal cab operators in Los Angeles. ``These cabs present a danger to the public,'' Councilwoman Wendy Greuel said as she held a machete that officials had confiscated con·fis·cate tr.v. con·fis·cat·ed, con·fis·cat·ing, con·fis·cates 1. To seize (private property) for the public treasury. 2. To seize by or as if by authority. See Synonyms at appropriate. adj. from one illegal cab driver cab·driv·er also cab driver n. One who drives a taxicab for hire. cab driver n → taxista m/f cab driver n → . Officials said there are 2,300 licensed taxicabs operating in the city. Licensing includes an $80-a-month franchise fee, driver background checks, vehicle inspections and enforcement of a code of conduct. But officials said there are roughly the same number of ``bandit'' cabs operating in L.A. ``They are operating all over the city,'' said Gloria Jeff, director of the Department of Transportation. ``We see them in Hollywood, at the Convention Center, at Staples Center -- wherever the legitimate cabs are operating.'' An $800,000 fund -- paid for by the taxi industry -- will be established to pay overtime costs for Los Angeles Police Department "LAPD" and "L.A.P.D." redirect here. For other uses, see LAPD (disambiguation).  This article or section is written like an . officers to help in the crackdown. The officers will supplement the DOT inspections and work to cite bandit bandit: see brigandage. operators. The city also is adopting penalties, including fines of up to $1,000, for bandit operators and impounding im·pound tr.v. im·pound·ed, im·pound·ing, im·pounds 1. To confine in or as if in a pound: capture and impound stray dogs. 2. vehicles for a month. rick.orlov(at)dailynews.com (213) 978-0390 |
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